Archive for 2010
Klobuchar and Franken to Get Boost in Senate Seniority After 2010 Election
Gopher State delegation currently has second lowest collective seniority in the U.S. Senate
Read MorePawlenty Prepares Veto #101 for Health Care Bill
Governor begins 8th year in office with 100 vetoes under his belt and a policy agenda undaunted by large DFL legislative majorities
Read MoreMinnesota’s GOP U.S. Representatives Launching Aggressive Media Campaign in 2010; DFLers Shying Away
Bachmann, Kline, and Paulsen issuing nearly twice as many press releases in 2010 as Gopher State’s DFL Representatives
Read MoreEvan Bayh’s Exit from the U.S. Senate Unprecedented in the History of Indiana Politics
Bayh is only elected Democrat from Indiana since popular vote elections to exit the U.S. Senate for reasons other than defeat at the ballot box or death
Read MoreMinnesota Ranks 10th in Nation in Campaign Contributions Per Congressional District in 2009
South Carolina tops list at $1.6 million per district with Minnesota 10th at $983,029; candidates in Northeastern congressional districts receiving the most money overall
Read MorePresidents Day Special: The Astrological Signs of the Presidents
Elected presidents most frequently born under the sign of Aquarius (1 in 5); Sarah Palin only leading contender of 2012 GOP rumored candidates to be born under this sign
Read MoreA Content Analysis of Governor Pawlenty’s 2010 State of the State Address
Governor’s focus on jobs in speech up more than threefold from 2009 Address despite yearly drop in unemployment
Read MoreBachmann’s Election 2010 Out of State Fundraising Fueled by Democratic States
Conservative Congresswoman’s large donor out of state individual fundraising for 2009 was 33 percent higher per capita in blue states than in red states
Read MorePawlenty Proposal to Get Tough on Sex Offenders Likely to Have Huge Public Support
Previous polling suggests Minnesota residents back various tougher penalties on sex offenders by greater than 3:1 margins
Read MoreBachmann 2010 Election Fundraising Effort Outpacing ’08 by 32 Percent
Small donor contributions to Bachmann soar by 355 percent compared to two years ago while special interest PAC money declines 51 percent
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