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Pawlenty Defeats Klobuchar? Don’t Hold Your Breath

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | August 16, 2011 | 4

Sitting or former Minnesota governors have lost 11 of 12 U.S. Senate campaigns since popular vote elections were introduced 100 years ago.

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Could Amy Klobuchar Win 60 percent of the Vote in 2012?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | August 3, 2011 | 1

Only two Democratic Senate candidates in Minnesota have ever reached the 60 percent mark in state history.

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Minnesota 2012 US Senate Race Fundraising Down 65 Percent from 2008

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | July 22, 2011 | 0

Nearly $7 million more dollars had been raised at this stage of the 2008 campaign.

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Klobuchar-Franken Moving Up the List of Oldest U.S. Senate Delegations in Minnesota History

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | March 14, 2011 | 0

DFL duo will be the ninth oldest delegation from Gopher State at the end of Klobuchar’s term in 2013 out of 42 pairings since statehood

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No GOP Challenger Yet For Amy Klobuchar? No Problem

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 3, 2011 | 0

No eventual major party nominee over the last four Minnesota U.S. Senate elections had announced their candidacy at this point in the election cycle

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History Gives Klobuchar a 2 in 3 Chance to Win Reelection in 2012

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | December 2, 2010 | 0

10 of 15 freshmen Minnesota U.S. Senators have won reelection to a second term since popular vote contests began 100 years ago

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Was Amy Klobuchar Snookered by Chuck Schumer?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | October 7, 2010 | 0

Everything Minnesota fans do not want to know about the Twins-Yankees rivalry

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Klobuchar and Franken to Get Boost in Senate Seniority After 2010 Election

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 22, 2010 | 0

Gopher State delegation currently has second lowest collective seniority in the U.S. Senate

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Bachmann vs Franken in 2014: A Dream Matchup?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 16, 2009 | 5

Scenario could also be best chance for 3rd party revival in Gopher State

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Bachmann and Paulsen Are Biggest Fundraisers in 5 of Minnesota’s 8 Congressional Districts in 2009

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 12, 2009 | 0

Bachmann, Paulsen, and Kline outraising DFLers by nearly $30,000 in DFL districts and by more than $600,000 in GOP districts

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