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Doug Mastriano Eyes Unusual US Senate Bid in Pennsylvania

Democrats and Republicans Have Record US Senate Winning Streaks in 26 States

Jay Inslee: Moving Up the Ranks

A Record Out of Reach? Dianne Feinstein to Retire with Most Votes in US Senate Electoral History

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Abortion

Upper Midwestern U.S. House Delegation Votes 13-10 in Favor of Health Care Bill

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 8, 2009 | 0

Region supported amendment banning abortion services from bill by 12-11 vote

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Pro-Life Stance on the Rise in Minnesota, Upper Midwest

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | May 26, 2009 | 6

A Gallup Poll released last Friday made headlines for its finding that a majority of Americans now identify themselves as “pro-life” as opposed to “pro-choice” on the issue of abortion, marking the first time that “pro-life” has been in…

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Smart Politics Live Blogging At Abortion Policy Event

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | October 24, 2007 | 0

Smart Politics will be blogging live tonight at a program on abortion policy held from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. in Cowles Auditorium at the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs. From the Humphrey press release: “The South Dakota legislature and governor…

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Smart Politics Live Blog At Abortion Policy Event

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | October 24, 2007 | 1

7:00 p.m. Sarah Stoesz, President and CEO of Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota is the featured speaker at tonight’s event. The launching pad for tonight’s discussion of abortion policy is South Dakota’s 2006 restrictions on abortion, passed by…

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Does Supreme Court Abortion Decision Signify Shift in Attitudes?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | April 23, 2007 | 0

In a 5-4 decision reached last week the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of a federal ban on the medical procedure known as ‘partial birth abortion.’ The procedure was a rallying cry for right-to-life advocates, although even some…

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South Dakota Abortion Policy Update

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 23, 2007 | 0

One week after the South Dakota House of Representatives easily passed a bill banning most abortions in the state, a similar abortion ban bill died in committee in the state Senate. The House recently passed a ban outlawing all…

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A Long Political Half-Life: Abortion Politics in South Dakota

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 29, 2007 | 0

South Dakota’s House of Representatives appears likely to take up the issue of abortion once again in its new 2007 legislative session. The GOP-led state legislature already passed a ban in its last session, which was signed by Republican…

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Abortion Policy: An Upper Midwestern Snapshot

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | October 10, 2006 | 0

In South Dakota a landmark petitioned referendum will be on the ballot this November, asking voters whether or not to uphold the recently signed State House Bill’s abortion ban. Mid-summer polling on the referendum—which does not provide exceptions for rape…

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SD Governor: History Is On Rounds’ Side…Unless…

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | September 16, 2006 | 0

South Dakota boasts a fascinating political history, peppered at the edges with contradictions in partisan preferences among its electorate. On the one hand, democrats have more than held their own in federal congressional statewide elections, winning 9 of the…

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