Explaining ElectionsExplaining Elections Lawrence R. JacobsLawrence R. Jacobs Director, Center for the Study of Politics & GovernanceDirector, Center for.

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Explaining ElectionsExplaining Elections Lawrence R. JacobsLawrence R. Jacobs Director, Center for the Study of Politics & GovernanceDirector, Center for the Study of Politics & Governance Humphrey Institute, University of MinnesotaHumphrey Institute, University of Minnesota

Presidential ElectionPresidential Election

STACKING THE DECKSTACKING THE DECK Party identification: Growing Dem Advantage Source: Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, yearly averages; 2008 data from September 29, 2008

Source : MPR News/Humphrey Institute Survey, October 21-26, 2004, October 23-28, 2006, and October 24-28, 2008

ECONOMIC 9/11ECONOMIC 9/11 Source : MPR News/Humphrey Institute Survey, October 24-28, 2008

OBAMA BENEFITS FROM DEBATE ON ECONOMY RATHER THAN TERRORISM Source : MPR News/Humphrey Institute Survey, October 24-28, 2008

BUSH DRAGBUSH DRAG Source : MPR News/Humphrey Institute Survey, October 24-28, 2008

WRONG TRACKWRONG TRACK Source : MPR News/Humphrey Institute Survey, October 24-28, 2008

OBAMA'S ENTHUSIASM GAPOBAMA'S ENTHUSIASM GAP Source : MPR News/Humphrey Institute Survey, October 24-28, 2008

U.S. SENATE SEATS TO WATCH FOR DEMS TO BREAK FILIBUSTER (60) StateIncumbent AlaskaTed Stevens (R), Mark Begich (D) ColoradoBob Schaffer (R), Mark Udall (D) Georgia*Saxby Chambliss (R), Jim Martin (D), Allen Buckley (L) KentuckyMitch McConnell (R), Bruce Lunsford (D) MinnesotaNorm Coleman (R), Al Franken (D) MississippiRoger Wicker (R), Ronnie Musgrove (D) New HampshireJohn Sununu (R), Jeanne Shaheen (D) New MexicoSteve Pearce (R), Tom Udall (D) North CarolinaElizabeth Dole (R), Kay Hagan (D) OregonGordon Smith (R), Jeff Merkley (D) VirginiaJim Gilmore (R), Mark Warner (D) Note: Colorado, New Mexico, and Virginia are open seats, all previously held by Republicans. *December runoff if no candidate reaches 50%

CLOSEST ELECTORAL COLLEGE TOTALSCLOSEST ELECTORAL COLLEGE TOTALS

OTHER ELECTORAL COLLEGE TOTALSOTHER ELECTORAL COLLEGE TOTALS

Minnesota House ElectionsMinnesota House Elections

DistrictRegionDFLRepublicanThird Party 13AFreeportBruce ShuckPaul Anderson 22BWorthingtonRichard PetersonRod Hamilton* 41AEdinaKevin StauntonKeith Downey Ron Erhardt* (Independent) 41BBloomingtonPaul RosenthalJan Schneider 48BAnokaAndrew BohoJim Abeler* 49BCoon RapidsJerry NewtonJake Cimenski WHAT HAPPENED TO THE OVERRIDE 6?WHAT HAPPENED TO THE OVERRIDE 6?

DistrictRegion Bush MoV in 2004 Pawlenty MoV in 2006 DFLRepublicanThird Party 12ABrainerd John Ward*David Pundt 12BLittle Falls Al Doty*Mike LeMieur 17BNorth Branch Jeremy Kalin*Don Taylor 29BRochester Kim Norton*Jason Johnson 37AApple Valley Shelly Madore*Tara Mack 51A (open) Blaine5.68.0Shawn HamiltonTim SandersDaniel Sanders (IP) 53AShoreview Paul Gardner*John Kappler 56ALake Elmo Julie Bunn*Kathy Lohmer 56BWoodbury Marsha Swails*Lee Bohlsen VULNERABLE DFL SEATS HELD BY FIRST TERM HOUSE MEMBERS