Archive for March 2010
Projected Rate of U.S. Military Deaths in Afghanistan Down 24 Percent in 2010
Despite record setting pace for U.S. military fatalities in Afghanistan in 2010, the rate of fatalities per troops on the ground is on pace for a 6-year low and a 24 percent decrease from 2009
Read MoreIs Barack Obama Ignoring Red State Americans?
President has delivered 8 times the number of remarks outside Washington, D.C. in states he carried in 2008 than states won by John McCain
Read MoreRob Eastlund’s Open HD 17A Seat to Remain GOP-Favored
GOP loses veteran Representative who staved off DFLers in five consecutive competitive races
Read MoreThe Vanishing President? Obama Public Appearances Down 30 Percent in 2010
Study of more than 600 verbal statements finds the President’s appearances have dropped from 45 per month in 2009 to 32 in 2010
Read MoreIs Bart Stupak’s U.S. House Seat Vulnerable?
Nine-term Democrat has won by more than 32 points in each of the last four election cycles
Read MoreFun Facts about House Democrats Voting ‘No’ on the Health Care Bill
Years of service in U.S. House, district competitiveness, and district vote for McCain in ’08 shaped Democratic votes; percentage of uninsured constituents in district had no impact
Read MoreBachmann, Kline, and Paulsen Respond to U.S. House Health Care Bill Passage
The only three members of Minnesota’s U.S. House delegation to issue press releases in the immediate hours after the 219-212 passage of a landmark overhaul of the nation’s health care system were its three GOP critics
Read MoreCounting One’s Blessings: Minnesota’s New Unemployment Numbers
Minnesota is one of only four states nationwide which has not experienced a rise in unemployment in any month since May 2009
Read MoreHow Competitive Are Minnesota’s Congressional Districts?
Bachmann’s 6th CD is the 11th most competitive in the nation since 2002; seven of the Gopher State’s eight CDs are more competitive than the national average
Read MoreThe 50 Safest U.S. House Districts in the Nation (2002-2008)
Democrats currently hold 43 of the 50 least competitive seats in the nation; John Lewis (GA-05), Kendrick Meek (FL-17), and Richard Neal (MA-02) have not faced a challenger since new district lines were drawn in 2002
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