Archive for 2010
A Profile of the Tea Party Caucus
Caucus members skew southern, average 10 years of service in the House, won their ’08 races by 29 points, and represent districts with an average GOP tilt of +14 points
Read MoreIs Tim Pawlenty Running for a 3rd Term?
DFL gubernatorial candidate TV ads target outgoing governor eight times more than attacks on GOP endorsee Tom Emmer
Read MoreFace Time: DFL Gubernatorial Candidate Communication Strategies in TV Ads
Anderson Kelliher delivers more face time in ads than other candidates; Dayton utilizes more voice-over artists
Read MoreRedistricting Historically Fails to Make Minnesota U.S. Representatives Vulnerable
Only 10 Representatives from Minnesota’s Congressional Districts have been defeated after redistricting in election years ending in ‘2’ since statehood
Read MoreMinnesota’s 6th CD: The Most Politically Volatile District in the State Since 1944 DFL Merger
District has switched parties eight times since DFL merger in April 1944, including five times since 1980 – twice as many as any other district in Minnesota
Read MoreRepublicans Rejoice as National League Wins All-Star Game 3-1
GOP hopes Tuesday night’s National League victory will once again foretell significant Republican gains in Congress this November
Read MoreInside the SurveyUSA Poll of Minnesota’s 6th Congressional District
July 2010 poll shows notable sampling differences in percentage of males, independents, and voters above the age of 50 from spot-on late October 2008 poll of the district
Read MoreCongressional Republicans Pulling for National League Victory in All-Star Game
National League victory has preceded each of the nine election cycles with double-digit GOP gains in U.S. House since 1950
Read MoreOlder and Wiser? Minnesota’s Aging U.S. House Delegation
Delegation has three 60+ year-old members for first time since 1958
Read MoreMinnesota U.S. Representatives throughout History: A (Geographically) Open Casting Call
Less than 40 percent of Minnesota’s 133 U.S. Representatives were born in the Gopher State, including just two of eight in the current state delegation
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