Governorships
Pathway to the Governor’s Mansion in Minnesota, Part IV: Age
Current crop of 2010 gubernatorial candidates is more ‘seasoned’ than Gopher State governors throughout history
Read MorePathway to the Governor’s Mansion in Minnesota, Part III: Ethnic Heritage
Or, the end of Scandinavian dominance
Read MoreWhen Will Minnesota (or Wisconsin, Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota…) Elect a Woman as Governor?
After holding more than 300 gubernatorial elections across the Upper Midwest during the past 160+ years, the region has yet to elect its first female governor
Read MorePathway to the Governor’s Mansion in Minnesota, Part II: Where Are Political Careers Launched?
Only 14 of Minnesota’s 38 governors were born in the Gopher State
Read MorePathway to the Governor’s Mansion in Minnesota, Part I: Political Experience
Overall, 79 percent of Minnesota’s governors (30 of 38) had some form of state government experience before becoming governor
Read MoreAbsence Does Not Make the Heart Grow Fonder: Pawlenty Disapproval Rating Reaches All-Time High
Pawlenty’s periodic absences from a state decidedly not out of the woods of its economic and budget crises may be causing the Governor’s popularity to be taking a hit
Read MoreIowa Unemployment Soars at Historic Rate; Governor Culver’s Rating Hits Record Low
Chet Culver has seen his job approval ratings drop 37 percent from December 2008 to August 2009
Read MoreMinnesotans Still Divided Over Pawlenty; Culver and Doyle Ratings in 30s
While residents of Iowa and Wisconsin are speaking in loud, disapproving voices over the performance of their respective Democratic governors, Minnesotans are still basically split down the middle over how they rate the performance of Republican Governor Tim Pawlenty. The…
Read MoreWill Minnesota and Wisconsin Elect Governors from the Same Political Party in 2010?
Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle’s official announcement on Monday that he would not be seeking a third term created not only a newfound battle for the Democratic nomination, but also a scenario whereby the Badger and Gopher States will both…
Read MoreCan the DFL End Its Gubernatorial Drought?
With House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher’s announcement that she is now officially in the 2010 gubernatorial race, the DFL adds yet another hopeful face to end a near quarter-century drought since the party last won the prized statewide office in…
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