Archive for 2010
David Obey’s Exit and the Badger State Congressmen Who Left Before Him
Obey served alongside 31 different Wisconsin U.S. Representatives since election in 1969
Read MoreLong Legislative Service Not a Prescription for Gubernatorial Electoral Success in Minnesota
Only one Minnesota Governor since statehood has spent as much time in the legislature as 2010 DFL candidates Margaret Anderson Kelliher and Matt Entenza
Read MoreCan Pawlenty Launch a Sam’s Club Presidential Campaign from a Target State?
Minnesota ranks #33 in the nation in Sam’s Club & Wal-Mart stores per capita, and ranks #1 for Target
Read MoreWill Voter ID Issue Turn Conservative Democrats Into ‘Emmercrats’ in MN Gubernatorial Race?
Emmer continues to highlight voter ID as core issue to 2010 campaign; popular issue may be the lure to get conservative Democrats onto his coalition’s hook
Read MoreMinnesota Twins Begin Target Field Era at Near Record Pace
Twins’ 14-8 start and ‘projected’ 103-59 finish are tied for second best for first seasons with a new ball park among MLB teams
Read MoreReapportionment Winners and Losers Through the Years
Pennsylvania (-17 seats) and New York (-16 seats) have lost the largest number of seats from their peak U.S. House delegations; the Keystone State is slated to lose a seat again for a 9th consecutive census period
Read MoreWill the GOP Sweep North and South Dakota’s U.S. House Seats?
Republicans have never carried both single-member at-large districts in the same election cycle; Democrats have won 25 of 29 U.S. House contests in the Dakotas since 1982
Read MoreWill Margaret Anderson Kelliher Break the Upper Midwestern Glass Ceiling?
Just 17 women have appeared on the gubernatorial ballot in 257 elections across Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota, and Wisconsin; only 2 from major political parties
Read MoreHas Gerrymandering Lost Its Punch?
Current redistricting period has produced the closest relationship between votes received and seats won by party across the nation’s 435 U.S. House districts since the 1940s
Read MoreStill thinking about running for the U.S. Senate? You’re Too Late
No non-incumbent has won a U.S. Senate seat by announcing their candidacy this late in the election cycle; the average length of successful U.S. Senate campaigns since 2000 has been 447 days
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