Anderson said his candidacy could transcend the sometimes contentious relationship between the Iron Range and Duluth.
Rep. Chip Cravaack plans to move his family from Minnesota to New Hampshire to be closer to his kids while in Washington, which could hurt Cravaack in 2012 by bolstering criticism that his ties to the region are light.
Rep. Chip Cravaack is a top target of Democrats and reproductive rights advocates in 2012 even if the Republican freshman has yet to draw a challenger. Cravaack is one of 14 vulnerable Republicans the Democrats hope to unseat in 2012, and EMILY’s List has announced that Cravaack is one of its top five targets.
“Hello, Minnesota! Hello, Gophers! Oh, it is good to be back in Minnesota!” So began President Barack Obama Saturday, rousing a crowd of 11,000 at the University of Minnesota. In town at the tail end of a four-state campaign swing intended to bridge an “enthusiasm gap” among Democrats — which, according to a new Newsweek poll, appears to be having some success — the president hailed DFL gubernatorial candidate Mark Dayton as “the only candidate who can actually deliver change, who’s actually delivered change before.”
Rep. Jim Oberstar released a new ad on Tuesday that focuses on the American Recovery Act, saying that it resulted in new jobs for Minnesotans. The ad, Oberstar’s second this campaign, features a truck driver named Joyce who says the act put her back to work.
Al Franken joined 12 other Democratic senators and one Republican in asking Senate leaders to act fast on Haiti.
A massive proposal to mine for copper and other metals in Northern Minnesota underwent exactly the amount of public debate at two meetings last week that government agencies had planned for: none, according to Lake Superior Mining News.…
Rep. Michele Bachmann is a member of an exclusive club: like only six others in the U.S. House of Representatives, she sent more than a million messages to constituents last quarter using her congressional franking privilege.
U.S. Rep. Jim Oberstar endorsed state Sen. Tarryl Clark today as the DFL’s best bet to beat Rep. Michele Bachmann next year. The elder statesman of the Minnesota congressional delegation said in September that Bachmann was “hearing…
Asked at Saturday’s Netroots Minnesota conference what blogs he follows, Rep. Tim Walz pulled out his iPhone and rattled off a few sites: Talking Points Memo, Bluestem Prairie, MN Publius and others. Then he showed off his…
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