Archive for August 2012
Rick Nolan, Meet Ernest Lundeen
Rick Nolan’s plurality victory in the Minnesota’s 8th CD DFL U.S. House primary on Tuesday brings him one step closer to a return to Congress after a 32-year absence. If he wins his general election matchup against one-term incumbent GOP…
Read MoreBachmann Scores Weakest Minnesota GOP US House Incumbent Primary Win in 50 Years
The last time a Republican incumbent won a lower percentage of the vote in a Gopher State U.S. House primary was 1962 (Herman Carl Andersen).
Read MoreThompson Wins Most Competitive Wisconsin GOP US Senate Primary Since 1957
The former governor’s 3.1-point win over Eric Hovde is the sixth closest in party history out of 37 contests.
Read MoreGeneration Gap: Romney-Ryan Ticket 7th Largest Age Difference in History
At 23 years, the 2012 Republican presidential ticket is tied for the seventh largest age differential in U.S. history out of the nearly 125 pairings who have received Electoral College votes.
Read MorePawlenty VP Pick Would Run Counter to 60-Year Trend in Republican Politics
Only one fellow presidential candidate has won the GOP VP nomination out of the last 15 cycles dating back to 1952.
Read MoreTodd Akin Seeks to Complete the Republican Hat Trick
Including GOPers Jim Talent (2002) and Roy Blunt (2010), just 5 Missouri U.S. House members have been elected to the Senate since 1914; nearly three times as many have failed.
Read MoreAkin Skates with Lowest Vote Tally Since 1928
U.S. Representative Todd Akin’s 6.0-point victory over John Brunner in Tuesday’s Republican U.S. Senate race in Missouri was the third narrowest GOP primary victory for the office in state history and the lowest percentage for a winning candidate in more…
Read MoreChick-fil-A: By the Numbers
States carried by John McCain in 2008 host the fast food chain at a rate of nearly three times as many stores per resident as those won by Barack Obama.
Read MoreMissouri GOP US Senate Barnburner Poised for Closest Primary Finish in 56 Years
Only three of the 35 Republican primaries for the U.S. Senate have been decided by less than 10 points in state history with the average margin of victory at more than 50 points.
Read MoreWill the Real Battleground States Please Stand Up?
An analysis of major media outlets’ election projection maps finds few can agree on a definitive list of toss-up states in the 2012 presidential race.
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