Archive for 2008
Will Obama Perform Stronger in Wisconsin Than in Minnesota? Don’t Count On It
A new poll by Quinnipiac University of more than 1,000 likely voters in both Minnesota and Wisconsin was released Thursday with a surprising headline: Barack Obama led John McCain by just 2 points in the Gopher State (46 to 44…
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Read More“That blog isn’t called Smart Politics for nothing.” – POLITICO “Fantastic. Truly high-end to feed political addiction.” – Chuck Todd, NBC News Political Director…
Read MoreHow Blue Is Minnesota? Not 7 U.S. House Seats Blue
Tim Walz’s pick-up of the Gopher State’s 1st Congressional District in 2006 buoyed hopes for the DFL of a decisive bluish trend among voters for its U.S. House candidates in the coming years. Walz’s victory surprised many pundits, even in…
Read More18 is Enough: South Dakota Democratic Senators and the Third Term Curse
South Dakota Democratic U.S. Senator Tim Johnson was once thought to be one of the few potential targets for a GOP pick-up in the 2008 election. Johnson had won his first two elections to the Senate by a total of…
Read MoreUS House Snapshot: Republicans Brace for More Losses
Media coverage of the 2008 election is rightly centered at the moment on the fascinating 2008 presidential race; any remaining coverage seems to be focused on the U.S. Senate – and whether or not the Democrats can turn in a…
Read MoreSmart Politics Study: Independence Party Need Make No Apologies to the DFL
The DFL has pointed to the Independence Party gubernatorial candidacies of Peter Hutchinson (2006) and Tim Penny (2002) as part of the reason for Republican Tim Pawlenty’s two plurality wins in the Gopher State. The fear, among the DFL,…
Read MoreWill 2008 Be the Year of the Libertarian?
Although the impact of the Libertarian Party in presidential elections has been muted since first appearing on the ballot in 1972, the expectations for the Party are high in 2008. This election cycle, the LP has nominated its most…
Read MoreMN State House: Independence Party Stops the Bleeding
The Independence Party has stopped the bleeding. After leaving a major footprint on Minnesota State House races in the 2000, 2002, and 2004 elections, the number of IP candidates on the ballot greatly declined in 2006 to just nine districts….
Read MoreMN Senate: Ventura Out, Barkley In, Coleman & Franken Split in Two New Polls
As Jesse Ventura announced he would not challenge Norm Coleman in the 2008 Minnesota U.S. Senate race, two new polls were released revealing vastly different results. Ventura, before Larry King’s national audience on CNN, stated he would not seek…
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