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Commentary: Key Minnesota races highly competitive
Democrats lead in races for both Senate seats and the governorship, but only in one case — Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s 53-38 percent lead over Jim Newberger — does the race appear to be noncompetitive.
A future of Venturas, Frankens and Trumps?
The 21st century has seen an increasing presence and influence of celebrities in Minnesota and national politics.
Commentary: The fallout from Franken’s Senate resignation
How has the state and national political world changed?
What is the future of Trump’s presidency?
Triumphant Trump, more of the same, or decline and fall
Commentary: Dayton vetoes Legislature, a sour turn in politics
Mark Dayton’s post-session attempt to defund the Minnesota Legislature speaks volumes about contemporary Minnesota politics.
Assessing Trump’s ‘political capital’ after 100 days
Now that he has occupied the White House for a bit more than 100 days, how is Donald Trump faring politically?
Five challenges for national, state Republicans
Editor’s note: Steven Schier is Congdon Professor of Political Science at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. This column does not necessarily reflect the views of Minnesota Lawyer. Minnesota has highly competitive contests for its top state offices. That’s the central finding from the latest SurveyUSA poll for KSTP television. Democrats lead in races for both ...
How ‘unpresidented’ is Donald Trump?
Editor’s note: Steven Schier is Congdon Professor of Political Science at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. This column does not necessarily reflect the views of Minnesota Lawyer. Minnesota has highly competitive contests for its top state offices. That’s the central finding from the latest SurveyUSA poll for KSTP television. Democrats lead in races for both ...
A glimpse of Minnesota’s post-election path
The two major parties in Minnesota continue to lose adherents
Commentary: Minnesota’s new political region: ‘Trumpland’
“Trumpland” delivered big for the GOP in state legislative contests
Trump, jokes and overseas fears about elections
Editor’s note: Steven Schier is Congdon Professor of Political Science at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. This column does not necessarily reflect the views of Minnesota Lawyer. Minnesota has highly competitive contests for its top state offices. That’s the central finding from the latest SurveyUSA poll for KSTP television. Democrats lead in races for both ...
The empty polling booth in Minnesota
Editor’s note: Steven Schier is Congdon Professor of Political Science at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. This column does not necessarily reflect the views of Minnesota Lawyer. Minnesota has highly competitive contests for its top state offices. That’s the central finding from the latest SurveyUSA poll for KSTP television. Democrats lead in races for both ...
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