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McCain’s Road To POTUS Goes Through WI, MN Or PA?

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, McCain, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin

That’s right. The McCain camp actually thinks they can win Wisconsin, Minnesota or Pennsylvania. Failure to win any of these states means he loses.
Huh?
“Our ability to pick off one of those three states is where our fortunes are largely held,” a McCain official said. “These are states where Barack Obama is on the defense.”
McCain [...]

October 2nd, 2008 | Permalink| 3 Comments »

Swing State Polls Signal Big Electoral Shift For Obama

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, Barack, Florida, McCain, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Polls, Virginia

Earlier I shared some electoral projections that hinted at an Obama blowout, and now I have two sets of swing state polls that provide even more good news for his camp.
The key here is that Obama has crossed the 50% threshold in most of these polls with just a little more than a month [...]

October 1st, 2008 | Permalink| 3 Comments »

Quinnipiac: Obama Up By Only 2 In Minnesota?

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, Barack, Democrats, Independents, McCain, Minnesota, Polls, Republicans

Obama - 46
McCain - 44
This is kind of weird, and should definitely be looked at as an outlier at this point. Because last month Quinnipiac had Obama up by 17 points.
Some demo info…

Obama tops McCain 51 - 38 percent with women.
Men back McCain 49 - 42 percent.
White voters split 45 - 45 percent.
The Democrat leads [...]

July 24th, 2008 | Permalink| No Comments »

McCain VEEPwatch: Who Is Tim Pawlenty?

By Jennn Fusion | Related entries in McCain, Minnesota, Republicans, Veep

Is Tim Pawlenty another unworthy subject of Internet hysteria and hometown fanaticism… Or does he have the proven track record and the charisma it takes to be John McCain’s #2?
Congressional Credentials:

Governor of Minnesota (2003 – Present)
Chair of the National Governors Association (2007)
Former Chair of the Governors Ethanol Coalition (2007)
Former Chair of the Midwestern Governors Association [...]

June 17th, 2008 | Permalink| 7 Comments »

Ron Paul To Hold Mini-Convention

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, Minnesota, Republicans, Ron Paul

And it’ll get mini-coverage and have a mini-impact.
From Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:
Maverick GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul has booked an arena in Minneapolis for a “mini-convention” that could steal some of John McCain’s thunder just days before he accepts the Republican nomination.
A Paul campaign aide said the Texas congressman hopes to pack about 11,000 supporters into the [...]

June 10th, 2008 | Permalink| 2 Comments »

Obama Leads 13-11

By Alan Stewart Carl | Related entries in 2008 Election, Barack, Minnesota, Super Delegates!!!

That’s among their Senate colleagues where Barack Obama now leads Hillary Clinton 13-11 in endorsements. The latest holdout to go to Obama is fellow freshman Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota. That’s just one more superdelegate for Obama in the slow march to his nomination.
Clinton could still pull it out but she’s going to have to [...]