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Derrick Van Orden and a Brief Electoral History of Wisconsin Freshman US Reps

Doug Mastriano Eyes Unusual US Senate Bid in Pennsylvania

Democrats and Republicans Have Record US Senate Winning Streaks in 26 States

Jay Inslee: Moving Up the Ranks

A Record Out of Reach? Dianne Feinstein to Retire with Most Votes in US Senate Electoral History

I Can’t Quit You: Omar, Swalwell, Schiff Still Identify As Serving On Foreign Affairs, Intelligence Committees

Archive for April 2010

Minnesota Twins Begin Target Field Era at Near Record Pace

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | April 30, 2010 | 0

Twins’ 14-8 start and ‘projected’ 103-59 finish are tied for second best for first seasons with a new ball park among MLB teams

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Reapportionment Winners and Losers Through the Years

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | April 28, 2010 | 2

Pennsylvania (-17 seats) and New York (-16 seats) have lost the largest number of seats from their peak U.S. House delegations; the Keystone State is slated to lose a seat again for a 9th consecutive census period

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Will the GOP Sweep North and South Dakota’s U.S. House Seats?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | April 27, 2010 | 1

Republicans have never carried both single-member at-large districts in the same election cycle; Democrats have won 25 of 29 U.S. House contests in the Dakotas since 1982

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Will Margaret Anderson Kelliher Break the Upper Midwestern Glass Ceiling?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | April 26, 2010 | 1

Just 17 women have appeared on the gubernatorial ballot in 257 elections across Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota, and Wisconsin; only 2 from major political parties

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Has Gerrymandering Lost Its Punch?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | April 23, 2010 | 1

Current redistricting period has produced the closest relationship between votes received and seats won by party across the nation’s 435 U.S. House districts since the 1940s

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Still thinking about running for the U.S. Senate? You’re Too Late

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | April 22, 2010 | 0

No non-incumbent has won a U.S. Senate seat by announcing their candidacy this late in the election cycle; the average length of successful U.S. Senate campaigns since 2000 has been 447 days

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PAC Money Comprises Only 5 Percent of Bachmann’s Q1 2010 Fundraising

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | April 21, 2010 | 0

Special interest PAC contributions fall for 4th consecutive quarter as percentage of Bachmann’s total fundraising

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Is the Democratic Party ‘Overrepresented’ in the U.S. House?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | April 20, 2010 | 2

Democratic candidates have won 772 more U.S. House seats since 1942 than their cumulative ‘proportional vote share,’ or 23 seats per election cycle; +27 seats in 2008

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Can Minnesota Republicans Win a 4th U.S. House Seat in 2010?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | April 19, 2010 | 0

Minnesota GOP has failed to net a U.S. House seat in 9 of 15 election cycles in which the Republican Party made gains nationally since 1944

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Bachmann Sets New Benchmark in Minnesota Politics with Q1 2010 Fundraising Haul

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | April 16, 2010 | 1

Bachmann outraises Clark by 60 percent in Q1 2010; sets new Minnesota fundraising record for the 1st quarter of an election year

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