National Politics
Which States Do Presidents Come From? (Not Minnesota, Yet)
Ohio leads the way with seven presidents; New York has six
Read MoreHalf of Minnesotans Believe Pawlenty Will Be the 2012 GOP Presidential Nominee
Minnesotans are increasingly of the view that Governor Tim Pawlenty will win the Republican nomination for President in 2012
Read MoreRed States Have Higher Crime Rates Than Blue States
Red states across the nation have both higher violent and property crime rates than blue states, across several measures of partisanship
Read MoreWhat Are the Odds of Incumbents Winning All 8 of Minnesota’s U.S. House Races in 2010?
Out of the 32 elections in which each of Minnesota’s U.S. Representatives have appeared on the general election ballot, incumbents swept their contests in just 19 instances, or 59 percent of the time
Read MoreAre Minnesota’s U.S. House Seats Safer for Incumbents Today Than in the Past?
In the current census period, 2002-2008, Minnesota’s U.S. House incumbents have been reelected at a rate of 93.1 percent, or 27 of 29 contests
Read MoreHow Big is the Incumbency Advantage in Minnesota’s U.S. House Races?
425 Minnesota U.S. House incumbents have won their general election matchups, 62 were defeated, and an additional 14 failed to win their party’s nomination
Read MoreNational Radio Host Mike Gallagher Fundraises for Rep. Joe Wilson
Gallagher called Representative Wilson a “hero” in standing up to the President and vowed he could raise $100,000 in 30 minutes from his listeners
Read MoreMichele Bachmann: History Is On Her Side
For 2-term incumbents, like Congresswoman Bachmann, 88.2 percent have won a third consecutive term, or 75 out of 85 Representatives
Read MoreKlobuchar’s Approval Rebounds While Senators Grassley, Harkin, Kohl, and Feingold’s Sink to Historic Lows
The latest round of SurveyUSA polling finds Minnesota U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar rebounding back into familiar territory, while many of her Upper Midwestern colleagues see their job performance marks sink to record lows and struggle to reach even a positive…
Read MoreObama Approval Rating Holds in Minnesota, Plummets in Iowa and Wisconsin
Although Barack Obama’s approval rating has taken an (expected) hit in Minnesota since the beginning of his term, a hit all presidents endure, a new SurveyUSA poll finds Gopher State residents much more patient with the new Democratic president than…
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