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Pawlenty claims 2nd in Hotline’s 2012 ‘presidential power rankings’

By Patrick Caldwell | 11.09.10 | 5:34 pm

The list ranks Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty as the second leading contender, far above his placement in most early 2012 opinion polls. Hotline cites his “executive experience and conservative credentials,” as reasons to believe Pawlenty is the real deal, but wonders if the stereotype of Minnesota nice might be true in this case, harming his ability to appear aggressive enough to run an effective presidential primary campaign.

Minnesota’s Congress members ranked on peace issues

By Andy Birkey | 04.14.10 | 8:30 am

Peace Action West, a nonprofit created to “foster broad-based civic activism to create a strong voice for peaceful and pragmatic solutions to global problems,” has released its scorecard on congressional votes in 2009. None of Minnesota’s delegation had a…

CQ Politics Ratings: Tinklenberg, Sarvi and Walz improve

By Andy Birkey | 10.27.08 | 7:01 pm

Congressional Quarterly released its election rankings for Senate and House races throughout the country, and it isn’t good news for Republicans. In all, 74 Democratic House candidates improved in CQ’s rankings compared to just nine for Republicans. In terms…