May 2010
By Eric Ostermeier on May 31, 2010
1 out of 5 Democratic veterans voted against the repeal, including 2 out of 5 Blue Dog veterans; 19 out of 20 GOP veterans opposed amendment
By Eric Ostermeier on May 31, 2010
GOP caucus has 60 percent higher rate of service than Democratic caucus; 17 state delegations have no members with military background
By Eric Ostermeier on May 27, 2010
Former governors have won 63 percent of open races in comeback campaigns and 57 percent overall since WWII; five ex-governors to be on the ballot in 2010
By Eric Ostermeier on May 26, 2010
Statewide support for 'President Pawlenty' in Minnesota reaches all-time low of 35 percent while his gubernatorial approval rating remains solid
By Eric Ostermeier on May 25, 2010
Minnesota GOP has held 95 percent of its U.S. House seats when Republicans net a dozen or more seats nationwide since the DFL merger in 1944
By Eric Ostermeier on May 24, 2010
Only six men have been elected to a first term in the U.S. Senate without major party backing since popular vote elections in 1914
By Eric Ostermeier on May 23, 2010
Republican presidential and gubernatorial candidates have won the conservative House District 11B by double-digit margins since 2002
By Eric Ostermeier on May 20, 2010
April's 2.7-point unemployment rate difference in Minnesota's favor vis-à-vis the national average is the largest in decades
By Eric Ostermeier on May 20, 2010
25 candidates were elected governor for the first time in 2002, the largest number since WWII; record could be eclipsed in 2010
By Eric Ostermeier on May 18, 2010
Minnesota Governor has presided over 64.4 percent increase in unemployment, slightly better than his gubernatorial Class of '02 as well as the national average
By Eric Ostermeier on May 17, 2010
Republicans account for 63 percent of open seats over the last four election cycles; percentage of open GOP seats is more than twice that of DFL seats since 2004
By Eric Ostermeier on May 16, 2010
Seats without incumbents on the ballot are 56 percent more likely to be Republican than Democratic since 2002
By Eric Ostermeier on May 13, 2010
Partisan attacks by Winkler against GOP have more than quadrupled in press releases from 1st to 2nd term in office
By Eric Ostermeier on May 12, 2010
Presidents since Woodrow Wilson have faced increased Senatorial opposition in attempts to get their second Supreme Court Justice seated; only 1 such nominee out of 13 received greater support from Senate
By Eric Ostermeier on May 11, 2010
Special elections are 17.4 points more competitive than general election contests; special election seats are also 4 times more likely to switch parties
By Eric Ostermeier on May 10, 2010
Ratio of self-identified conservatives to liberals is at a five-year high in the Gopher State while charges of socialism are hurled at D.C. Democrats
By Eric Ostermeier on May 9, 2010
Study of nearly 70 SurveyUSA polls finds GOP holding first party ID advantage since October 2005; percentage of Minnesotans identifying as Republicans at highest level ever recorded by polling organization
By Eric Ostermeier on May 6, 2010
Obey served alongside 31 different Wisconsin U.S. Representatives since election in 1969
By Eric Ostermeier on May 4, 2010
Only one Minnesota Governor since statehood has spent as much time in the legislature as 2010 DFL candidates Margaret Anderson Kelliher and Matt Entenza
By Eric Ostermeier on May 3, 2010
Minnesota ranks #33 in the nation in Sam's Club & Wal-Mart stores per capita, and ranks #1 for Target
By Eric Ostermeier on May 2, 2010
Emmer continues to highlight voter ID as core issue to 2010 campaign; popular issue may be the lure to get conservative Democrats onto his coalition's hook
