Partisanship
Live Blog: Conservatism Today
2:15 p.m. “Conservatism Today” is the fourth panel convened today at the Humphrey Institute’s series of forums entitled America’s Future: Conversations about Politics and Policy during the 2008 Republican National Convention. Moderating this afternoon’s panel is E.J. Dionne (Columnist, Washington…
Read MoreMinnesota Home to Increasing Number of Self-Identified Democrats
A Smart Politics study of the partisan leanings of Minnesota residents finds that the percentage of self-identified Democrats has increased nearly 30 percent since 2005. While the percentage of self-identified Republicans has dropped, it seems the Democratic Party is increasing…
Read MoreLive Blog: State of the GOP and Conservatism in Minnesota
12:00 p.m. Today’s forum at the Humphrey Institute, sponsored by the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance, focuses on the state of the Minnesota Republican Party and conservatism. The event is moderated by Dr. Larry Jacobs, Director of…
Read MoreLive Blogging: Former MN Congressman Vin Weber On the State of the GOP
7:30 a.m. Vin Weber, former 6-term Minnesota Republican U.S. Representative (1981-1993), will be speaking at the Humphrey Institute today on the state of the Republican Party and conservatism. Despite generally low approval of the job the Democrats have done since…
Read MoreLive Blog: Andrew Kohut (Pew Research Center) On the 2008 Elections
12:05pm. Andrew Kohut of the Pew Research Center is speaking this afternoon at the Humphrey Institute in the first of two events today. This speech is entitled, “What to Watch in the 2008 Elections.” Kohut is one of the nation’s…
Read MoreRepublican ID at Lowest Level in Years in Minnesota
According to a new poll released last week by SurveyUSA, the number of Minnesotans who identify themselves as Republicans has dropped to just 25 percent—the lowest level in twenty-five polls released by the organization dating back to May 2005….
Read MoreChoosing Sides: The Decline of Independents
With the 2006 elections being cited as most expensive in U.S. history, filled with some of the nastiest campaign ads ever, one might expect to find increased disgust among the electorate for the two major parties responsible for these…
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