Archive for 2010
Vikings’ Latest Push for a Super Bowl Ring (and Stadium) Begins Thursday
Only seven eventual Super Bowl champions have lost their season opener
Read MoreAt the Institute: Washington Update with former Congressman Vin Weber
Former six-term congressman to discuss the current political climate in Washington, the nation’s pressing domestic and foreign challenges, and the upcoming midterm elections
Read MoreMinnesota Third Parties to Set Modern Mark for Number of Midterm U.S. House Candidates in 2010
Independence Party leads the way with seven – the most third party U.S. House candidates to run in any election cycle since the DFL merger in 1944
Read MoreLabor Day Special: Is Jim Thome the Most Productive Player on the Minnesota Twins?
Thome leads the Twins in several offensive categories, at a bargain basement $1.5 million base salary
Read MoreHistory Says Barrett Win in Wisconsin Governor’s Race Hinges on Feingold Victory
Democrats have never won a gubernatorial election in Wisconsin when they have lost their U.S. Senate race
Read MoreWhat are the Most Partisan Cities in Minnesota for U.S. House Campaign Contributions?
Champlin and Lakeland have the largest Republican tilts for U.S. House campaign contributions; Anoka, Elk River, and Minneapolis have the largest Democratic tilts
Read MoreWayzata: The Hamptons of Minnesota?
Small western suburban city of less than 5,000 residents has given $415,000+ to Minnesota U.S. House candidates – third highest in the state and less than $30,000 behind St. Paul
Read MoreNo 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
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