Archive for 2010
That Was Then, This Is Now: What (Political) Life Looked Like the Last Time Minnesota Elected a DFLer Governor
Do you remember when the cost of a postage stamp was 22 cents?
Read MoreDo Higher Minimum Wage Laws Contribute to Increased Unemployment?
States with a higher minimum wage than the federal $7.25 requirement have an average 2-point higher unemployment rate than the rest of the country
Read MoreIs Military Experience No Longer Valued in Minnesota Gubernatorial Elections?
Prior to Tim Pawlenty, 10 of the previous 14 Minnesota governors had military service; Minnesotans elected veterans in 16 of 19 gubernatorial elections from 1944-1998
Read MoreVeterans in U.S. House Voted 55-37 Against Repeal of Ban on Gays in Military
1 out of 5 Democratic veterans voted against the repeal, including 2 out of 5 Blue Dog veterans; 19 out of 20 GOP veterans opposed amendment
Read MoreU.S. Military Service in the U.S. House of Representatives
GOP caucus has 60 percent higher rate of service than Democratic caucus; 17 state delegations have no members with military background
Read MoreOut with the Old and In with the Older: Ex-Governors Have Historically Good Odds in Comeback Bids
Former governors have won 63 percent of open races in comeback campaigns and 57 percent overall since WWII; five ex-governors to be on the ballot in 2010
Read MorePawlenty Still Shedding Support for Presidential Candidacy in Home State
Statewide support for ‘President Pawlenty’ in Minnesota reaches all-time low of 35 percent while his gubernatorial approval rating remains solid
Read MoreDFL Goal to Defeat Bachmann Faces Significant Historical Challenges
Minnesota GOP has held 95 percent of its U.S. House seats when Republicans net a dozen or more seats nationwide since the DFL merger in 1944
Read MoreCharlie Crist and the Long Odds of an Independent U.S. Senate Candidacy
Only six men have been elected to a first term in the U.S. Senate without major party backing since popular vote elections in 1914
Read MoreOtremba Retirement Inches GOP Closer Towards Goal of House Takeover
Republican presidential and gubernatorial candidates have won the conservative House District 11B by double-digit margins since 2002
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