March 2010
By Eric Ostermeier on March 30, 2010
Despite record setting pace for U.S. military fatalities in Afghanistan in 2010, the rate of fatalities per troops on the ground is on pace for a 6-year low and a 24 percent decrease from 2009
By Eric Ostermeier on March 29, 2010
President has delivered 8 times the number of remarks outside Washington, D.C. in states he carried in 2008 than states won by John McCain
By Eric Ostermeier on March 25, 2010
GOP loses veteran Representative who staved off DFLers in five consecutive competitive races
By Eric Ostermeier on March 25, 2010
Study of more than 600 verbal statements finds the President's appearances have dropped from 45 per month in 2009 to 32 in 2010
By Eric Ostermeier on March 24, 2010
Nine-term Democrat has won by more than 32 points in each of the last four election cycles
By Eric Ostermeier on March 23, 2010
Years of service in U.S. House, district competitiveness, and district vote for McCain in '08 shaped Democratic votes; percentage of uninsured constituents in district had no impact
By Eric Ostermeier on March 22, 2010
The only three members of Minnesota's U.S. House delegation to issue press releases in the immediate hours after the 219-212 passage of a landmark overhaul of the nation's health care system were its three GOP critics
By Eric Ostermeier on March 19, 2010
Minnesota is one of only four states nationwide which has not experienced a rise in unemployment in any month since May 2009
By Eric Ostermeier on March 18, 2010
Bachmann's 6th CD is the 11th most competitive in the nation since 2002; seven of the Gopher State's eight CDs are more competitive than the national average
By Eric Ostermeier on March 17, 2010
Democrats currently hold 43 of the 50 least competitive seats in the nation; John Lewis (GA-05), Kendrick Meek (FL-17), and Richard Neal (MA-02) have not faced a challenger since new district lines were drawn in 2002
By Eric Ostermeier on March 16, 2010
Jim Gerlach's PA-06 seat is the only U.S. House district in the nation decided by less than 10 points in each of the last four election cycles; Democrats currently hold 35 of the Top 50 most competitive seats
By Eric Ostermeier on March 15, 2010
Wyoming, New Hampshire and Iowa lead the nation for the most competitive U.S. House races since 2002; Massachusetts, Alabama, Arkansas, and New York the least competitive
By Eric Ostermeier on March 12, 2010
Pawlenty was first Gopher State Governor elected with a law degree since 1974; from 1910-1974, 90 percent of elected governors had a legal education
By Eric Ostermeier on March 11, 2010
Gopher State shed the fewest jobs across the country with just a 1.4 percent net rise in its jobless rate from January 2009-January 2010; 50-state average is +25.5 percent
By Eric Ostermeier on March 10, 2010
GOP carried the region in U.S. House races from 1986-2006 by an average of 43.4 points
By Eric Ostermeier on March 9, 2010
Minnesota could emerge from Election 2010 as one of just two states in the nation with a Republican governor and Democratic-led delegations to the U.S. Senate, U.S. House, State Senate, and State House
By Eric Ostermeier on March 7, 2010
Analysis of over 70 polls since 2003 finds Pawlenty's current job approval rating lowest in 7+ years in office
By Eric Ostermeier on March 4, 2010
Analysis finds National Journal vote rankings of female GOP Representatives set record highs for conservatism in 2009
By Eric Ostermeier on March 3, 2010
Minnesota HD 17B has had a double-digit tilt for Republican candidates against their statewide average across several offices since 2002
By Eric Ostermeier on March 2, 2010
Congresswoman followed up the narrowest victory for a GOP U.S. House incumbent in 2008 with the 28th most conservative voting record
By Eric Ostermeier on March 1, 2010
Analysis of Rasmussen polling finds purple state residents have the most dire outlook about their financial situation and the war on terrorism; red state residents are the most optimistic
