Archive for 2012
Is Connecticut a Battleground State?
A third consecutive poll finds Mitt Romney within single digits of the president in the Nutmeg State.
Read MoreChanging Tides? GOP Eyes Rare Majority Control of Upper Midwest Senate Delegation
After November, Democrats in the five-state Upper Midwest region could control less than half of the 10 U.S. Senate seats for only the 4th time in 50 Years.
Read MoreRNC: No Rick Scott, No Problem
National political conventions have been frequently held in states in which the sitting governor does not attend (though usually a governor from the opposing party).
Read MoreVote R & R in 2012?
With the selection of Paul Ryan as his running mate, Mitt Romney’s presidential ticket is now just the third in U.S. history in which the last name of a major party’s presidential and vice-presidential nominees begins with the same letter….
Read MoreVote R & R in 2012?
With the selection of Paul Ryan as his running mate, Mitt Romney’s presidential ticket is now just the third in U.S. history in which the last name of a major party’s presidential and vice-presidential nominees begins with the same letter….
Read MoreWill Paul Ryan Carry Wisconsin for the Romney Ticket?
The last eight vice-presidential nominees from the Midwest have carried their home state dating back to 1944 .
Read MoreRyan Seeks to Become 1st GOPer to Simultaneously Win VP and Congressional Seat
Only three previous individuals – all Democrats – have won the vice-presidency and were reelected to their seat on Capitol Hill on Election Day.
Read MoreMinnesota DFL 8th CD Primary Sets Statewide Record in Post-Merger Era
The last time the margin between first and third place was less than nine points in a Minnesota U.S. House primary race was 1942
Read MoreRick Nolan, Meet Ernest Lundeen
Rick Nolan’s plurality victory in the Minnesota’s 8th CD DFL U.S. House primary on Tuesday brings him one step closer to a return to Congress after a 32-year absence. If he wins his general election matchup against one-term incumbent GOP…
Read MoreBachmann Scores Weakest Minnesota GOP US House Incumbent Primary Win in 50 Years
The last time a Republican incumbent won a lower percentage of the vote in a Gopher State U.S. House primary was 1962 (Herman Carl Andersen).
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