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Who Could Play the 'Turner' in Michele's Bachman(n) Turner Overdrive?

By Eric Ostermeier on June 29, 2011
If nominated, which Turner would be Michele Bachmann's best pick as a VP running mate to see a worn-out journalistic pun come full circle?

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Bachmann Tries to Defy History's Long Trail of Failed U.S. Representative Presidential Bids

By Eric Ostermeier on June 27, 2011
More than 30 presidential campaigns have been launched by sitting U.S. House members over the last 100 years; all have failed and more than 3/4 ultimately ran for reelection to their House seat

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Michele Bachmann Debuts on Jeopardy!

By Eric Ostermeier on June 20, 2011
The Minnesota Congresswoman was nearly the most valuable answer (that is, question) to an $800 clue in an "All Politics Is Local" category last week on the popular game show.

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Bachmann 153rd Candidate to File 2012 Presidential Paperwork and 1 of 4 This Week

By Eric Ostermeier on June 16, 2011
FEC documents show 156 individuals from more than 35 states have filed to run for the presidency in 2012; more than 1/3 have run for president before.

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Remember When? Bachmann Once Led the Cheers for Ron Paul 2012 Candidacy

By Eric Ostermeier on June 13, 2011
Less than two years ago, Bachmann was Paul's opening act and applauded his prospective 2012 candidacy; on Monday the two U.S. Representatives share the New Hampshire stage as equals.

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Bachmann vs. Pawlenty: How do Same-State Same Party Presidential Rivals Fare?

By Eric Ostermeier on June 1, 2011
More than two-dozen pairs of candidates from the same state have sought the same major party nomination in the post-Civil War era; 15 have won the nomination and nine the presidency.

Minnesota Twins Historically Struggle on Memorial Day

By Eric Ostermeier on May 30, 2011
Twins have just a .387 winning percentage in Memorial Day games since 1971

Bachmann Money Bomb Doubles Yield of 2009's 'Send a Message to the Left' Campaign

By Eric Ostermeier on May 27, 2011
Team Bachmann raises $257,000+ in 36 hours targeting Obama vs. $118,000 over 48 hours in October 2009's campaign targeting Pelosi and Reid

Flashback Fail: Tim Pawlenty is the "Arnold Schwarzenegger of the Midwest"

By Eric Ostermeier on May 23, 2011
In 2004, Club for Growth founder and then President Stephen Moore called T-Paw "Arnold Schwarzenegger of the Midwest"

From Rumor to Reality: Pawlenty's 2,456-Day Presidential Candidacy Roll Out

By Eric Ostermeier on May 23, 2011
National chatter of a T-Paw presidential bid first began nearly seven years ago at the 2004 RNC

Minnesota Unemployment Rate Falls Extending 3rd Longest Streak in the Nation

By Eric Ostermeier on May 20, 2011
Only North Dakota and Vermont have gone longer without a jobless rate uptick

Tarryl Clark in 2012: How Many Minnesota U.S. Representatives Lost Their First House Race?

By Eric Ostermeier on May 17, 2011
Nearly one out of six Minnesota U.S. Representatives in history did not win their first congressional race

Arden Hills Would Be 2nd Smallest NFL City if Vikings Stadium Deal Passes

By Eric Ostermeier on May 11, 2011
Only East Rutherford, New Jersey - home to New Meadowlands Stadium - has a smaller population than Arden Hills, Minnesota

Will Minnesotans Say 'Amen!' to Constitutional Amendments in 2012?

By Eric Ostermeier on May 4, 2011
Minnesota voters have been presented with 213 constitutional amendments since 1858, approving 120 or 56.3 percent

Bachmann Raising 44 Percent More Out of State Money Per Capita in Obama vs. McCain States

By Eric Ostermeier on May 3, 2011
States won by Barack Obama in 2008 populate 21 of the Top 25 slots in per capita large donor out of state donations to Bachmann's 2012 campaign

Andre Carson and Keith Ellison Respond to bin Laden Killing

By Eric Ostermeier on May 2, 2011
Ellison's relative Twitter silence on the killing of bin Laden is noteworthy insomuch as the congressman had tweeted 14 times over the weekend including six times on Sunday

Michele Bachmann on Pace to Raise $52 Million for the 2012 Cycle

By Eric Ostermeier on April 19, 2011
Bachmann's first quarter receipts have historically averaged just 3.3 percent of her eventual election cycle haul

Minnesota's GOP U.S. House Delegation Acknowledges Military and Veterans at 17:1 Ratio over DFLers

By Eric Ostermeier on March 28, 2011
Minnesota's Republican U.S. Representatives have acknowledged holidays and days of observance recognizing the military at a 17 to 1 ratio in press releases and social media compared to DFLers over the last 12 months

Klobuchar-Franken Moving Up the List of Oldest U.S. Senate Delegations in Minnesota History

By Eric Ostermeier on March 14, 2011
DFL duo will be the ninth oldest delegation from Gopher State at the end of Klobuchar's term in 2013 out of 42 pairings since statehood

Can Mark Dayton Give Barack Obama a Boost in Minnesota in 2012?

By Eric Ostermeier on February 15, 2011
History suggests having a DFLer in St. Paul is unlikely to be a decisive factor, but may be worth +1.4 points to Obama in next year's presidential race

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Political Crumbs

Curse of the '4'?

May 22, 2013

Big-name Republicans are not coming out of the woodwork yet to challenge Al Franken in Minnesota's 2014 U.S. Senate race, and there is not much chatter of the GOP picking off one of the five DFL-held U.S. House seats either. Over the last century, Minnesota Republican U.S. House candidates have not fared all that well in cycles ending in '4' - losing seats in five of these cycles (1914, 1924, 1944, 1954, 1974), holding serve in four others (1964, 1984, 1994, 2004), and gaining seats just one time (1934, after redistricting had been delayed one cycle with all nine seats voted at-large in 1932). Perhaps the Republican Party's best chance for a pick up in the Gopher State in 2014 is if 12-term Democrat Collin Peterson retires after nearly a quarter century on Capitol Hill. The 7th CD has the second largest GOP lean in the state.


Seasoned Senators in Wisconsin

May 2, 2013

Of the 15 men and women that have served in the U.S. Senate from Wisconsin since popular vote elections were introduced a century ago, Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin rank among the oldest upon first entering the chamber. Johnson began his tenure at the age of 55 years, 8 months, and 26 days in January 2011, which is the oldest of any elected Wisconsin Senator during this popular vote era. The next oldest, Alexander Wiley, was more than one year younger when he took his seat in 1939 (54 years, 7 months, 8 days). Tammy Baldwin comes in at #6 being 50 years, 10 months, and 23 days when she took office in January of this year. The youngest elected Senator from the Badger State was Robert La Follette, Jr. at 30 years, 7 months, and 24 days (1925) when he took the seat of his legendary deceased father.


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