The political new year

I Voted
"I Voted" stickers lie on a table for voters to pick-up Tuesday Nov. 2, 2010 at the Linwood Recreation Center in St. Paul, Minn.
AP Photo/Andy King

The year 2010 brought Republican electoral gains, in Minnesota and across the country, as well as another recount in a statewide election. Midday's political analysts look ahead to politics in 2011.

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