With the key primaries in the books, now is as good a time as any to take a look at the key Senate races. Some are more pessimistic than I am about the Republicans taking the Senate, but I’m a Cubs fan, so optimism is to be expected from me. I think the answer isn’t whether or not the Republicans will take the Senate, but | Read More »
Today, President Obama announced that his position has “evolved” (if it was Romney, it would have been called a “flip-flop”, but I digress) on same-sex marriage. Let me put my amateur political analyst hat on and make five quick observations: 1) I am *very* skeptical that Obama has actually changed his mind on this in any way, shape or form. Either this is what he | Read More »
With the death of Osama bin Laden, the media narrative is now that Obama’s re-election is assured in 2012. This was even being said before bin Laden’s demise. Looking at the numbers and trends, however, makes it clear that this is wishful thinking on the liberal media’s part. Let’s start by breaking down what states are pretty firmly in each camp: States Obama should win: | Read More »
For such a contentious year and such a politically odd state as Minnesota, it is not sporting a great deal of competitive house races this year. There are two safe Republican seats: John Kline (MN-02) and Erik Paulsen (MN-03). On the other side, there are four seemingly safe Democrat seats: Betty McCollum (MN-04), Keith Ellison (MN-05), Collin Peterson (MN-07) and Jim Oberstar (MN-08). The race | Read More »
With the primaries completed, let’s take another look at those Minnesota races… MN-GOV: Current Governor Tim Pawlenty leaves after two terms. Former U.S. Senator Mark Dayton won the DFL (Democratic-Farmer-Labor — Minnesota’s version of the Democrats) primary, while State Rep. Tom Emmer had no serious challenger on the Republican side. Tom Horner will represent the Independence Party. Minnesota has always been a rather contrarian state | Read More »
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