February 2010
By Eric Ostermeier on February 25, 2010
Many of the 11 DFL defectors represent vulnerable House districts; Norm Coleman carried nine of these districts in 2008, including eight by double digits
By Eric Ostermeier on February 25, 2010
Votes for GOP House candidates statewide have gradually fallen each election cycle from 52 to 43 percent over the last ten years
By Eric Ostermeier on February 24, 2010
Despite 30 percent of its caucus elected since 2006, Democrats have served almost 1 more year per member on average than Republicans
By Eric Ostermeier on February 22, 2010
Judy Feder stressed the need to move ahead and avoid the traps of passing incremental reform at this juncture in the legislative process
By Eric Ostermeier on February 21, 2010
Gopher State delegation currently has second lowest collective seniority in the U.S. Senate
By Eric Ostermeier on February 19, 2010
Governor begins 8th year in office with 100 vetoes under his belt and a policy agenda undaunted by large DFL legislative majorities
By Eric Ostermeier on February 18, 2010
Bachmann, Kline, and Paulsen issuing nearly twice as many press releases in 2010 as Gopher State's DFL Representatives
By Eric Ostermeier on February 17, 2010
Bayh is only elected Democrat from Indiana since popular vote elections to exit the U.S. Senate for reasons other than defeat at the ballot box or death
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
By Eric Ostermeier on February 15, 2010
Elected presidents most frequently born under the sign of Aquarius (1 in 5); Sarah Palin only leading contender of 2012 GOP rumored candidates to be born under this sign
By Eric Ostermeier on February 11, 2010
Governor's focus on jobs in speech up more than threefold from 2009 Address despite yearly drop in unemployment
By Eric Ostermeier on February 11, 2010
Conservative Congresswoman's large donor out of state individual fundraising for 2009 was 33 percent higher per capita in blue states than in red states
By Eric Ostermeier on February 9, 2010
Previous polling suggests Minnesota residents back various tougher penalties on sex offenders by greater than 3:1 margins
By Eric Ostermeier on February 8, 2010
Small donor contributions to Bachmann soar by 355 percent compared to two years ago while special interest PAC money declines 51 percent
By Eric Ostermeier on February 8, 2010
Average 'red state' primary date is June 15th, while average 'blue state' date is July 23rd. 'Purple state' average date is July 11th
By Eric Ostermeier on February 5, 2010
Republican gubernatorial incumbents in Minnesota have won 93 percent of reelection defenses since statehood (25 of 27), while losing 70 percent of open seat contests over the past century
By Eric Ostermeier on February 3, 2010
Despite the characterization that caucus night was a quiet night for Republicans in some media reports, GOP turnout nonetheless increased by more than 20 percent since the last time the party was searching for its gubernatorial nominee back in 2002
By Eric Ostermeier on February 3, 2010
Tim Pawlenty, finished in 2nd place out of 3 candidates in the 2002 Republican gubernatorial straw poll
By Eric Ostermeier on February 2, 2010
Gubernatorial candidates with longer names and names with letters totaling higher Scrabble tile values are nearly twice as likely to win general election races throughout Minnesota history
By Eric Ostermeier on February 1, 2010
Obama press conferences front-loaded during 'honeymoon period' of 1st term; President has held fourth fewest solo press conferences during 1st year of office since Herbert Hoover
