MN Governor
Emmer’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
Read MoreFace Time: DFL Gubernatorial Candidate Communication Strategies in TV Ads
Anderson Kelliher delivers more face time in ads than other candidates; Dayton utilizes more voice-over artists
Read MoreCity Pages Errs in Latest Pawlenty Snark
Tennessee not quite as Republican-friendly as article suggests
Read MoreWill Minnesota Have the Most Competitive Gubernatorial Race in the Nation for the 2nd Consecutive Election Cycle?
Gopher State could follow the nation’s closest gubernatorial race in 2006 and closest Senate race in 2008 with another nail-biter in 2010
Read MoreInside Tim Pawlenty’s Uniquely Polarizing Job Approval Numbers
Pawlenty one of only a few governors nationwide to notch both large pools of staunch supporters and detractors in his constituency
Read MoreWill Minnesotans Elect a Plurality-Winning Governor for a 4th Straight Cycle?
Only one other state has elected plurality-winning governors into office four times in a row since World War II (Alaska); Minnesota has not done so in 114 years
Read MoreThat Was Then, This Is Now: What (Political) Life Looked Like the Last Time Minnesota Elected a DFLer Governor
Do you remember when the cost of a postage stamp was 22 cents?
Read MoreIs Military Experience No Longer Valued in Minnesota Gubernatorial Elections?
Prior to Tim Pawlenty, 10 of the previous 14 Minnesota governors had military service; Minnesotans elected veterans in 16 of 19 gubernatorial elections from 1944-1998
Read MoreHow Does Tim Pawlenty Rank in the Gubernatorial Class of 2002 on Jobs?
Minnesota Governor has presided over 64.4 percent increase in unemployment, slightly better than his gubernatorial Class of ’02 as well as the national average
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