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North Dakota

GOP Aims to Hold All North Dakota Seats on Capitol Hill for 1st Time in Over 50 Years

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | August 22, 2011 | 1

Republicans last held all of North Dakota’s U.S. Senate and House seats in January 1959.

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North Dakota Sets Modern Day Record for State’s Largest Monthly Dip in Unemployment

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | May 24, 2011 | 0

North Dakota’s -8.3 percent monthly decline in unemployment from March to April is its largest drop over the past 35+ years

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More Likely 2012 US Senate Scenario: Connecticut to the GOP or North Dakota to the Dems?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 20, 2011 | 1

Connecticut has never voted for a Republican U.S. Senator and a Democratic presidential nominee in the same cycle

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Could Republicans Sweep the Midwest in US Senate Races Again in 2012?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 19, 2011 | 0

GOP won nine Senate seats in the region last November for the first time since 1920

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Upper Midwestern Republicans Reach Five-Decade High in State House Seats

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | December 10, 2010 | 0

After the 2010 election, GOP holds 311 of 497 lower chamber seats in IA, MN, ND, SD, and WI (62.2 percent) – the highest level since 1968 election (68.0 percent)

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Republican Dominance over Upper Midwestern Governorships through the Years

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 30, 2010 | 1

Republicans have controlled the governor’s mansions of IA, MN, ND, SD, and WI for over 72 percent of the time since 1846

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Minnesota Unemployment Numbers and Trends at a Glance

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | August 24, 2010 | 2

Gopher State job data trend lines generally favorable compared to the nation and the Upper Midwest region

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Will the GOP Sweep North and South Dakota’s U.S. House Seats?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | April 27, 2010 | 1

Republicans have never carried both single-member at-large districts in the same election cycle; Democrats have won 25 of 29 U.S. House contests in the Dakotas since 1982

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Upper Midwestern U.S. House Delegation Votes 13-10 in Favor of Health Care Bill

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 8, 2009 | 0

Region supported amendment banning abortion services from bill by 12-11 vote

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Minnesota Housing Foreclosure Rate Still Up 67 Percent Since Election Day

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | September 21, 2009 | 5

Minnesota continues to have the highest foreclosure rate in the Upper Midwest

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