Minnesota
Bachmann 2010 Election Fundraising Effort Outpacing ’08 by 32 Percent
Small donor contributions to Bachmann soar by 355 percent compared to two years ago while special interest PAC money declines 51 percent
Read MoreWhy Minnesota Democrats Should Be Thankful Tim Pawlenty Is Not Running for Reelection
Republican gubernatorial incumbents in Minnesota have won 93 percent of reelection defenses since statehood (25 of 27), while losing 70 percent of open seat contests over the past century
Read MoreMinnesota GOP Caucus Gubernatorial Straw Poll Voter Turnout Up Over 20 Percent from 2002
Despite the characterization that caucus night was a quiet night for Republicans in some media reports, GOP turnout nonetheless increased by more than 20 percent since the last time the party was searching for its gubernatorial nominee back in 2002
Read MoreTo the ‘Losers’ of the 2010 Minnesota Gubernatorial Straw Polls…
Tim Pawlenty, finished in 2nd place out of 3 candidates in the 2002 Republican gubernatorial straw poll
Read MoreWhat’s In a Name? Could Scrabble Scores Determine Minnesota’s Next Governor?
Gubernatorial candidates with longer names and names with letters totaling higher Scrabble tile values are nearly twice as likely to win general election races throughout Minnesota history
Read MoreMike Parry Fends Off Critics, Engbrecht, and Srp to Hold 26th Senate District for GOP
Tri-County District split support among the three candidates; Roy Srp turns in best State Senate performance for IP since 2002
Read MoreGOP Has Historically Thrived in Minnesota State Senate Special Elections
Despite recent losses, Republican Party has notched a substantially better record in State Senate special elections than the DFL
Read MoreWill Republicans Win Murphy’s Open 28th Senate District Seat?
Retirement of Senator Steve Murphy Puts DFL Seat in play again for the GOP in ’10
Read MoreWisconsin-Minnesota Unemployment Gap Biggest in 22+ Years
Badger State continues to endure biggest jobs crisis in the Upper Midwest during current recession
Read MoreHow Republican is Minnesota Senate District 26?
Republicans in the district have outperformed against the GOP statewide average in 21 of 23 statewide and district races since 2002
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