Archive for May 2012
Tim Pawlenty Comes Home
At a University of Minnesota event, Pawlenty discusses moderate Republicans, political compromise, and why Americans get the candidates they deserve.
Read MoreBattleground States of the Century: Missouri, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin
Only seven states have had more than half of their presidential election contests decided by single digits over the last 100 years: Missouri, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Ohio, New Hampshire, Delaware, and Oregon.
Read MoreVoter Turnout Soars in North Carolina and Indiana GOP Primaries from 2008
Buoyed by key primary battles down the ballot and a gay marriage ban initiative, Indiana and North Carolina notch the 3rd and 4th biggest increases in GOP presidential primary turnout from 2008.
Read MoreBarrett vs. Walker II: A History of Wisconsin Gubernatorial Rematch Elections
Losing gubernatorial candidates have come back for rematches against victorious Republicans and beat them two times out of the six rematches in Wisconsin history.
Read MoreA Vote for No One
More than 50,000 North Carolina residents who voted in the Tuesday’s Republican presidential primary opted for ‘no preference’ on their ballot, or 5.2 percent. That marks the second highest percentage of those who have done so in the 40 years…
Read MoreRomney Lowers Bar for Presumptive GOP Nominees in Indiana
Romney is the only presumptive Republican presidential nominee to fail to win two-thirds of the vote in the Hoosier State over the last 56 years.
Read MoreIndiana, North Carolina, and West Virginia Test Romney and Paul Support
Tuesday’s primaries are three of the nine contests in the 2008 and 2012 cycles held when the presumptive GOP nominee and Ron Paul were the only active candidates left in the race.
Read MoreSix Months Out: Will 2012 Resemble 2004 or 2008?
The electoral vote count for the 30 states surveyed in May 2004 was identical to the general election; in 2008, the Election Day vote generated a swing of 176 votes among the 36 states surveyed that May.
Read MoreDeaths in the Cabinet
It has been 16 years since the last member of a presidential cabinet died in office – the sixth longest stretch in the nation’s history. Overall, 15 cabinet members have died in office including three Secretaries of State, two Attorneys…
Read MoreLugar Could Become Just 2nd 6-Term Senator to Lose Renomination Bid in 100 Years
Only one six-term U.S. Senator has lost his party’s nomination out of two-dozen who completed their sixth term in the direct election era.
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