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Capitol View®

Reporting on State Politics and Government

Winners, losers, likely recounts: An updated look at MN legislature

MPR reporter Tom Weber spent last night tracking Minnesota House and Senate races and just sent this updated list of winners, losers and potential recounts. Take a look and post any thoughts below. We also have links to easy-to-read totals on Minnesota legislative races: Minnesota House Minnesota Senate Races where there will be a recount,…
by Paul Tosto

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Minnesota elections: What you’re saying

We’ve been hearing tons about the elections from our audience on our Today’s Question page and on Facebook and wanted to feature some of what you’ve been telling us. Here’s the question we asked: After GOP victories, what changes do you see for the state and the country? Below is a sampling. Don’t see yourself…
by Paul Tosto

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With GOP in charge of MN leg, what happens to Vikings stadium?

Picking though the story lines of last night’s stunning GOP takeover of the Minnesota House and Senate, we started wondering how it changes the odds of a new Vikings stadium bill. One of the stadium’s chief backers – House Ways and Means Chairman Loren Solberg – appears to have lost his seat last night after…
by Paul Tosto

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The Daily Digest

A look at the day's political news.
by Tom Scheck

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Oberstar goes down

Minnesota's 8th is in GOP hands for the first time since the Truman Administration.
by Tom Scheck

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The Minnesota Legislature turns red

32 DFL incumbents lost their reelection bids in the Minnesota Legislature.
by Tom Scheck

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Recount!

MNGOP starts gearing up for the recount.
by Tom Scheck

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Republicans running the table in MN House as Emmer trails

Things are winding down now. Thanks to the Humphrey Institute’s Larry Jacobs for his insight. He took one more run through the data and leaves us with these few key thoughts: — Republican Tom Emmer so far is trailing Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s 2006 share of the vote while Independence Party candidate Tom Horner is…
by Paul Tosto

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Dayton’s still strong in Hennepin County after data fix

Hennepin County has corrected data on their website and the result is that DFL-er Mark Dayton’s still holds a strong lead over Republican Tom Emmer. Hennepin over-reported votes in some districts earlier this evening and posted incorrect data on its website indicating a huge vote lead for Dayton over Emmer. When the fix was made,…
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Could DFL lose control of MN legislature?

Surprising losses by DFL-ers in some key Minnesota House and Senate races tonight at least raise the possibility Democrats could cede control of one or both legislative bodies to Republicans. Republicans lost the Minnesota House in 2006 and haven’t had a majority in the state senate since the 1970s. The Humphrey Institute’s Larry Jacobs tells…
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