Governorships
Mark Dayton on Tax Policy: “I Didn’t Start the War”
DFL gubernatorial candidate launches 16 attacks against his 2010 rivals’ tax and budget plans and outgoing Pawlenty administration in hour long U of MN event
Read MoreHistory Says Barrett Win in Wisconsin Governor’s Race Hinges on Feingold Victory
Democrats have never won a gubernatorial election in Wisconsin when they have lost their U.S. Senate race
Read MoreWhich States Host the Most Competitive Gubernatorial Elections?
New Mexico, Alaska, and Indiana have provided the tightest gubernatorial races in the nation since 1900; over the last three decades: Mississippi, Illinois, and Virginia
Read MoreWill the Defeat of Handel and Anderson Kelliher Dash ‘Year of the Woman’ Prospects?
Female gubernatorial candidates still on track to break records for total number of nominees on the ballot and elections won in 2010, despite set-backs in Minnesota and Georgia
Read MoreDayton Eyes Minnesota History as Gubernatorial Campaign Moves Forward
Election of Dayton to a third statewide office this November would set multiple Minnesota electoral records
Read MoreIs Winning a Contested Primary in Minnesota a Path to General Election Success?
Many DFLers since 2000 who won less than 2/3 of the primary vote in statewide elections went on to win in November
Read MoreYou Say You Want a Revolution? Third Party Gubernatorial Candidates Thriving in 2010
Third party gubernatorial candidates rivaling 1994 for their best showing since the Great Depression
Read MoreCan the DFL Win Minnesota’s Governorship in the Face of a GOP Sweep of its Upper Midwestern Neighbors?
Democrats have won gubernatorial elections in Minnesota only four times since statehood without also holding one of its neighboring four states; last time was 1954
Read MoreEmmer’s Statewide Support Still Ahead of Pawlenty’s 2002 Pace
Pawlenty did not poll at 30 percent until mid-October 2002 before winning first term
Read MoreIs Tim Pawlenty Running for a 3rd Term?
DFL gubernatorial candidate TV ads target outgoing governor eight times more than attacks on GOP endorsee Tom Emmer
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