Archive for August 2007
Romney, Clinton Lead In New ARG Iowa Poll
Mitt Romney has opened up a 10-point lead in the latest American Research Group (ARG) poll of likely Republican Iowa caucus voters. Romney had trailed Giuliani by one point in ARG’s previous poll in late July, but the former Massachusetts…
Read MoreSenator Coleman Critical of Gonzales, Craig
Senator Norm Coleman has taken advantage of two events this week to demonstrate to his Minnesota constituency that he is a centrist, independent voice for the state. In both cases he was critical of fellow prominent Republicans in Washington, D.C….
Read MoreSen. Johnson Makes First Public Appearance in SD Since Illness
On Tuesday evening Sioux Falls hosted a “Welcome Back” celebration marking Democratic Senator Tim Johnson’s birthday and return to South Dakota for the first time since nearly losing his life last December. The Senator spoke for a little more…
Read MoreClinton Not Gaining Ground In Wisconsin
Despite surging to large double-digit leads in national Democratic presidential nomination polls, Hillary Clinton’s support in the Badger State appears to remain stagnant. In the most recent Gallup national poll taken in mid-August, Clinton had a 21-point lead over Barack…
Read MoreRomney Catapults To Big Lead In Iowa After Straw Poll Victory
In the first public poll conducted after the Iowa Republican Straw Poll, Mitt Romney has jumped out to his biggest lead to date. Romney, who won the straw poll with 32 percent, received 33 percent of the support of likely…
Read MoreZogby Poll: Clinton Surges to Top in Iowa
For the first time in five Zogby polls of likely Democratic caucus voters conducted in Iowa this year, Hillary Clinton has moved into sole possession of first place. At 30 percent, Clinton’s measured support is also the highest received by…
Read MoreMidwest Felt Bigger ‘Democratic Bump’ in ’06 Than U.S. Overall
The nation-wide partisan swing from the Republicans to the Democrats in 2006 was felt across the United States in a number of statewide and district races. Democrats won a majority of governorships, took back control of the U.S. House and…
Read MoreSD 2008 Election Forecast: Will Momentum Towards the Democrats Continue?
South Dakota, one of the most reliably Republican states in the Midwest, will be an interesting state to watch in 2008. First, the state will have a high-profile Senate race, whether or not the state’s senior Senator, Democrat Tim…
Read MoreLive Blogging at Congressman Ramstad Event
12:00 pm. Jim Ramstad’s speech today is entitled “Life as a Centrist in the New Congress.” Ramstad has touted his moderate, centrist credentials in recent years, and there is evidence in his voting record to bolster this claim. In 2006,…
Read MoreSmart Politics Live Blogging at Congressman Ramstad Event
Smart Politics will be blogging live covering Republican Congressman Jim Ramstad (MN-03) from the Humphrey Institute on Tuesday, August 14th, from Noon to 1:15 pm. The talk, sponsored by the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance, is entitled…
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