National Journal

National Journal has released its ranking of Congress “members at the far ends and the ideological center of the House of Representatives” — and at the far end only one Minnesotan makes the cut. Surprise: it’s not Michele Bachmann.

Sure, it’s a 12-way tie, but Minnesota can now boast (or grimace, depending on your political leanings) that it’s represented by the most liberal member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Fourth District Rep. Betty McCollum is among the dozen Democrats sharing the top slot in National Journal’s annual rankings of congressional members based on [...]

Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s prospects in the veep sweepstakes have tumbled in recent months among Republican pooh-bahs, according to a new poll conducted by the National Journal. The survey of more than 100 Beltway insiders tapped Mitt Romney as the prohibitive favorite, with support from 32 percent of those polled. Former Office of Management and Budget [...]

There is much discussion among those following the 1st Congressional District race about the recent elevation of the contest from #46 to #39 in the National Journal as of August 16. (The Wetterling-Bachmann race in the 6th is holding steady at #23.) Interestingly, this ranking was done before the mainstream media (MSM) caught onto the [...]