January 2010
By Eric Ostermeier on January 29, 2010
Text of Obama's Address has a readability score for an average 8th grader - two grades lower than George W. Bush's Addresses and the historical average for modern presidents
By Eric Ostermeier on January 28, 2010
Emphasis on domestic policy and insertion of non-policy rhetoric stands in sharp contrast to George W. Bush's final State of the Union Address in 2008
By Eric Ostermeier on January 27, 2010
Tri-County District split support among the three candidates; Roy Srp turns in best State Senate performance for IP since 2002
By Eric Ostermeier on January 26, 2010
Despite recent losses, Republican Party has notched a substantially better record in State Senate special elections than the DFL
By Eric Ostermeier on January 25, 2010
Retirement of Senator Steve Murphy Puts DFL Seat in play again for the GOP in '10
By Eric Ostermeier on January 22, 2010
Badger State continues to endure biggest jobs crisis in the Upper Midwest during current recession
By Eric Ostermeier on January 21, 2010
Minnesota's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 7.4 percent in December 2009 - unchanged from November
By Eric Ostermeier on January 21, 2010
Republicans in the district have outperformed against the GOP statewide average in 21 of 23 statewide and district races since 2002
By Eric Ostermeier on January 20, 2010
District has shown strong support for Independence Party candidates over the past decade
By Eric Ostermeier on January 19, 2010
Only West Virginia and Hawaii have gone more years without electing a Republican to a U.S. Senate seat
By Eric Ostermeier on January 18, 2010
More than half of U.S. Senate special elections since 1970 have resulted in a partisan flipping of voter preferences
By Eric Ostermeier on January 15, 2010
GOP will reverse four decade-long decline of losing net seats to the DFL each Census period
By Eric Ostermeier on January 13, 2010
Minnesota's senior Senator and 5th and 8th CD U.S. Representatives are the only members of state's Congressional delegation to issue statements on the Haitian situation
By Eric Ostermeier on January 13, 2010
Pathway from 1 of 100 to 1 of 50 has been steep and narrow for Minnesota politicians
By Eric Ostermeier on January 12, 2010
Episodic events at the beginning of the year should not be cast as signs that the City is in the midst of a violent crime frenzy
By Eric Ostermeier on January 11, 2010
Republicans have swept nearly half the gubernatorial election cycles in the region over the past 100 years, including 1990 and 1994
By Eric Ostermeier on January 8, 2010
Minnesota has endured second lowest increase in unemployment in the country since the 2008 Election
By Eric Ostermeier on January 7, 2010
Prominent Minnesota politicians once offered financial support early in Bachmann's D.C. career
By Eric Ostermeier on January 6, 2010
DFL / Democratic Party has won only 12 percent of gubernatorial races in state history with a Democratic President in Washington
By Eric Ostermeier on January 5, 2010
With new stadium funding seemingly DOA at State Capital, Vikings' best shot might simply be moving public opinion through team success and individual accolades
By Eric Ostermeier on January 3, 2010
Potential tidal wave election year for the GOP in D.C. is no guarantee for similar gains in the Minnesota House
