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Archive for 2011

ABC Grants Romney More than Twice as Much Speaking Time as Ron Paul in Iowa Debate

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | December 12, 2011 | 4

Romney doubles up on Ron Paul once again and speaks more than moderators Diane Sawyer and George Stephanopoulos combined.

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Will Michele Bachmann Pull a Phil Gramm in Iowa?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | December 9, 2011 | 0

Bachmann is on pace for the worst ever performance at the caucuses by an Iowa Straw Poll winner – a mark currently held by Phil Gramm in 1996.

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Is Newt Gingrich Too Old to Beat Barack Obama?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | December 8, 2011 | 1

In only two of the nation’s 56 presidential elections has the cycle’s older nominee been elected with a greater age difference than Gingrich vis-à-vis Obama.

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Are the Stars Aligned for an Obama Victory? Astrology and U.S. Presidential Elections

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | December 6, 2011 | 1

Presidential nominees born under Leo (e.g. Obama) win at a 71 percent clip with Geminis (e.g. Gingrich) coming in at just 29 percent.

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Snubbed Again: Ron Paul Surges in Iowa and the Media Yawns

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | December 5, 2011 | 5

Despite rising to 2nd in the new Des Moines Register survey, Paul gets just 5 percent of coverage in reporting on the poll – the same as Santorum, Perry, and Bachmann.

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Impenetrable: Which States Have the Greatest Democratic Dry Spells in Picking Up US House Seats?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | December 2, 2011 | 0

South Carolina Republicans have successfully defended their last 42 House seats since 1988; the Missouri GOP is 40-0 in defending its districts since 1994.

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Can Massachusetts GOP End Its 88 US House Seat Pick-Up Drought in Frank’s Open 4th CD?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 30, 2011 | 1

Bay State Republicans have the second biggest dry spell in the nation and have picked off just 2 of 284 Democratic U.S. House seats since 1944.

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Covering the Anti-Romney: A Five-Month Week-by-Week Media Analysis of the GOP Field

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 29, 2011 | 0

Mitt Romney has been mentioned in the most broadcast reports among the Republican field for just four of the last 22 weeks.

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Can Democrats Save Their North Dakota U.S. Senate Seat in 2012?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 28, 2011 | 1

Heidi Heitkamp would be just the second current or former ND Attorney General elected to the US Senate while Rick Berg attempts to be the seventh US Representative.

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CNN Rewards Gingrich’s Frontrunner Status with Most Speaking Time at DC Debate

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 23, 2011 | 1

Romney cedes the top spot in speaking time at a debate for the first time since the September 12th gathering in Tampa, Florida.

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