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Have 2 Sitting US Senators from the Same State Simultaneously Run for President?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | May 5, 2017 | 3
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Could Minnesota make history in 2020? Don’t count on it.

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Collin Peterson and the Longest Congressional Tenures in Minnesota History

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | April 30, 2017 | 3
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The 7th CD U.S. Representative currently sits at #7 on Minnesota’s all-time congressional service list.

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President Clinton = Governor Klobuchar in 2018?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 4, 2016 | 5
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The election of Hillary Clinton – let alone the GOP nominee – will likely close off the oft-rumored pathway to the Supreme Court for Minnesota’s popular senior Senator

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Libertarians Notch Record-Setting Cycle in 2014 US Senate Elections

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 16, 2015 | 0
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Nominees from the nation’s largest third party set records in 10 states last cycle for the largest support ever recorded in a U.S. Senate election.

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Democrats Dominating Minnesota Politics in Historic Fashion

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 9, 2015 | 1
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All partisan statewide offices in Minnesota have been won by Democrats for two consecutive cycles for the first time in history.

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Minnesotans Elect Oldest Governor, US House Delegation in State History

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 13, 2014 | 1
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Plus, with his reelection, Al Franken is poised to become Minnesota’s second oldest Senator since statehood in his second term.

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Can Dayton, Franken Both Win By Double-Digits in 2014?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | October 7, 2014 | 0
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The DFL/Democratic parties have won Minnesota gubernatorial and U.S. Senate contests in the same cycle in just three out of 25 elections and never by double-digits in both.

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Which US Senate Seats Will Flip in 2014? A Survey of Media Rankings

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | July 1, 2014 | 1
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Media election forecasters can only agree on one slot of the Top 12 U.S. Senate seats most likely to change control after the November elections.

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Buyer’s Remorse? Franken Loss Would Make History in Minnesota

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | December 2, 2013 | 0
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Minnesotans have never flipped a U.S. Senate seat in back-to-back-to-back elections.

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On the Hot Seat: US Senate Plurality-Vote Winners

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | August 14, 2013 | 0
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Nearly 40 percent of plurality vote winners of U.S. Senate contests have lost their seat in the next election; three are on the ballot in 2014 (Begich, Franken, Merkley).

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