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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 February 2011

Republican Women 2010 U.S. House Voting Record Most Conservative in History

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 28, 2011 | 0

Analysis of National Journal vote rankings finds record highs among female GOP Representatives for conservatism in 2010

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Could Walker Have Used Redistricting as a Stick to Keep Wisconsin Senate Democrats in Madison?

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

Would Senate Democrats have left the state in the first instance if they knew Wisconsin’s new legislative and congressional district maps could be created and voted on without any of their input?

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Strange Bedfellows: The Curious Case of Chuck Grassley and Tom Harkin

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 24, 2011 | 0

Iowa U.S. Senatorial duo have now served side-by-side for the third longest period in U.S. Senate history for state delegation members of different political parties

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Which States Have the Longest-Serving US Senate Delegations?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 22, 2011 | 0

Hawaii and Iowa lead the pack with battleground states littering the Bottom 10; Daniel Inouye’s 48+ years of service is equal to 33 other Senators combined

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Presidents’ Day Special: Will Obama’s Youth Be an Asset Again in 2012?

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

At five consecutive cycles, the U.S. is in the midst of its longest period in presidential election history in which the younger candidate has won the popular vote

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Meet the New Bellwether States: Ohio and Nevada

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 17, 2011 | 5

Ohio has the longest current streak in the nation with 12 consecutive elections voting for the winning presidential candidate; Nevada has the highest rate over the last 100 years at 96 percent (24 of 25 cycles)

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Can Mark Dayton Give Barack Obama a Boost in Minnesota in 2012?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 15, 2011 | 1

History suggests having a DFLer in St. Paul is unlikely to be a decisive factor, but may be worth +1.4 points to Obama in next year’s presidential race

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Presidential Battleground States by the Numbers Since 1968

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 14, 2011 | 1

Wisconsin and Pennsylvania lead the way with nine races decided by single-digits over the last 11 presidential election cycles; Missouri and Oregon are next with eight

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Selection Bias? PolitiFact Rates Republican Statements as False at 3 Times the Rate of Democrats

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 10, 2011 | 60

PolitiFact assigns “Pants on Fire” or “False” ratings to 39 percent of Republican statements compared to just 12 percent of Democrats since January 2010

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How High Is Too High? Unemployment and the 2012 Presidential Race

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 8, 2011 | 0

Ronald Reagan got reelected in a landslide in 1984 with an unemployment rate of 7.2 percent, while George H.W. Bush was defeated in 1992 with a nearly identical 7.4 percent rate

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