Presidency
The Vanishing President? Obama Public Appearances Down 30 Percent in 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
Read MorePresidents Day Special: The Astrological Signs of the Presidents
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
Read MoreIs Barack Obama Avoiding the Press?
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
Read More‘Professor’ Obama? President’s State of the Union Address Notches 4th Lowest Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level Score Since FDR
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
Read MoreA Content Analysis of President Obama’s 2010 State of the Union Address
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
Read MoreCan the DFL Win a Gubernatorial Election with a Democrat in the White House?
DFL / Democratic Party has won only 12 percent of gubernatorial races in state history with a Democratic President in Washington
Read MoreMinnesota Remains Obama’s Upper Midwestern Stronghold
Presidential nominees who have swept through Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin have won 23 of 27 elections since 1860
Read MoreCould Pawlenty Win the Presidency Without Minnesota?
An analysis of the 56 presidential elections since 1789 found that all but two presidents carried their home state en route to victory
Read MoreWhich States Do Presidents Come From? (Not Minnesota, Yet)
Ohio leads the way with seven presidents; New York has six
Read MoreHalf of Minnesotans Believe Pawlenty Will Be the 2012 GOP Presidential Nominee
Minnesotans are increasingly of the view that Governor Tim Pawlenty will win the Republican nomination for President in 2012
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