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Derrick Van Orden and a Brief Electoral History of Wisconsin Freshman US Reps

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

Archive for March 2009

Pawlenty Faces 4th Largest Democratic-Dominated Legislature Among GOP Governors Nationwide

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | March 31, 2009 | 0

With the release of the DFL’s budget earlier this month, the war of words (and policies) in the budget battle between the DFL leadership and Minnesota Republican Governor Tim Pawlenty has seemingly intensified. During her media availability last Friday, House…

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December 2013? July 2016? Estimating When Unemployment Will Return to Pre-Recession Levels in Minnesota

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | March 29, 2009 | 1

Governor Tim Pawlenty and State Economist Tom Stinson have frequently declared that Minnesota is in its worst recession since World War II. If that is the case, how long will it take to return to the halcyon days of a…

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Erik Paulsen’s (Semi) Close Shave Could Get Closer in 2010

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | March 27, 2009 | 0

Congressional Quarterly recently identified Congressional districts that split their ticket in the 2008 U.S. House and presidential contests. Almost one-fifth of the current Republicans in Congress were elected without the help of John McCain. In total, 34 of the 178…

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Obama Sustains Early Support in Minnesota; Falters in Wisconsin and Iowa

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | March 26, 2009 | 2

SurveyUSA’s latest round of approval ratings for President Barack Obama have been released for a dozen states across the country, in polling conducted March 20-22 of 600 adults in each state. Although the President has had a consistently higher job…

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Practicing What He Preaches: Obama’s (Safe) Post-Partisan NCAA Picks

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | March 25, 2009 | 0

President Barack Obama has been bluntly criticized by some pundits and politicians for taking time out of his White House schedule to fill out his NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament picks on ESPN last week. While some Americans enjoyed Obama’s ‘man-of-the-people’…

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79 Days: Minnesota Sets State Record for Longest Period With Only One U.S. Senator

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | March 23, 2009 | 2

At 12:00 am Monday morning, the State of Minnesota set a new record for operating at half-strength in Capitol Hill’s upper chamber. At 79 days and counting, Minnesota’s current stint with only one U.S. Senator has now eclipsed the…

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Michele Bachmann on D.C.: “I’m a Foreign Correspondent On Enemy Lines”

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | March 23, 2009 | 114

During a Saturday afternoon interview on WWTC 1280 AM with The Northern Alliance’s John Hinderaker and Brian Ward, Minnesota Republican Congresswoman Michele Bachmann discussed her staunch opposition to several Democratic-led efforts on Capitol Hill this session – such as the…

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Beyond the War of Words At the Capitol: What’s Next?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | March 22, 2009 | 1

During the House DFL leadership’s press conference last Thursday in which they unveiled the broad strokes of their balanced budget plan, Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher and Majority Leader Tony Sertich used biting language to characterize the budget plan of their…

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Upper Midwest House Members Vote 18-5 in Favor of TARP Bailout Bonus Tax

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | March 20, 2009 | 0

On Thursday, Upper Midwestern U.S. House Democrats unanimously supported a bill that would impose an additional tax on bonuses received from certain Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) recipients. The measured passed 328 to 93 in the lower chamber. The bill…

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Jobless Claims Rate of Increase Slowed Across Upper Midwest in February

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | March 20, 2009 | 0

Preliminary seasonally adjusted unemployment data for the month of February 2009 was released on Wednesday and Thursday for three Upper Midwestern states, with each showing a reduction in the rate of growth of jobless claims. While unemployment rates continued to…

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