Presidency
Radio Host Mike Gallagher Blames Failure to Sell His House on Obama and Congressional Democrats
Nationally syndicated conservative radio talk show host Mike Gallagher lamented this morning that his failure to sell his own house, that he recently placed on the market, was due to the psychological effects burdening the wealthy resulting from the class…
Read MoreObama’s New Stem Cell Policy Likely to Have Strong Support in Minnesota
President Barack Obama’s decision on Monday to permit federal funds for a greater spectrum of embryonic stem cell research is likely to be met with overwhelming support in the Gopher State, as well as the Upper Midwest generally. Obama’s directive…
Read MoreMinnesotans’ Approval of Obama Holds Steady As Support Wanes Nationwide
Barack Obama began the first week of his presidency with nearly 70 percent of the American public approving of his early job performance. One month later, while Obama’s approval rating has dipped by double-digit margins in many states, Minnesotans are…
Read MoreObama’s Economic and Fiscal Crises Address: An End, Or a Means to an End?
Although President Barack Obama’s first Address before a joint session of Congress Tuesday evening was pitched by the White House as a “plan to confront our nation’s economic and fiscal crises,” more than 70 percent of his speech focused on…
Read MoreRepublicans In Minnesota Warming to Obama More Than In Other Upper Midwestern States
Barack Obama is officially in the ‘honeymoon phase’ of his presidency – the 44th president is just one week into his administration with approval ratings through the roof (67 percent in the latest Gallup survey, with just 14 percent disapproving)….
Read MoreSmart Politics On WCCO-TV’s “Good Question”: Obama and His Blackberry
Smart Politics’ Eric Ostermeier was interviewed by the always-affable Jason DeRusha for his “Good Question” segment on WCCO-TV Tuesday evening. The “Good Question” at issue was, “Why Can’t the President Use E-Mail” – in light of Barack Obama’s recent announcement…
Read MoreSmart Politics Projections: The Presidency
Through the morning of November 4th, Smart Politics is running a series of electoral projections for national and Upper Midwestern federal and state governmental contests. The twelfth set of projections in the series is for the Presidency. Smart Politics Projections:…
Read MoreCommentary: Why Picking Sarah Palin Was Smart Politics
When I walked into the post office on University Avenue in Minneapolis yesterday, two friendly clerks with whom I’ll occasionally discuss politics exclaimed to me, “You were right!�? Well, not quite. For about two months it is true that I…
Read MoreWe Are Not Traitors: Obama Scores Biggest Applause With Right-Wing Rhetoric
Barack Obama’s speech accepting the Democratic Party nomination was largely well-received and accomplished several things he was perceived to need to do: · Acknowledge Hillary (and Bill) Clinton’s efforts to rally her supporters to his side. · Provide some specifics…
Read MoreObama-Biden: Familiar Bedfellows…Though You’d Never Know It
Most of the weekend’s media coverage of Barack Obama’s pick of Joe Biden to be his vice-presidential running mate focused on two competing, though related, angles: First, that Biden was a good choice because he will shore up Obama’s…
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