Archive for 2010
Will Minnesota Have the Most Competitive Gubernatorial Race in the Nation for the 2nd Consecutive Election Cycle?
Gopher State could follow the nation’s closest gubernatorial race in 2006 and closest Senate race in 2008 with another nail-biter in 2010
Read MoreApologygate: Could Joe Barton Lose His U.S. House Seat?
Barton has enjoyed a 39-point average margin of victory since 1984
Read MoreAre Bachmann, Kline, and Paulsen ‘Too’ Conservative for Their Congressional Districts?
Difference between Kline’s conservative vote ranking and his district’s Partisan Voting Index ranking is the 2nd largest among all House Republicans; Bachmann 14th largest, Paulsen 27th
Read MoreWhich States Have the Most Living Ex-Governors?
250 ex-governors are still living in the United States; New Jersey has five times more living former governors (10) than Connecticut and Wyoming (2)
Read MoreThe Ones That Got Away: Minnesota-Born Politicians Who Have Governed Other States
Nearly as many Minnesota-born politicians have served as governor elsewhere (11) as in the Gopher State (14)
Read MoreHow Will Minnesota, Big 10 Football Teams Fare Against the Nebraska Cornhuskers?
Golden Gophers are 29-20-2 against Nebraska all-time, but just 0-14 since 1963; Cornhuskers have won 39 of 45 contests against current Big 10 schools over the past 48 years
Read MoreInside Tim Pawlenty’s Uniquely Polarizing Job Approval Numbers
Pawlenty one of only a few governors nationwide to notch both large pools of staunch supporters and detractors in his constituency
Read MoreRoxanne Conlin Poised to Hold Iowa U.S. Senate, Gubernatorial Records
Conlin is only the second female major party candidate to appear on a U.S. Senate general election ballot in Iowa and the 9th woman overall
Read MoreAnti Illegal Immigration Sentiment Strong in Minnesota, though Weaker than Most of the Nation
Arizona immigration law enjoys majority support in Minnesota, though lower than most states
Read MoreWill Minnesotans Elect a Plurality-Winning Governor for a 4th Straight Cycle?
Only one other state has elected plurality-winning governors into office four times in a row since World War II (Alaska); Minnesota has not done so in 114 years
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