This week, the Trump campaign announced that the candidate will make another stop in Minnesota to close out this week on Friday. This time, the stop is scheduled to be in Rochester, which has quickly moved to the left over the past couple decades as the DFL has made gains among college educated white voters. This city of Rochester has been voting much the same as the 3rd … [Read more...] about Trump to Make Stop In Increasingly Blue Rochester, MN
The Minnesota GOP Has a Problem In The West Metro: MN-03 and SD-44
The Minnesota Republican party has developed a suburban problem where they were previously at least highly competitive. Those suburban issues are most prevalent in the west metro which contains some of the more affluent and college educated communities in the Twin Cities. In 2018, Democrats flipped the Third Congressional district. Republican Congressman Erik Paulsen had held … [Read more...] about The Minnesota GOP Has a Problem In The West Metro: MN-03 and SD-44
The 2018 Republican Flip That Probably Isn’t Coming Back To The Democrats
In 2018, the Republican party picked up two Congressional districts despite the "blue wave." Both of those pickups came from open seats in Minnesota. Last week I discussed the tightening MN-01 race, and this week attention turns to the less competitive MN-08. Unlike the first district, the 8th features a fairly generic Republican incumbent in Pete Stauber, who (aside from also … [Read more...] about The 2018 Republican Flip That Probably Isn’t Coming Back To The Democrats
Republican Congressman Jim Hagedorn’s Battle To Keep MN-01 Is Getting More Difficult
Minnesota's First Congressional district was one of two in Minnesota that flipped from blue to red in 2018. GOP Congressman Jim Hagedorn has just come off two consecutive losses to Tim Walz, but with Walz running for Governor he saw an opening for the third time to really be the charm. While the district was particularly friendly to Donald Trump in 2016, Biden seems poised to … [Read more...] about Republican Congressman Jim Hagedorn’s Battle To Keep MN-01 Is Getting More Difficult
Biden and Trump Make Stops In Minnesota As Voting Begins
Early voting starts in Minnesota today both in-person as well as through mail-in balloting. Both options are available to all Minnesotans without the need for an excuse. To mark the date, both major party nominees are making stops in the state. While recent polling has suggested Biden as a lead in the neighborhood of 9 points, the Trump campaign believes they can flip the … [Read more...] about Biden and Trump Make Stops In Minnesota As Voting Begins