Archive for May 2011
Reading the Tweet Leaves: Sarah Palin’s Vanishing Act
Palin tweeting 64 percent less frequently in 2011 compared to 2010
Read MoreCould Tommy Thompson Win Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate Seat?
No ex- (non-sitting) Wisconsin governor has ever been elected to a 1st term in the U.S. Senate
Read MoreTarryl Clark in 2012: How Many Minnesota U.S. Representatives Lost Their First House Race?
Nearly one out of six Minnesota U.S. Representatives in history did not win their first congressional race
Read MoreHumphrey Event: Direct National Popular Vote in Presidential Elections
Humphrey event examines the movement afoot that seeks to implement an electoral system with a direct, nationwide popular vote
Read MoreDennis Kucinich Reelection Scheme from Washington Would Make U.S. History
No U.S. Representative has won reelection in back-to-back cycles after moving to a new state in the history of the House
Read MoreGingrich Launches First Presidential Bid by House Speaker Since 1940
Gingrich becomes just the 4th sitting or ex-House Speaker to run for president since 1900 and the first since World War II
Read MoreArden Hills Would Be 2nd Smallest NFL City if Vikings Stadium Deal Passes
Only East Rutherford, New Jersey – home to New Meadowlands Stadium – has a smaller population than Arden Hills, Minnesota
Read MoreJoe Donnelly Tries to Pull a Quayle
Only one sitting U.S. House member has won a Senate race from Indiana since popular vote elections were introduced: Dan Quayle
Read MorePence Seeks First Governorship by Sitting Indiana Congressman Since 1888
A sitting U.S. Representative from Indiana has not won a gubernatorial election in 123 years
Read MoreA House Divided: A Content Analysis of Congressional Press Releases on the bin Laden Killing
Less than 25 percent of Republican U.S. House members give credit to Obama in press releases on the bin Laden kill; less than 3 percent of Democrats acknowledge Bush
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