Dying breed? 'Blue Dog' Peterson fired up to run - INFORUM
Most are gone now, beaten or retired during the past 20 years as the nation's politics became fractured along party lines. Peterson acknowledges he's one of the last of his breed. Even after a years-long battle to pass a farm bill and a tough re-election race last fall, he says he's energized to keep his job in Minnesota's sprawling and increasingly Republican 7th District — the most Republican district in the nation to... Torrey Westrom, R-Elbow Lake, came within eight points of ousting Peterson last fall but hasn't announced his plans yet for 2016. While the $6 million that Republicans and their allies spent against Peterson didn't do the job last time, National... Source: www.inforum.com
