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South Dakota

Did an Independent Turn South Dakota’s 2010 U.S. House Race?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 15, 2010 | 0
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B.Thomas Marking turns in the best performance by a South Dakota U.S. House independent or third party candidate in 80 years

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South Dakota Democratic State Senate Delegation Slashed to 44-Year Low

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 5, 2010 | 1
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Democratic delegation to State Senate cut by more than half on Tuesday

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Smart Politics Projections: South Dakota U.S. House

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 2, 2010 | 0
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Congresswoman Herseth Sandlin has no padding at the top of the ticket

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Smart Politics Projections: South Dakota State Senate

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 1, 2010 | 0
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Strong Republican presence at top of the ticket to boost GOP advantage in State Senate

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Smart Politics Projections: South Dakota House

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 1, 2010 | 0
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Republicans to flirt with 50-seat mark once again in lower chamber

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Election Profile: South Dakota’s At-Large Congressional Seat

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | October 30, 2010 | 0
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Democrats won the first seven at-large races, and 11 of 15 overall, since the number of South Dakota’s representatives dropped from two to one in 1982

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Minnesota Unemployment Numbers and Trends at a Glance

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | August 24, 2010 | 2
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Gopher State job data trend lines generally favorable compared to the nation and the Upper Midwest region

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Loss by Herseth Sandlin in 2010 South Dakota US House Race Would Be Historic

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | August 17, 2010 | 0
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Defeat of four-term Democratic Congresswoman would mark biggest fall since statehood for a South Dakota U.S. House incumbent in back-to-back contested elections

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Can the DFL Win Minnesota’s Governorship in the Face of a GOP Sweep of its Upper Midwestern Neighbors?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | August 3, 2010 | 0
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Democrats have won gubernatorial elections in Minnesota only four times since statehood without also holding one of its neighboring four states; last time was 1954

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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
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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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