Archive for January 2010
Massachusetts U.S. Senate Race: Special Elections Frequently See Flip in Voter Preferences
More than half of U.S. Senate special elections since 1970 have resulted in a partisan flipping of voter preferences
Read MoreMinnesota Republicans to End Census Period with Best U.S. House Electoral Record Since 1970s
GOP will reverse four decade-long decline of losing net seats to the DFL each Census period
Read MoreKlobuchar, Ellison, and Oberstar Issue Press Releases on Haitian Disaster
Minnesota’s senior Senator and 5th and 8th CD U.S. Representatives are the only members of state’s Congressional delegation to issue statements on the Haitian situation
Read MoreFrom the U.S. Senate to St. Paul: Dayton (and Coleman?) Try to Make History
Pathway from 1 of 100 to 1 of 50 has been steep and narrow for Minnesota politicians
Read MoreHow Predictive is the Recent Spate of Minneapolis Homicides?
Episodic events at the beginning of the year should not be cast as signs that the City is in the midst of a violent crime frenzy
Read MoreCan the GOP Sweep All Four Upper Midwestern Gubernatorial Contests in November?
Republicans have swept nearly half the gubernatorial election cycles in the region over the past 100 years, including 1990 and 1994
Read MoreWill Pawlenty Have a Minnesota Economic Recovery to Run on in 2012?
Minnesota has endured second lowest increase in unemployment in the country since the 2008 Election
Read MoreBeyond Tim Robbins: Fellow Politicians Not Contributing to Bachmann’s 2010 Campaign
Prominent Minnesota politicians once offered financial support early in Bachmann’s D.C. career
Read MoreCan the DFL Win a Gubernatorial Election with a Democrat in the White House?
DFL / Democratic Party has won only 12 percent of gubernatorial races in state history with a Democratic President in Washington
Read MoreWill Brett Favre Yet Be the Vikings Stadium Savior? (A Case for Favre as MVP)
With new stadium funding seemingly DOA at State Capital, Vikings’ best shot might simply be moving public opinion through team success and individual accolades
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