With the prognostication about the potential legislative majority shift, we thought an analysis of past elections could prove this hill to be quite steep for House Republicans. The principal reason is the lack of a strong candidate at the top of the ticket driving...
Here is an interesting item, which has come our way. Freshman Congressman Mark Kennedy (R-MN02) is a name being brought up as a possible challenger to US Senator Paul Wellstone (D-MN). Some say Kennedy has taken the Republicans by storm in Washington DC. He flew with...
We will be disaggregating the numbers of tonight’s Republican Straw poll trying to figure out who won the day and who is in the strongest position to secure the party’s endorsement. We conclude turnout over 20,000 will be considered high. Many think the race is down...
We have marked the lack of civility at the legislature, especially in the House on a number of occasions. We attribute much of the acrimony to three issues: 1) Selection of Rep. Steve Sviggum (R-28B, Kenyon) as House Minority Leader in 1993. 2) The Contract with...
One interesting pastime in Republican circles is to ponder who are the best candidates to challenge US Senator Paul Wellstone (D-MN). The fervor has died down over his reneging on the pledge to only serve two terms, but we expect it will crop up again closer to the...
