Political Note #355 Angie Craig MN 02

Post published:January 29, 2021
Post category:2022 Federal Elections General Election US Congress State Type of Election Political Notes Minnesota

Angie Craig was re-elected to Congress, but received only 48.21% of the vote in the 2020 election.

103120 Lens Letters #33 What should the Democrats do about the Federal Courts?

Joe Biden’s Commission should propose an expansion of the District Courts and the Circuit Courts of Appeals.

Political Note #333 State of the House

Post published:October 28, 2020
Post category:Federal Elections General Election 2020 Political Summary US Congress Arizona Year Arkansas US Congress 2020 California Type of Election Political Notes Georgia Iowa Maine Michigan Minnesota New Jersey New Mexico New York Oklahoma Texas Utah Virginia

Looking at Toss-up seats the prospects for the House of Representatives are not promising. They could lose 8 seats. Maybe more.

Twenty-four Congressional races that could elect a President

Post published:October 6, 2020
Post category:Federal Elections General Election 2020 Political Summary Alaska US Congress Year US Congress 2020 State Type of Election Political Notes Florida Iowa Michigan Minnesota North Carolina Pennsylvania Texas Virginia

The presidential election could be decided in the House of Representatives. These twenty-four races in nine delegations could make the difference.

Political Note #324 Michigan, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania Legislatures

Post published:September 30, 2020
Post category:General Election 2020 Political Summary State Elections State Senate Year State House of Representatives or House of Delegates or Assembly State Type of Election Political Notes Michigan Minnesota Pennsylvania

Flipping the Michigan House of Representatives, the Minnesota Senate, and the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from Red to Blue is in reach.

Len’s Letters #30 Male Candidates for Whom Donations Could Make A Difference

Post published:September 21, 2020
Post category:Federal Elections General Election 2020 Alabama Len's Letters US Senate Alaska US Congress Year Arkansas US Congress 2020 California State Type of Election Other Notes Maine Minnesota Mississippi South Carolina Texas Virginia

Choose a few of these. Make donations. It is easy. Just go to the links for their websites.

Political Note #258 Collin Peterson MN CD 07

Post published:December 15, 2019
Post category:Federal Elections General Election 2020 Lose US Congress Year US Congress 2020 Result State Type of Election Political Notes Minnesota

Look at the recent Daily Bits on the website. President Clinton's trial in the Senate. 2020 General Election There is a row of counties along Minnesota’s southern border. If the three counties in that row in the southwest corner of the state were part of MN 07, then Collin Peterson’s http://www.petersonforcongress.com/ MN 07 would cover the entire western border of Minnesota – three counties deep or more. Collin Peterson’s MN 07? He doesn’t own that district. Maybe Donald Trump owns it. Trump carried it by 30 points. Or GW Bush. Bush carried the district by 14 against Al Gore, by…

Political Note #244 Dan Feehan MN CD 01

Post published:October 20, 2019
Post category:Federal Elections General Election 2020 US Congress Year US Congress 2020 State Type of Election Political Notes Minnesota

Check out the website: Look at the recent Daily Bits on the website. Countries Separating. Joining. Marrying. Divorcing; They want out. 2020 General Election A Democrat can win MN 01. Tim Walz did. Tim resisted the effect of the changing population in the district. The district was turning R. Tim Walz resisted successfully. Walz 53-47 in 2006 Walz 62-33 in 2008 Walz 49-44 in 2010 Walz 57-42 in 2012 Walz 54-46 in 2014 Walz 50.4-49.6 in 2016 In 2018, Tim Walz ran for governor. And won. In 2020, Dan Feehan https://www.danfeehan.com/ ran for MN 01. And lost. By a little more than 1300 votes…

Political Note #228 Tina Smith MN US Senate

Post published:August 2, 2019
Post category:Federal Elections General Election 2020 US Senate Year State Type of Election Political Notes Minnesota

Tina Smith is a solidly liberal Democratic Senator. She is pro-choice, in favor of action against climate change, for progressive criminal justice reform, opposed to e-cigarettes, in favor of gun safety efforts, in favor of financial support for Central American countries to reduce emigration to the US, and in favor of a single payer health care system. The more money she raises, the more she can be sufficiently dominant to scare serious opponents away from running.

Political Note #160 Joe Radinovich MN CD 08

Post published:September 6, 2018
Post category:Federal Elections General Election Lose US Congress 2018 Year Result State US Congress 2018 Type of Election Political Notes Minnesota

Joe Radinovich has been a state legislator, campaign manager, labor advocate. He is running for an open seat in the US Congress in a district that ranges from the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities to the iron range.