Minnesota Senate’s single seat race will determine balance for next two years
The special election Nov. 5 will determine whether the GOP flips control of the state Senate or the DFL stays in charge.
Walz tramps through tall grass on Minnesota’s pheasant hunting season opener but bags no birds
Pheasant hunts, football games: Walz makes his appeal to male voters
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s recent appearances have been aimed at appealing to male voters, as recent polls suggest that Trump is winning men by an average of 10 points.
Walz pheasant hunts with Beretta as campaign makes appeal to gun owners
Walz tries to burnish his everyman image with trip home to Minnesota
As a high school marching band played a rendition of Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline,” Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz walked down the 50-yard line at the crosstown rivalry football game on Friday between Mankato East High School and Mankato West High School.
Bernie Sanders tells Minnesotans to "get rid of your governor" at Minnesota campaign event
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders campaigned for the Harris, Walz presidential ticket in St. Paul Friday. He told Minnesotans to send Gov. Tim Walz to D.C.
District 45 race to decide which party will control the Minnesota Senate
With the Senate split 33 Republicans to 33 Democrats, whoever wins the seat will determine not only who will win the state Senate but whether the DFL trifecta in St. Paul lives another session.
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Minnesota major party chairs share their thoughts on 2024 election
Every election year, we ask the two major party chairs in Minnesota about the 'state of the race.' This year, there's more at stake in our state than usual because Gov. Tim Walz is on the national ticket with Kamala Harris.
Walz campaigns on new benefits passed in Minnesota’s 2023 legislative session
Free school meals, an expanded child tax credit and paid leave have become talking points for the Democratic governor as he campaigns to become vice president.
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz extended a finger at a recent college football game, but not the middle one
Video from the game shows Walz leaving the field at Michigan Stadium, waving and at one point extending an arm and finger. In the audio that plays with the video, a man can be heard yelling, "Trump 2024, baby!" Other video footage from outside of the stadium shows people booing Walz.
Under recent law, Minnesota joins states supporting shifting electoral votes to winner of national popular vote
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's comments at a Tuesday fundraiser about the Electoral College shine a light on a longstanding debate: Should the Electoral College stay or should it go?Walz, according to pool reports,
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A ‘double flip’ on election night would upend the political clout of Minnesota lawmakers
If control of the U.S. House and Senate flips on election night, it would mean a change of jobs and status for Minnesotan lawmakers.
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One Minnesota Senate race could determine Capitol balance of power
The battle for 134 Minnesota House seats will determine the balance of power in that chamber which Democrats now control with a six-seat majority. However, just one race in the Minnesota Senate will determine who controls that chamber and whether or not Republicans can grab at least a share of power from the DFL “trifecta.”
‘Spoiler candidate’ drops out of Minnesota’s competitive Second District race
The Second District is Minnesota’s most competitive congressional race, covering the southern Twin Cities suburbs and stretching down through Le Sueur County. Political experts say Craig has an edge in her bid for a fourth term, thanks to her name recognition and cash advantage, but it is not a slam dunk.