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Doug Mastriano Eyes Unusual US Senate Bid in Pennsylvania

Democrats and Republicans Have Record US Senate Winning Streaks in 26 States

Jay Inslee: Moving Up the Ranks

A Record Out of Reach? Dianne Feinstein to Retire with Most Votes in US Senate Electoral History

I Can’t Quit You: Omar, Swalwell, Schiff Still Identify As Serving On Foreign Affairs, Intelligence Committees

Ideological, Not Partisan

Archive for June 2007

The ‘Nays’ Have It: Upper Midwest Senate Delegation & Full Body Vote Against Immigration Bill

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 29, 2007 | 0

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…

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The ‘Nays’ Have It: Upper Midwest Senate Delegation & Full Body Vote Against Immigration Bill

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 29, 2007 | 0

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…

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Wisconsinites Remain Sour about Bush, Direction of Country

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 28, 2007 | 0

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…

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Live Blogging: Congressman Oberstar on Transportation Policy

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 25, 2007 | 2

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…

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Smart Politics Live Blogging at Congressman Oberstar Event

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 22, 2007 | 0

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…

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Romney Continues to Lead GOP Pack in Iowa; Dem. Field Remains Tight

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 20, 2007 | 0

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)…

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Jim Doyle Approval Rating Continues to Tumble

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 19, 2007 | 0

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…

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Bush Job Approval Rating Falls Below 30% in Minnesota

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 13, 2007 | 0

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…

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Norm Coleman Breaks with GOP Party Leadership on Gonzales Vote

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 12, 2007 | 0

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…

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Live Blogging: Congressman Keith Ellison Event

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 11, 2007 | 0

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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