Archive for 2009
Minnesota Crime Rate Falls to Lowest Level Since the Moon Landing
Uniform Crime Reports data released this week finds the Gopher State’s overall crime rate falling to its lowest level since 1969
Read MoreWhat Are the Odds of Incumbents Winning All 8 of Minnesota’s U.S. House Races in 2010?
Out of the 32 elections in which each of Minnesota’s U.S. Representatives have appeared on the general election ballot, incumbents swept their contests in just 19 instances, or 59 percent of the time
Read MoreAre Minnesota’s U.S. House Seats Safer for Incumbents Today Than in the Past?
In the current census period, 2002-2008, Minnesota’s U.S. House incumbents have been reelected at a rate of 93.1 percent, or 27 of 29 contests
Read MoreNational Radio Host Mike Gallagher Fundraises for Rep. Joe Wilson
Gallagher called Representative Wilson a “hero” in standing up to the President and vowed he could raise $100,000 in 30 minutes from his listeners
Read MoreHow Big is the Incumbency Advantage in Minnesota’s U.S. House Races?
425 Minnesota U.S. House incumbents have won their general election matchups, 62 were defeated, and an additional 14 failed to win their party’s nomination
Read MoreMichele Bachmann: History Is On Her Side
For 2-term incumbents, like Congresswoman Bachmann, 88.2 percent have won a third consecutive term, or 75 out of 85 Representatives
Read MoreIn Search of Minnesota’s Bellwether House District(s)
For better or for worse, during the past decade Minnesota has developed a national reputation for being a bit of an ‘oddball’ state – politically, that is. And, at first blush, the Gopher State is an easy target for even…
Read MoreMinnesotans Still Divided Over Pawlenty; Culver and Doyle Ratings in 30s
While residents of Iowa and Wisconsin are speaking in loud, disapproving voices over the performance of their respective Democratic governors, Minnesotans are still basically split down the middle over how they rate the performance of Republican Governor Tim Pawlenty. The…
Read MoreKlobuchar’s Approval Rebounds While Senators Grassley, Harkin, Kohl, and Feingold’s Sink to Historic Lows
The latest round of SurveyUSA polling finds Minnesota U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar rebounding back into familiar territory, while many of her Upper Midwestern colleagues see their job performance marks sink to record lows and struggle to reach even a positive…
Read MoreA Profile of Minnesota’s Swing and Stronghold State Senate Districts
During the past three days Smart Politics has issued reports analyzing party strength in the state’s 134 House districts – including analyses on the state’s 40 swing districts, the 94 DFL and GOP stronghold districts, and the barriers the Republican…
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