Analyzing the Primary Results By Congressional District

When you look at the Governor Primary Election results by the eight Congressional Districts a few clear points emerge. On the DFL side, Congressman Tim Walz (D-MN01) carried five Congressional Districts, all in Greater MN, but he was competitive in all. He finished...

Pawlenty and Swanson Train in on Walz

At Farmfest former Governor Tim Pawlenty (R-MN) virtually ignored his Primary opponent Hennepin County Commissioner Jeff Johnson (R-MN) and made most of his critical comments toward Congressman Tim Walz (D-MN01). Similarly, Attorney General Lori Swanson (DFL-MN) began...

Pre-Primary Campaign Finance Numbers

Here are the fundraising figures from the Pre-Primary reports for the Constitutional Office candidates. In the Governor’s race Congressman TIm Walz (DFL-MN) and former Governor TIm Pawlenty (R-MN) lead the field with sizable advantages. Office Candidate Receipts...

The Effect of Voter Turnout for Endorsed Candidates

The increase participation in Early Voting builds a case for this being the potential for the highest turnout in state history. As the Primary Numbers increase they become less ideological and reflect more of an alignment toward a General Electorate. This is bad news...

The Primary Sweepstakes

Now that the state conventions are over, the field of candidates is set and the amounts of money they have to start with is known, it helps shape the next eight weeks until the Primary August 14th. As many expected the Party Endorsed candidates are significantly less...