Age: 86
Occupation: Retired bank clerk
Residency: Hamel, Minnesota (suburb of Minneapolis)
Political Affiliation: Independent leaning Democrat
Will Likely Vote for: Barack Obama
Today, we continue our series with a look at Minnesota, which is arguably the most unpredictable state in the union. Minnesota is represented by both Cong. Keith Ellison (D), the first Muslim elected to Congress, and Cong. Michele Bachmann (R), who is about as far right as they come. Minnesota is also represented by Sen. Al Franken (D), a former comedian and "Saturday Night Live" writer/performer, who is one of the most progress U.S. Senators.
Minnesota has a rich political tradition as Walter Mondale (pictured above) is from the state; Mondale was only able to win his home state and Washington, DC, against Ronald Reagan, but then again he did tell the truth about the need to raise taxes (and, people wonder why politicians lie or fudge facts).
Currently, Obama is winning Minnesota 50-4, according to "Politico." The bigger concern for the Obama campaign as it tries to win key midwestern swing states from Mitt Romney is Wisconsin since Romney's tag team partner Cong. Paul Ryan is from there. In our view, Ryan is just slightly more progressive than Bachmann and it will be interesting to see how having someone who is arguably as far right as both Dick Cheney and Sarah Palin on the ticket will play out for the Romney campaign.
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