Archive for October 2012
Romney-Bills and Klobuchar-Obama Voter Gaps Could Make History in Minnesota
Kurt Bills is running 22 points behind his party’s presidential nominee in Minnesota according to a new Star Tribune poll – on pace to eclipse the worst-ever mark of -17 points since the DFL merger in 1944.
Read MoreWhich State Will Host the Most Closely Decided Presidential Race in 2012?
Since 1824, Kentucky and Maryland have each hosted the closest statewide presidential contests five times; Ohio last did so in back-to-back cycles in 1944 and 1948.
Read MoreLess than 1% of Voting Eligible Population Polled in Battleground States This Cycle
After more than 640 polls, 531,000 individuals have been surveyed this cycle about the Romney-Obama horserace across the 57.3 million voting eligible population of the 10 main battleground states.
Read MoreMinnesota Eyes Most Competitive US House Races Since 1994
The last time three Gopher State congressional races were decided by single digits was during the Republican Revolution.
Read MoreOn Presidents and Bayonets: A Historical Review
Ronald Reagan talked about bayonets more than twice as frequently as any other president; most presidential rhetoric casts the weapon as a symbol for tyranny and unjust force.
Read MoreGeorge McGovern’s Post Presidential Election Half-Life Was 3rd Longest in History
Only Strom Thurmond (1948, 54 years) and Alf Landon (1936, 50 years) lived longer after losing a presidential election.
Read MoreWill Christie Vilsack Make History for Iowa Women?
Iowa would become the 45th state in the nation to elect a woman to the U.S. House if Vilsack defeats Steve King in November.
Read MoreGOP Bracing for 2nd Worst Finish in MN US Senate Race Since Great Depression
Kurt Bills’ poll numbers show him with the second lowest support of any GOP U.S. Senate nominee since 1944 and third lowest since direct elections began 100 years ago.
Read MoreA Brief History of Presidential Arithmetic
The most basic branch of mathematics has been celebrated, indicted, and used as a political weapon by the presidency for nearly 150 years.
Read MoreTown Hall Format Blunts Romney’s Rhetoric of Argumentation by Enumeration
Romney rattles off only four of his patented series of bullet-point answers at the Hofstra debate versus 10 in Denver.
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