Governorships
Will the DFL Cancel Minnesota’s Membership to the ‘Lonely Republican Governors Club’ in 2010?
Minnesota could emerge from Election 2010 as one of just two states in the nation with a Republican governor and Democratic-led delegations to the U.S. Senate, U.S. House, State Senate, and State House
Read MoreTim Pawlenty Job Approval Rating Hits All-Time Low
Analysis of over 70 polls since 2003 finds Pawlenty’s current job approval rating lowest in 7+ years in office
Read MorePawlenty Prepares Veto #101 for Health Care Bill
Governor begins 8th year in office with 100 vetoes under his belt and a policy agenda undaunted by large DFL legislative majorities
Read MoreA Content Analysis of Governor Pawlenty’s 2010 State of the State Address
Governor’s focus on jobs in speech up more than threefold from 2009 Address despite yearly drop in unemployment
Read MorePawlenty Proposal to Get Tough on Sex Offenders Likely to Have Huge Public Support
Previous polling suggests Minnesota residents back various tougher penalties on sex offenders by greater than 3:1 margins
Read MoreWhy Minnesota Democrats Should Be Thankful Tim Pawlenty Is Not Running for Reelection
Republican gubernatorial incumbents in Minnesota have won 93 percent of reelection defenses since statehood (25 of 27), while losing 70 percent of open seat contests over the past century
Read MoreMinnesota GOP Caucus Gubernatorial Straw Poll Voter Turnout Up Over 20 Percent from 2002
Despite the characterization that caucus night was a quiet night for Republicans in some media reports, GOP turnout nonetheless increased by more than 20 percent since the last time the party was searching for its gubernatorial nominee back in 2002
Read MoreTo the ‘Losers’ of the 2010 Minnesota Gubernatorial Straw Polls…
Tim Pawlenty, finished in 2nd place out of 3 candidates in the 2002 Republican gubernatorial straw poll
Read MoreWhat’s In a Name? Could Scrabble Scores Determine Minnesota’s Next Governor?
Gubernatorial candidates with longer names and names with letters totaling higher Scrabble tile values are nearly twice as likely to win general election races throughout Minnesota history
Read MoreFrom the U.S. Senate to St. Paul: Dayton (and Coleman?) Try to Make History
Pathway from 1 of 100 to 1 of 50 has been steep and narrow for Minnesota politicians
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