Presidency
Reapportionment Election Cycles See Highest Turnover in Partisan Control of Presidency
Political parties have lost control of the White House in years ending in ‘2’ at more than twice the rate than all other election cycles since the 1850s
Read MoreWaiting in the Wings: A Historical Survey of Living Ex-Presidents
Barack Obama is the first Democrat since James Buchanan with two living Democratic ex-presidents to advise him
Read MoreLocation of Democratic National Convention Unlikely to Boost 2012 Vote in Host State
Since 1832, Democratic presidential nominees have suffered a 2.4-point average decline in host state’s adjusted margin of victory (or loss) vis-à-vis the national vote compared to the previous election cycle
Read MoreMedia Myth Exposed: Loss of Democratic Governorships Not Key to Obama’s 2012 Battleground State Prospects
Since 1968, Democratic presidential candidates have had the same success rate in carrying states with Democratic governors as Republican governors – 33 percent
Read MoreHistory Predicts Republicans Will Gain 19 Seats in Minnesota House in 2010
Study of midterm elections since 1954 finds party out of power in the White House makes double digit gains in Minnesota House more than 60 percent of the time
Read MoreCall On Me! Which Reporters and News Organizations Have the President’s Ear at Press Conferences?
NBC’s Chuck Todd and ABC’s Jake Tapper have asked the most questions to date
Read MoreFace the Nation: Obama Lags Behind Modern Presidents in Delivering Addresses to the American People
Obama waited longer than any president since Truman before delivering first address from the White House
Read MorePawlenty Still Shedding Support for Presidential Candidacy in Home State
Statewide support for ‘President Pawlenty’ in Minnesota reaches all-time low of 35 percent while his gubernatorial approval rating remains solid
Read MoreCan Pawlenty Launch a Sam’s Club Presidential Campaign from a Target State?
Minnesota ranks #33 in the nation in Sam’s Club & Wal-Mart stores per capita, and ranks #1 for Target
Read MoreBarack Obama Sightings in D.C.: The Where and the When
Obama delivers most remarks while in D.C. from the White House’s East Room; the plurality of the President’s statements begin at the 11 o’clock hour
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