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Let the great game begin! Sure we'll be following the presidential race like everybody else. But the real fun will be right in your ol' back yard. This is a magic year for Democrats. Conventional wisdom says we don't have a chance at a "veto proof" majority in Congress ...but this year, anything can happen! Click your home State ...or any of the ones that you're interested in.

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MINNESOTA

The Senate:...
Republican Incumbent: Norm Coleman
Democratic Challenger: Al Franken

The House:...

  • Minnesota's 1st congressional district: Bush barely won this southern Minnesota district with 51% to 48% for John Kerry in 2004 (CPVI=R+0), which DFLer Tim Walz won in 2006. Walz could face a tough race, as he unseated 12-year incumbent Republican Gil Gutknecht by 53% to 47%. Another potential Republican candidate is Lieutenant Governor Carol Molnau. Former state Senate Minority Leader Dick Day and state Representative Randy Demmer have announced their candidacies.
  • Minnesota's 3rd congressional district: Jim Ramstad (R) is retiring and will not seek a tenth term;[98] this is likely to be a very tough race as George W. Bush barely won with 51% to 49% for John Kerry in 2004 (CPVI=R+1). Ramstad was reelected in 2006 with 65% to Democrat Wendy Wilde's 35%. Some Democrats think that Ramstad had managed to keep his seat for so long (since 1991) because he had never faced a strong opponent and because of his very moderate social positions.[98] Both parties have rallied around consensus candidates. In a major surprise, Iraq War veteran/Marine Corp Vet Ashwin Madia[99] has won the Democratic nomination. Republican state Representative and former state house majority leader Erik Paulsen has announced his candidacy.[100] This will be a top priority for both Democrats and Republicans. David Dillon of the Independence Party is also running.[101]
  • Minnesota's 6th congressional district: Michelle Bachman (R) was one of the GOP's success stories in 2006, defeating Patty Wetterling (DFL) by a larger-than-expected margin. But she recently got bad press when she claimed that Iran had a secret plan to partition Iraq, but was unable to produce evidence. This has won her the attention of the Democrats, who have now targeted her for defeat. One Democrat thinking of running is former state Transportation Commissioner Elwyn Tinklenberg[102], a moderate who ran in 2006 but lost the nomination to the more liberal Wetterling. Bush won here by 56% to 44% in 2004 (CPVI=R+6). Democrats are trying to recruit State Senator Tarryl Clark or Stearns County Attorney Janelle Kendall to run.

House Retirements:...
Minnesota's 3rd congressional district: Jim Ramstad(R)

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