A History Of Data In American Politics (Part 1): William Jennings Bryan to …
But data-driven politics didn't start with Barack Obama. University of North Carolina professor Daniel Kreiss likes to give a presentation that opens with a quote from 1891. 125 years ago, James Clarkson, chairman of the Republican National Committee …
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The disjointed state of our union's politics
Introducing Playing Politics, a new podcast featuring Star Tribune Editorial Board members Patricia Lopez, John Rash, Lori Sturdevant and D.J. Tice. In this episode, our panel weighs in on President Obama's last State of the Union address, the upcoming …
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Presidential politics coming to Brookfield with straw poll
BROOKFIELD — Local Republicans will congregate Friday night to tee off the 2016 GOP nomination season at the northwestern Connecticut branch of the GOP straw poll. Brookfield was one of six sites chosen to host the event, which state GOP Chairman …
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