WCCO Radio's Behind the Ballot is focused on control of the Minnesota House. Over the last session, Democrats had control of the "trifecta", with a Democrat in the Governor's office plus control of the House and Senate.
All of the 134 House seats are up for election but just four of them could make the difference as to whether Democrats will continue to control the body.
DFL Party Chair Ken Martin says they have better candidates, and are better set financially than Republicans.
"We have a significant organization on financial advantage over both the House Republicans, as well as the Republican Party in this state," Martin explains.
But Republican Party Chair David Hann disagrees, and says traditionally when one party has control for a time, the winds change. He believes independents will come through for the Republicans.
"It seems like what's happening is that independent voters who don't necessarily affiliate with one party or the other have recognized that having the Democrats govern the way they have in the last couple of years has not been good for the state," says Hann. "And I think they're ready for a change."
Whether or not the Democrats will be able to maintain its "trifecta" depends on who you ask. Hann says there is a real chance that they will retake control of the Minnesota House.
"We believe that we're going to win at least four additional, maybe more," predicts Hann. "There's, as I said, about eight that are likely to be in play and we think we're going to be in the majority at the end of the election."
Minnesota DFL party Chair Ken Martin tells a different story.
"It's hard pressed for anyone in this state to say that the House is going to flip," Martin said. "In fact, most observers, even casual observers, would say this is a tall order for the Republicans this year."