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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 December 2010

Iowa’s Population Rank Over the Last 100 Years

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | December 28, 2010 | 0

Iowa has been eclipsed in population by 15 states since its #15 ranking after the 1910 Census (and passed none)

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Minnesota’s Population Rank Over the Last 100 Years

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | December 23, 2010 | 0

The Gopher State has ranked as high as #17 and as low as #21 for population in the U.S. since the 1910 Census

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South Dakota Edges Minnesota for Largest Population Growth Rate in Midwest

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

South Dakota ends a string of three consecutive decades in which Minnesota led the 12-state region in rate of growth

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Reapportionment Election Cycles See Highest Turnover in Partisan Control of Presidency

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | December 21, 2010 | 1

Political parties have lost control of the White House in years ending in ‘2’ at more than twice the rate than all other election cycles since the 1850s

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Could Russ Feingold Win Herb Kohl’s U.S. Senate Seat in 2012?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | December 20, 2010 | 1

Nineteen U.S. Senators have served both U.S. Senate seats from their state over the past 100 years including ten who (like Feingold) were previously voted out of office

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U.S.-Wisconsin Unemployment Rate Differential at Largest Mark in 17 Years

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | December 17, 2010 | 0

Not since 1993 has Wisconsin’s jobless rate been 2.2 points lower than that of the nation overall

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South Dakota Continues Record Unemployment Streak, Despite Uptick to 4.5 Percent

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | December 16, 2010 | 0

The Mount Rushmore State has now gone more than 27 years without eclipsing the 5 percent jobless mark – best in the nation

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Minneapolis Projected to End 2010 with 2nd Lowest Number of Homicides in 25 Years

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | December 15, 2010 | 0

Despite media cries of a murder rampage in January, the number of homicides in Minneapolis is on pace to tie its second lowest tally since 1986

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Michael Steele Seeks to Buck RNC History with Appeal for Second Term

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | December 14, 2010 | 0

Over 75 percent of RNC Chairmen throughout history have served less than two full terms; 60 percent have served two years or less

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Waiting in the Wings: A Historical Survey of Living Ex-Presidents

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | December 13, 2010 | 0

Barack Obama is the first Democrat since James Buchanan with two living Democratic ex-presidents to advise him

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