Minnesota
When Will Minnesota (or Wisconsin, Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota…) Elect a Woman as Governor?
After holding more than 300 gubernatorial elections across the Upper Midwest during the past 160+ years, the region has yet to elect its first female governor
Read MoreWalz Has Largest Percentage of Contributions from In-State Donors; Ellison the Lowest
Ellison also raises more money from Californians than Minnesotans for the second consecutive quarter
Read MoreBachmann Continues to Lead Minnesota Congressional Delegation Fundraising from ‘Regular Folks’
Bachmann continues to lead the Minnesota U.S. House delegation in several key facets, beyond the obvious fact that she has raised the most funds in 2009 among the state’s eight U.S. House members
Read More‘Cautionary’ Drop in September Minnesota Unemployment Rate Is Largest in Decades
A Smart Politics historical analysis of unemployment data over the last four decades finds the 0.7-point drop from August to September to be the largest percentage point decline in jobless claims since at least January 1976
Read MoreBachmann Raises $29,000 on Day 2 of ‘Send a Message to the Left’ Campaign
Bachmann has now raised $118,093 in just two days through her new “Send a Message to the Left” campaign
Read MoreBachmann ‘Sends a Message to the Left’: Raises $89,000 in One Day
Bachmann raised $313,685 in 90 days from January through March of this year, or an average of $3,485 per day
Read MorePathway to the Governor’s Mansion in Minnesota, Part II: Where Are Political Careers Launched?
Only 14 of Minnesota’s 38 governors were born in the Gopher State
Read MorePathway to the Governor’s Mansion in Minnesota, Part I: Political Experience
Overall, 79 percent of Minnesota’s governors (30 of 38) had some form of state government experience before becoming governor
Read MoreHow Supportive Are Minnesotans of Gay Rights?
Polling conducted by Pioneer Press / MPR found narrow pluralities of Minnesotans to oppose an amendment banning gay marriage in both 2004 (49 to 43 percent) and 2006 (47 to 40 percent)
Read MoreWill Minnesotans Ever Support Public Financing of a New Vikings Stadium?
In May 2009, a Rasmussen poll found 75 percent of Minnesotans against using taxpayer money to build a Vikings stadium
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