Archive for June 2007
The ‘Nays’ Have It: Upper Midwest Senate Delegation & Full Body Vote Against Immigration Bill
On Thursday the United States Senate voted against cloture on the high profile immigration reform bill that divided politicians on Capitol Hill much more than the American public. Overall, a vast majority of Americans opposed the bill, advocating ‘enforcement…
Read MoreThe ‘Nays’ Have It: Upper Midwest Senate Delegation & Full Body Vote Against Immigration Bill
On Thursday the United States Senate voted against cloture on the high profile immigration reform bill that divided politicians on Capitol Hill much more than the American public. Overall, a vast majority of Americans opposed the bill, advocating ‘enforcement…
Read MoreWisconsinites Remain Sour about Bush, Direction of Country
A mid-June Badger Poll, conducted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, finds the vast majority of Wisconsin residents are quite pessimistic about both national politics as well as the direction of the nation. Only 33 percent of Wisconsinites are satisfied with…
Read MoreLive Blogging: Congressman Oberstar on Transportation Policy
12:00 p.m. The title of Congressman Jim Oberstar’s (MN-08) talk today at the Humphrey Institute is “Transportation Policy and America’s Future.” Oberstar is the Chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, after serving more than a decade as its…
Read MoreSmart Politics Live Blogging at Congressman Oberstar Event
Smart Politics will be blogging live covering Congressman Jim Oberstar’s (MN-08) talk at the Humphrey Institute on Monday, June 25th, from Noon to 1:00 pm. The talk, sponsored by the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance, is…
Read MoreRomney Continues to Lead GOP Pack in Iowa; Dem. Field Remains Tight
In the first public opinion poll taken during the month of June of likely Iowa caucus voters, Mitt Romney continues his surge atop the Republican field. The firm of Mason Dixon (in their first Iowa poll of Election 2008)…
Read MoreJim Doyle Approval Rating Continues to Tumble
A majority of Wisconsin residents (52 percent) now disapprove of Democratic Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle’s job performance, according to a new poll released this week by SurveyUSA. For only the second time in 26 consecutive monthly polls of 600…
Read MoreBush Job Approval Rating Falls Below 30% in Minnesota
President George W. Bush’s approval rating has tumbled to an all time low in Minnesota—falling to 29 percent in the latest SurveyUSA poll (conducted June 8-10). Bush’s descent in the Gopher state has been gradual but steady in the…
Read MoreNorm Coleman Breaks with GOP Party Leadership on Gonzales Vote
Republican Minnesota Senator Norm Coleman continues to part from his party leadership on the Attorney General Alberto Gonzales issue. On Monday Coleman joined 6 other Republican Senators in a failed attempt (53-38) to invoke cloture for a Senate resolution…
Read MoreLive Blogging: Congressman Keith Ellison Event
9:30 a.m. Congressman Keith Ellison (MN-05) came into the 110th Congress as one of the Democratic Party’s new stars (and the only Muslim in the House), despite his predecessor (longtime Congressman Martin Sabo) failing to offer a ringing endorsement during…
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