Archive for May 2012
Thaddeus McCotter, Meet Bob Dornan
Michigan Republican Congressman Thaddeus McCotter’s filing error, which left him hundreds of valid signatures shy to appear on the Wolverine State’s U.S. House primary ballot in August, may spell the end of the five-term congressman’s tenure in D.C. If McCotter…
Read MoreGOP Challengers Close Historical Gap But Fall Short in Texas US House Primaries
Tea Party candidates cut into Republican incumbents’ victory margins by levels not seen in at least a generation.
Read MoreFun Facts in Texas U.S. Senate Primary Election History
Nearly 40 percent of Lone Star State Democratic primaries for U.S. Senate have gone to a runoff since 1916 with the second place candidate winning in more than half of the runoff elections.
Read MoreLook to Senate Race, Not Walker Recall for Romney vs Obama Tilt in Wisconsin
The Badger State has voted for the same party in presidential and U.S. Senate races in 14 of 16 cycles over the last century.
Read MoreRomney’s Numbers Underwhelm in Final Primary Contests
Romney has carried just three out of 43 states this cycle with 70+ percent of the vote, compared to an average of more than 15 states by previous presumptive GOP nominees.
Read MoreGOP Seeks First Grip on Both US Senate Seats in Decades in Florida, Nebraska, North Dakota, Wisconsin
The last time Florida Republicans held both Senate seats was 1875; WI (1957), ND (1960), and NE (1976) could also see an end to a decades-long Democratic presence in its state delegations.
Read MoreMinnesota Labor Force Participation Rate Reaches 29-Year Low
The last time the labor force participation rate was this low in the Gopher State was July 1983.
Read MoreWalker’s Odds: How Often Do Wisconsin Gubernatorial Incumbents Win Reelection?
Governors in the Badger State have kept their job in 34 of 46 contests since statehood, or 74 percent of the time.
Read MoreGovernor vs. Governor vs. Governor
The last election cycle saw five ex-governors attempt to win back their old jobs, with success stories in California (Jerry Brown), Iowa (Terry Branstad), and Oregon (John Kitzhaber). But in 1904, the State of Wisconsin saw three governors on the…
Read MoreFischer Edges Bruning in 2nd Closest Nebraska GOP US Senate Primary in History
Only Hugh Butler’s 3.3-point victory in 1940 was more narrowly decided than the Cornhusker Republican Senate contest on Tuesday out of 37 contests since 1916.
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