Archive for July 2011
‘The Hill’ Finds Republicans Beautiful
GOPers dominate Democrats 27 to 16 on the annual ’50 Most Beautiful’ list after Democrats held a 111-70 advantage over the four previous years.
Read MoreOld Guard 2012 US Senate Incumbent Fundraising Down Millions from 2006
Contributions have dropped more than $6 million in real dollars among the nine 2+ term Senators on the ballot in 2012; almost all among Democrats.
Read MoreWu Is First Oregon U.S. Representative to Resign Under Scandal
Nearly twice as many Oregon Representatives have died in office (7) than have resigned their seat (4).
Read MoreMeet the ‘Other Bachmann’
All about Michele’s long forgotten namesake in the U.S. House.
Read MoreKeeping Up with the Smiths: Surnames in the U.S. House
More than 110 Smiths have been elected to the U.S. House – more than twice the number of any other surname except for Johnson at 65.
Read MoreMinnesota 2012 US Senate Race Fundraising Down 65 Percent from 2008
Nearly $7 million more dollars had been raised at this stage of the 2008 campaign.
Read MoreHoekstra Challenge in Michigan U.S. Senate Race Faces Long Historical Odds
It has been over 150 years since an ex-U.S. Representative won a Senate seat in Michigan.
Read MoreNebraska Cornhuskers Salivating Over Big 10 Opponents
The Nebraska Cornhuskers have a 39-6 (.867) record against current Big 10 teams since 1962, with 11 victories and only one loss since 1985 (a 40-7 blowout suffered at Penn State in 2002).
Read MoreChip Cravaack: Building Political Ties Between Minnesota and New Hampshire
None of Minnesota’s 134 U.S. Representatives or 39 Senators were born in the Granite State.
Read MoreTim Kaine’s Ball and Chain: His DNC Past
Only one party chair has successfully entered or reentered political office by winning a U.S. Senate seat in the last 100 years.
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