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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 January 2011

Obama’s SOTU: Uniting the Country…through Pronouns?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 31, 2011 | 0

Obama’s 2011 State of the Union incorporated the 2nd largest percentage of first-person plural pronouns since FDR

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Keeping It Simple: Obama Records 2nd Lowest Flesch-Kincaid SOTU Grade Level Score Since FDR

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 27, 2011 | 19

President’s 2011 SOTU speech was written at more than a half a grade level lower than 2010’s score, which was the 4th lowest in 75+ years

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Obama’s Episodic Stories in SOTU All Rooted in 2012 Battleground States

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 26, 2011 | 1

Each of the personal anecdotes relayed by Obama in his 2011 Address featured individuals living in battleground states won by the President in 2008

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A Content Analysis of Barack Obama’s 2011 State of the Union Address

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 26, 2011 | 0

Obama’s statements on education and technology rose compared to his 2010 Address, while statements on the economy and health care declined

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George Allen Attempts Historical Rarity in 2012 U.S. Senate Bid

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 25, 2011 | 0

Only 11 U.S. Senators have been elected to two interrupted full terms over the last 100 years, and just 5 did so after losing a reelection bid in between

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Which States Produce the Most U.S. Senators?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 24, 2011 | 3

Over the last 100 years Ohio, New York, and Missouri have given birth to the most Senators, while Ohio, Vermont and Mississippi boast the largest percentage of home-born Senators

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Is Democratic Hold on Wisconsin’s 2012 U.S. Senate Seat Tied to an Obama Victory?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 21, 2011 | 0

Badger State has voted for same party of U.S. Senate and Presidential nominees in 14 of 16 election cycles over the last century

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More Likely 2012 US Senate Scenario: Connecticut to the GOP or North Dakota to the Dems?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 20, 2011 | 1

Connecticut has never voted for a Republican U.S. Senator and a Democratic presidential nominee in the same cycle

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Could Republicans Sweep the Midwest in US Senate Races Again in 2012?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 19, 2011 | 0

GOP won nine Senate seats in the region last November for the first time since 1920

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African Americans Notch Record Number of U.S. House Seats in 2010 Election

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 18, 2011 | 0

However, decade-by-decade rate of growth of number of blacks in the U.S. House has stalled to its lowest level since the 1920s

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