Archive for 2011
NY-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
Read MoreReading 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
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