Archive for 2010
Fun Facts about House Democrats Voting ‘No’ on the Health Care Bill
Years of service in U.S. House, district competitiveness, and district vote for McCain in ’08 shaped Democratic votes; percentage of uninsured constituents in district had no impact
Read MoreBachmann, Kline, and Paulsen Respond to U.S. House Health Care Bill Passage
The only three members of Minnesota’s U.S. House delegation to issue press releases in the immediate hours after the 219-212 passage of a landmark overhaul of the nation’s health care system were its three GOP critics
Read MoreCounting One’s Blessings: Minnesota’s New Unemployment Numbers
Minnesota is one of only four states nationwide which has not experienced a rise in unemployment in any month since May 2009
Read MoreHow Competitive Are Minnesota’s Congressional Districts?
Bachmann’s 6th CD is the 11th most competitive in the nation since 2002; seven of the Gopher State’s eight CDs are more competitive than the national average
Read MoreThe 50 Safest U.S. House Districts in the Nation (2002-2008)
Democrats currently hold 43 of the 50 least competitive seats in the nation; John Lewis (GA-05), Kendrick Meek (FL-17), and Richard Neal (MA-02) have not faced a challenger since new district lines were drawn in 2002
Read MoreThe Top 50 Most Competitive U.S. House Districts in the Nation (2002-2008)
Jim Gerlach’s PA-06 seat is the only U.S. House district in the nation decided by less than 10 points in each of the last four election cycles; Democrats currently hold 35 of the Top 50 most competitive seats
Read MoreWhich States Have the Most Competitive U.S. House Elections?
Wyoming, New Hampshire and Iowa lead the nation for the most competitive U.S. House races since 2002; Massachusetts, Alabama, Arkansas, and New York the least competitive
Read MoreWill Minnesotans Elect Another Lawyer to the Governor’s Mansion in 2010?
Pawlenty was first Gopher State Governor elected with a law degree since 1974; from 1910-1974, 90 percent of elected governors had a legal education
Read MoreMinnesota Has Lowest Rate of Increase in Unemployment in Nation During Obama’s First Year in Office
Gopher State shed the fewest jobs across the country with just a 1.4 percent net rise in its jobless rate from January 2009-January 2010; 50-state average is +25.5 percent
Read MoreWill Republicans Regain Eric Massa’s NY-29 Seat?
GOP carried the region in U.S. House races from 1986-2006 by an average of 43.4 points
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