How Two Similar States Ended Up Worlds Apart In Politics

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It's All Politics How Two Similar States Ended Up Worlds Apart In Politics Politics in Minnesota and Wisconsin historically have been pretty similar, but that's no longer the case. Wisconsin is now advancing conservative policies and lending a Midwestern face to the Republican Party, while Minnesota's agenda has been among the most liberal. Read this story Politics Social Security Fight Exposes Democratic Divide On Populism Fissures in the Republican Party have drawn a great deal of attention over the last year. But this week, the Democrats' economic disagreements came into full view. When it comes to Social Security, not all Democrats think expanding the program is a good idea. Read this story It's All Politics GOP Family Feud: 'Showboat' DeMint Takes on 'Tyrant' McConnell The Senate Conservatives Fund, founded by then-Sen. Jim DeMint, is a big-money player targeting incumbent Republican senators including Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. Read this story It's All Politics Conservative Firebrand Challenges Texas GOP Sen. John Cornyn The No. 2 Republican in the Senate is the latest GOP incumbent to receive a challenge from the right. In a surprise move, Rep. Steve Stockman, who has a knack for stirring controversy, entered the 2014 Senate race Monday just before the state's filing deadline. Read this story It's All Politics 6 Things Missing From The Budget Agreement The agreement by the budget committee chairs is no grand bargain. It's more like a mini-bargain. All the really hard stuff was sidestepped because the ideological rift between Washington Democrats and Republicans made it impossible to include those items. Read this story

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