Archive for November 2006
Support for Third Parties Declining in U.S. House Races
A Smart Politics analysis of 2006 election results finds support for third parties continuing to drop—for the second straight election cycle since 2002. In 2006, 2.25 percent of votes for U.S. House candidates went to third parties, compared to 2.37…
Read MoreU.S. House: GOP Losses Could Have Been Far Worse
The headline in the battle for the U.S. House on Wednesday morning was how the Democrats not only took control from Republicans, but also gained an impressive 29 seats (up to a half-dozen races across the country are still classified…
Read MoreSmart Politics Scorecard, Part II: State Legislative Roundup
The Democratic party scored big wins across Upper Midwest state legislatures on Tuesday night. As projected here at Smart Politics, the Democrats picked up seats in all 8 chambers and took control of three of them: the Iowa House, Wisconsin…
Read MoreThe Day After: Smart Politics Scorecard, Part I
In the coming days Smart Politics will have extended coverage of the 2006 state and federal election results. In this morning’s summary entry, we can report the following results on Smart Politics’ scorecard for its projections in federal and gubernatorial…
Read MoreUpper Midwest State Legislative Projections
The last in a series of election projections, Smart Politics predicts which political party will win control of state legislatures across the Upper Midwest. Democrats are in an advantaged position in most states in each legislative chamber to pick up…
Read MoreMinnesota Poll Roundup and Smart Politics Projections
Minnesota looks like it will host several close races Tuesday night—with at least 2 U.S. House races attracting attention as well as a very tight gubernatorial race. Today Smart Politics presents the fourth in a series of analyses and…
Read MoreWisconsin Poll Roundup and Smart Politics Projections
Only 1 of 9 races for federal office in the Badger state in 2006 is considered a true ‘toss-up’: the 8th Congressional district race. But the state does offer a high-profile gubernatorial matchup…plus all those other federal races are…
Read MoreSouth Dakota Poll Roundup and Smart Politics Projections
Heading into the weekend, Smart Politics plays it close to the vest in deciding to present South Dakota in the second of its Upper Midwest election summaries for the key battles in the Upper Midwest. With incumbents expected by…
Read MoreIowa Poll Roundup and Smart Politics Projections
Poll watchers are getting their fix this week with dozens of poll results released each day. For those who don’t have the time to track down all of the individual poll results, Smart Politics offers the first of four…
Read MoreKlobuchar Builds Lead Over Kennedy In Latest Humphrey Poll
In the five weeks since the last Humphrey Institute survey, DFL nominee for Senate Amy Klobuchar has increased her lead from 52-36 to 55-33 over GOP nominee Mark Kennedy. While this 22-point lead is 3 to 7 points larger…
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