Archive for May 2011
Gillibrand Scores Biggest Fundraising Surge Among 2012 U.S. Senate Incumbents
New York junior Senator jumps from #17 to #5 for cash on hand among 2012 U.S. Senate incumbents last quarter.
Read MoreMinnesota Twins Historically Struggle on Memorial Day
Twins have just a .387 winning percentage in Memorial Day games since 1971
Read MoreBachmann Money Bomb Doubles Yield of 2009’s ‘Send a Message to the Left’ Campaign
Team Bachmann raises $257,000+ in 36 hours targeting Obama vs. $118,000 over 48 hours in October 2009’s campaign targeting Pelosi and Reid
Read MoreWith Hochul Victory, 1 in 5 Democrats First Entered US House via Special Election
15 percent of current U.S. Representatives (63 members) were first elected by special election including 20 percent of the current Democratic caucus
Read MoreMedia Misfires During NY-26 Election Night Coverage
Erroneous statements abound during coverage and analysis of NY-26 Tuesday evening
Read MoreNY-26: One in Four U.S. House Seats Flipped in Special Elections Since 2002
Special elections have seen 9 of 37 seats change parties over the last 9+ years, or 24.3 percent of all races
Read MoreNorth Dakota Sets Modern Day Record for State’s Largest Monthly Dip in Unemployment
North Dakota’s -8.3 percent monthly decline in unemployment from March to April is its largest drop over the past 35+ years
Read MoreFlashback Fail: Tim Pawlenty is the “Arnold Schwarzenegger of the Midwest”
In 2004, Club for Growth founder and then President Stephen Moore called T-Paw “Arnold Schwarzenegger of the Midwest”
Read MoreFrom Rumor to Reality: Pawlenty’s 2,456-Day Presidential Candidacy Roll Out
National chatter of a T-Paw presidential bid first began nearly seven years ago at the 2004 RNC
Read MoreMinnesota Unemployment Rate Falls Extending 3rd Longest Streak in the Nation
Only North Dakota and Vermont have gone longer without a jobless rate uptick
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