Archive for 2006
Upper 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…
Read MoreHatch Builds Lead in New Humphrey Institute Poll
Excerpts from a new report by the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance on its latest poll on the Minnesota Governor’s race: Even though the race remains too close to call, Attorney General Mike Hatch has opened…
Read MoreReader Request: MN Candidate Positions On Illegal Immigration
In response to a reader request, today Smart Politics outlines the stands taken (or not taken) by Minnesota candidates on the issue of illegal immigration in the races for Governor and US Senator. The gubernatorial race has been largely…
Read MoreWI-3: GOP Challenger Launches Unforgettable Attack Ad
Campaign attack ads seem to be replacing horserace polls as the lead stories in political news coverage, and Smart Politics is guilty of this behavior as well, at least for today. While the Bachmann-Wetterling (MN-6) race had the early…
Read MoreChoosing Sides: The Decline of Independents
With the 2006 elections being cited as most expensive in U.S. history, filled with some of the nastiest campaign ads ever, one might expect to find increased disgust among the electorate for the two major parties responsible for these…
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