Archive for January 2010
‘Professor’ Obama? President’s State of the Union Address Notches 4th Lowest Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level Score Since FDR
Text of Obama’s Address has a readability score for an average 8th grader – two grades lower than George W. Bush’s Addresses and the historical average for modern presidents
Read MoreA Content Analysis of President Obama’s 2010 State of the Union Address
Emphasis on domestic policy and insertion of non-policy rhetoric stands in sharp contrast to George W. Bush’s final State of the Union Address in 2008
Read MoreMike Parry Fends Off Critics, Engbrecht, and Srp to Hold 26th Senate District for GOP
Tri-County District split support among the three candidates; Roy Srp turns in best State Senate performance for IP since 2002
Read MoreGOP Has Historically Thrived in Minnesota State Senate Special Elections
Despite recent losses, Republican Party has notched a substantially better record in State Senate special elections than the DFL
Read MoreWill Republicans Win Murphy’s Open 28th Senate District Seat?
Retirement of Senator Steve Murphy Puts DFL Seat in play again for the GOP in ’10
Read MoreWisconsin-Minnesota Unemployment Gap Biggest in 22+ Years
Badger State continues to endure biggest jobs crisis in the Upper Midwest during current recession
Read MoreMinnesota’s Unemployment Rate Stays Flat in December
Minnesota’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 7.4 percent in December 2009 – unchanged from November
Read MoreHow Republican is Minnesota Senate District 26?
Republicans in the district have outperformed against the GOP statewide average in 21 of 23 statewide and district races since 2002
Read MoreWill Roy Srp Help to Upend Mike Parry? The Independent Streak of MN Senate District 26
District has shown strong support for Independence Party candidates over the past decade
Read MoreBrown Victory in Massachusetts Would End 3rd Longest GOP U.S. Senate Drought in Nation
Only West Virginia and Hawaii have gone more years without electing a Republican to a U.S. Senate seat
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