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Jim Graves Hopes Second Time’s a Charm in Congressional Seat Bid

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | April 12, 2013 | 0

One in six Minnesota U.S. Representatives in history lost their first general election House race, including three current members of the Gopher State delegation.

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Tim Pawlenty Returns to Jeopardy! After Three-Year Hiatus

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | April 11, 2013 | 0

But a single pop culture moment is unlikely to launch a new political campaign for one of Minnesota’s biggest Republican names any time soon.

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Why Does Keith Ellison Keep Getting Primaried?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | March 21, 2013 | 2

Incumbent DFL U.S. Representatives have faced primary challengers only 30 percent of the time in party history; Ellison has faced at least one every cycle.

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Can Mark Dayton Reach 50% in 2014?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | March 19, 2013 | 2

The state with the lowest level of voter support for Democratic gubernatorial candidates in the 20th and 21st Centuries is…Minnesota?

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Norm Coleman: Minnesota’s Forgotten Man?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | March 4, 2013 | 1

On a recent episode of Jeopardy!, none of the contestants could identify the state from which Coleman served as U.S. Senator and mayor – but had no problem with Loretta Sanchez, Jim Webb, Arlen Specter, or Michael Bloomberg.

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A Brief History of Keith Ellison on FOX News

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 28, 2013 | 1

Ellison has spoken 425+ more words on Hannity than the host himself during his two interviews on the program; the congressman has been on FOX’s primetime shows nine times in two years.

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Keeping Up with Erik Paulsen

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 7, 2013 | 0

His words say ‘no’ but his campaign manager floats a ‘maybe.’ Does the three-term congressman still have one toe in Minnesota’s 2014 Senate pool?

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Michele Bachmann Jeopardy! Curse Continues

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 4, 2013 | 0

Every contestant who has correctly answered clues about Minnesota’s controversial Congresswoman failed to win their match including the latest in the Teen Tournament on Friday.

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The Birth States of U.S. Representatives (113th Congress)

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 22, 2013 | 0

Eight U.S. House delegations boast an all homegrown membership, led by Iowa and Mississippi; five delegations come in at 25 percent or less including Virginia and Minnesota.

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Paulsen’s Pathway? Minnesota Senators Who First Served in the House

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 4, 2013 | 0

Will he or won’t he? Until we know for sure, here is a profile of the nine U.S. Senators from the Gopher State who previously served in the nation’s lower legislative chamber.

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