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Minnesota’s Trio of Competitive Congressional Races

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In 2020, Minnesota will be home to at least a few high profile Congressional races.  With Democrats likely to keep the House, both the DFL and GOP to move the margin by flipping a seat or two.  Two of the seats which flipped in 2018 (MN-03 and MN-08) are highly unlikely to be competitive in 2020 and could very well be in landslide territory. The three that are generally … [Read more...] about Minnesota’s Trio of Competitive Congressional Races

Where Are Outside Groups Spending In The Senate?

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What is This:             This sheet will strive to keep regularly updated information of all outside group, or independent expenditure, spending in the 2020 Senate races. It uses the ‘Independent expenditure’ spending file from the FEC found here. This visualization takes all relevant spending on general elections only and categorizes it into an easily searchable and readable … [Read more...] about Where Are Outside Groups Spending In The Senate?

Minnesota Primary Wrap Up

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Last week, voters went to the polls (well, about half of them mailed in absentee ballots) in Minnesota to set up races for November. While the Presidential primary (first in the state since 1992) was on Super Tuesday in March, the state level primaries are still in August. The overall turnout was lower than 2018, though in 2020 there were no competitive statewide primaries. The … [Read more...] about Minnesota Primary Wrap Up