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Minnesota

By How Much Will Amy Klobuchar Outrun the Top of the DFL Ticket?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | July 28, 2024 | 3

Klobuchar is Minnesota’s only U.S. Senator to outperform her party’s top of the ticket nominee by 20+ points in both presidential and midterm elections.

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How Often Do Minnesota Legislative Specials Determine Partisan Control of a Chamber?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 23, 2024 | 2

November’s SD 45 contest will be the fourth time since 1973 in which party control is on the line in a special state house or senate election.

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A Review of Minnesota Presidential Primaries

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | March 3, 2024 | 1

Minnesota is hosting presidential primaries for both major parties in back-to-back cycles for just the second time in state history.

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Dean Phillips to Become Just 4th Minnesota US Rep in a Century Not to Seek 4th Term

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | December 5, 2023 | 2

Nearly 90 percent of third term U.S. Representatives since statehood sought reelection to a fourth.

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Dean Phillips Launches Rare US Rep Challenge to Party’s Sitting President

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | October 29, 2023 | 6

The Minnesotan is just the third U.S. Representative to attempt such a challenge since 1828.

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Tom Emmer Is 2nd Minnesotan to Receive Votes for House Speaker

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | October 24, 2023 | 1

The previous and only other Minnesotan to win Speaker votes did so 90 years ago.

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Will Amy Klobuchar Draw a Top-Tier GOP Challenger in 2024?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | September 16, 2023 | 3

Klobuchar could become the third sitting U.S. Senator to win their first four elections by at least 20 points.

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Introducing the Minnesota Historical Candidate Biographical Database

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | August 30, 2023 | 2

A play with a cast of thousands – heroes and villains and the spotlight shining a little more on the extras.

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Dean Phillips and a Review of Minnesota US Reps Running for President

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | August 8, 2023 | 2

Only one sitting U.S. Representative has run for the nation’s highest office in Minnesota history.

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I Can’t Quit You: Omar, Swalwell, Schiff Still Identify As Serving On Foreign Affairs, Intelligence Committees

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 13, 2023 | 1

The official U.S. House websites for all three Democrats do not reflect the reality of the actions taken by Speaker McCarthy weeks ago.

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