Following the midterm elections, Melissa Hortman will become the Minnesota House Speaker, the second most powerful elected offial in the state behind the Governor. Pat Kessler talks with her in this week's edition of Minnesota Politics 101.

<p>Following the midterm elections, Melissa Hortman will become the Minnesota House Speaker, the second most powerful elected offial in the state behind the Governor. Pat Kessler talks with her in this week's edition of Minnesota Politics 101.</p>

The state of Hubert Humphrey, Walter Mondale, and Paul Wellstone may not be as reliably blue as it once was -- it might be turning purple. Join Pat Kessler as he looks at the changing state of Minnesota's political climate.

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