Minnesota Independent

Bachmann continues to hint at possible run in 2012

By Andy Birkey | 03.07.11 | 8:31 am

In Florida on Friday, Rep. Michele Bachmann told the Palm Beach Post that she’s been traveling the country to gauge national support if she decides to run for president and that she’s gotten a “fantastic reception” from activists in Iowa and South Carolina. Political prognosticators have also started to pay attention to Bachmann as a potential contender for the 2012 Republican nomination.

The Fix: Pawlenty is second-most influential Republican

By Chris Steller | 09.18.09 | 9:23 am

To paraphrase one of our governor’s favorite gags, the only thing rising faster than Tim Pawlenty on The Fix’s list of most influential Republicans is Chris Cillizza’s man-crush on Pawlenty. (Hey, it’s super-funny the way…

T-Paw loses spot on GOP ‘influencers’ list, but caption contest has a winner

By Chris Steller | 05.08.09 | 1:31 pm

Gov. Tim Pawlenty is no longer swimming at the deep end with the Republican Party’s top 10 ‘influencers,” says The Fix. But he had another visit from the person in the fish suit during his radio show today —…

Flood gives Pawlenty a chance to sandbag national GOP rivals

By Chris Steller | 03.23.09 | 1:06 pm

After declaring a state of emergency there on Friday, Gov. Tim Pawlenty headed to Moorhead today for an early-afternoon briefing with local officials about the looming flood in western Minnesota. Pawlenty and local officials will meet with media…

WaPo listing of Erik Paulsen in Top 5 U.S. House campaigns needs a fix or 2

By Chris Steller | 12.31.08 | 8:53 am

Minnesota’s U.S. Representative-elect for the Third District, Republican Erik Paulsen, ran one of the best five House campaigns in the country, according to the Washington Post blog The Fix. Paulsen “beat back the anti-Republican trend,” writes Chris Cillizza, “by focusing on his own accomplishments in the state legislature.” The Fix tracked the Third District contest closely throughout the campaign season as one of the nation’s most competitive congressional contests. But in several ways Cillizza’s summary this morning doesn’t exactly square with how home-state observers might recall the race.