Archive for August 2010
No Recipe for Success for Murkowski Write-In Campaign in Alaska
Senator Ernest Gruening’s model for potential Murkowski write-in candidacy netted just 17 percent in 1968
Read MoreWhich States Host the Most Competitive Gubernatorial Elections?
New Mexico, Alaska, and Indiana have provided the tightest gubernatorial races in the nation since 1900; over the last three decades: Mississippi, Illinois, and Virginia
Read MoreNo Hometown Advantage for Michele Bachmann in Stillwater
Clark even with Bachmann in per-day fundraising from Stillwater; Congresswoman has shed top of the ticket GOP vote in the City in both 2006 and 2008
Read MoreMurkowski Primary Struggles Just Another Day in Alaska Politics
Murkowski defeat would mean half of Alaskan U.S. Senators eventually failed to win their party’s primary
Read MoreMinnesota Unemployment Numbers and Trends at a Glance
Gopher State job data trend lines generally favorable compared to the nation and the Upper Midwest region
Read MoreWhat Does Wisconsin History Say About Russ Feingold’s Chances in 2010?
Five of six U.S. Senators from Wisconsin have won bids for a fourth term
Read MoreAnd the Leader in Minneapolis Campaign Fundraising Is…Maureen Reed?
Former 6th CD DFLer who suspended her campaign more than two months ago has still raised the most money from Minneapolis residents of any U.S. House candidate this election cycle
Read MoreBrett Favre Returns: How Many Games Will the Vikings Win?
Favre has 85-50 career mark against this year’s Vikings opponents, including a 68-31 record against them vis-à-vis the team’s 2010 home/away schedule
Read MoreLoss by Herseth Sandlin in 2010 South Dakota US House Race Would Be Historic
Defeat of four-term Democratic Congresswoman would mark biggest fall since statehood for a South Dakota U.S. House incumbent in back-to-back contested elections
Read MoreMinnesota Political Elites Backing Clark, Not Bachmann
Clark has received 400+ times more money from current and former Minnesota politicians than Congresswoman Bachmann
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