Archive for 2008
As Coleman Toils, Klobuchar Sails
As Norm Coleman’s campaign continues to fight with Al Franken for every vote (and seemingly every procedural move) in the highly watched Senate race recount, his DFL colleague Amy Klobuchar remains the most popular figure in Minnesota politics. Prior to…
Read MoreObama’s Near Misses Northwest of the Mississippi
Barack Obama’s convincing victory on Election Day was noted for several strong performances West of the Mississippi – picking up New Mexico, Colorado, and Nevada as well as taking back Iowa, which had flipped to the GOP in 2004. Obama…
Read MoreUpper Midwestern Reapportionment, Part II: A Historical Overview
In a follow-up to yesterday’s discussion of the 2012 projected reapportionment, Smart Politics presents two tables to illustrate the diminishing political influence of Minnesota and the Upper Midwestern battleground states in the U.S. House as a result of population shifts…
Read MoreHow Much Will 2012 Reapportionment Reduce Minnesota’s Political Influence?
About a year ago Smart Politics examined the political impact of Iowa losing a seat in the U.S. House, as it is projected to do after the 2012 reapportionment. State Demographer Tom Gillaspy recently projected Minnesota is also on track…
Read MoreLive Blog: Fair Elections in Minnesota
9:40 a.m. The Center for the Study of Politics and Governance is hosting a conference on elections administration entitled, “The Minnesota Tradition of Fair Elections.” 9:45 a.m. The first panel, “The Minnesota Gold Standard,” includes: · Edward B. Foley, Professor,…
Read MoreSmart Politics to Live Blog Minnesota Elections Conference Featuring Mondale, Ritchie, Ramstad
Smart Politics will live blog a conference on Minnesota elections administration this morning sponsored by the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance. The conference includes panelists such as Vice President Walter Mondale, Secretary of State Mark Ritchie, and…
Read MoreLive Blog: Governor Pawlenty and Health Care Reform
3:00 p.m. The Center for the Study of Politics and Governance is hosting a conference on health care, entitled: “Market-Based Reforms in Health Care: The Next Step?” The first presenter is Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, with Larry Jacobs, Director of…
Read MoreSmart Politics to Live Blog Health Care Conference Featuring Governor Pawlenty
Smart Politics will live blog a health care conference this afternoon sponsored by the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance, which features a presentation by Governor Tim Pawlenty. From the CSPG website: “The Center for the Study of…
Read MoreTweedledum, Tweedledee: A Statistical Correlation of Ballot Challenges in the MN Senate Recount
The frivolousness of some of the ballot challenges issued by the Norm Coleman and Al Franken campaigns during the U.S. Senate race recount has been well documented – both through the media’s publication of many such ballot scans as well…
Read MorePawlenty vs. the DFL: The Battle Lines Are (Gently) Drawn
In a day that saw a filled-to-the-brim press conference in the Governor’s Reception Room, a mini-protest by the Minnesota Coalition for a People’s Bailout, and some not so thinly veiled and unsolicited advice by the DFL leadership as to what…
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