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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

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

House Republican Committee Chairs Enjoy Huge Spike in Fundraising

By Eric Ostermeier on April 21, 2011
Collective contributions to 21 GOP House Committee chairs up 93 percent in Q1 2011 from same period in 2009

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

2012 U.S. Senate Incumbent Cash on Hand Rankings

By Eric Ostermeier on March 31, 2011
Most "safe" incumbents lagging behind the pack in cash on hand through 2010

Michele Bachmann Raised More Than $70 Per Vote Won on Election Day

By Eric Ostermeier on November 4, 2010
Incumbent in nation's most expensive U.S. House contest raises $70 per vote won in 6th CD race through mid-October FEC filings

PAC Dogs: Oberstar and Peterson Receive More than Half Their Money from Special Interests

By Eric Ostermeier on October 21, 2010
PAC contributions to Paulsen up 36 percent from 2008 cycle; contributions to Bachmann down 51.2 percent

Humphrey Institute Event to Examine Impact of Citizens United

By Eric Ostermeier on October 11, 2010
Includes panelists from Common Cause Minnesota, Alliance for a Better Minnesota, and the executive director of the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board

Mama Grizzlies Backed Christine O'Donnell Prior to Palin Endorsement

By Eric Ostermeier on September 19, 2010
Women contributing 1 in 3 large donor dollars to O'Donnell in 2010 compared to 1 in 6 in 2008

What are the Most Partisan Cities in Minnesota for U.S. House Campaign Contributions?

By Eric Ostermeier on September 1, 2010
Champlin and Lakeland have the largest Republican tilts for U.S. House campaign contributions; Anoka, Elk River, and Minneapolis have the largest Democratic tilts

Wayzata: The Hamptons of Minnesota?

By Eric Ostermeier on August 31, 2010
Small western suburban city of less than 5,000 residents has given $415,000+ to Minnesota U.S. House candidates - third highest in the state and less than $30,000 behind St. Paul

No Hometown Advantage for Michele Bachmann in Stillwater

By Eric Ostermeier on August 26, 2010
Clark even with Bachmann in per-day fundraising from Stillwater; Congresswoman has shed top of the ticket GOP vote in the City in both 2006 and 2008

And the Leader in Minneapolis Campaign Fundraising Is...Maureen Reed?

By Eric Ostermeier on August 19, 2010
Former 6th CD DFLer who suspended her campaign more than two months ago has still raised the most money from Minneapolis residents of any U.S. House candidate this election cycle

Minnesota Political Elites Backing Clark, Not Bachmann

By Eric Ostermeier on August 15, 2010
Clark has received 400+ times more money from current and former Minnesota politicians than Congresswoman Bachmann

Bachmann vs Clark: Who's Receiving More Money from Minnesotans?

By Eric Ostermeier on August 9, 2010
Bachmann raising $1.02 for every $1.00 Clark raises in Minnesota; Congresswoman outraising Clark in 48 of 50 states overall

Bachmann Has Raised $13.41 per 6th CD Likely Voter in 2010 Election Cycle to Date

By Eric Ostermeier on July 7, 2010
6th CD candidates could spend $35+ per voter collectively by Election Day

PAC Money Comprises Only 5 Percent of Bachmann's Q1 2010 Fundraising

By Eric Ostermeier on April 21, 2010
Special interest PAC contributions fall for 4th consecutive quarter as percentage of Bachmann's total fundraising

Bachmann Sets New Benchmark in Minnesota Politics with Q1 2010 Fundraising Haul

By Eric Ostermeier on April 16, 2010
Bachmann outraises Clark by 60 percent in Q1 2010; sets new Minnesota fundraising record for the 1st quarter of an election year

Tarryl Clark Shatters Minnesota U.S. House Fundraising Record for Q1 of Election Year

By Eric Ostermeier on April 7, 2010
$500,000+ haul more than $120,000 greater than funds raised by any Minnesota incumbent or challenger this decade for Q1 of an election year; Bachmann Q1 receipts still pending

Minnesota Ranks 10th in Nation in Campaign Contributions Per Congressional District in 2009

By Eric Ostermeier on February 16, 2010
South Carolina tops list at $1.6 million per district with Minnesota 10th at $983,029; candidates in Northeastern congressional districts receiving the most money overall

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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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