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Derrick Van Orden and a Brief Electoral History of Wisconsin Freshman US Reps

Doug Mastriano Eyes Unusual US Senate Bid in Pennsylvania

Democrats and Republicans Have Record US Senate Winning Streaks in 26 States

Jay Inslee: Moving Up the Ranks

A Record Out of Reach? Dianne Feinstein to Retire with Most Votes in US Senate Electoral History

I Can’t Quit You: Omar, Swalwell, Schiff Still Identify As Serving On Foreign Affairs, Intelligence Committees

Archive for October 2012

Romney-Bills and Klobuchar-Obama Voter Gaps Could Make History in Minnesota

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | October 31, 2012 | 0

Kurt Bills is running 22 points behind his party’s presidential nominee in Minnesota according to a new Star Tribune poll – on pace to eclipse the worst-ever mark of -17 points since the DFL merger in 1944.

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Which State Will Host the Most Closely Decided Presidential Race in 2012?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | October 30, 2012 | 0

Since 1824, Kentucky and Maryland have each hosted the closest statewide presidential contests five times; Ohio last did so in back-to-back cycles in 1944 and 1948.

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Less than 1% of Voting Eligible Population Polled in Battleground States This Cycle

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | October 29, 2012 | 0

After more than 640 polls, 531,000 individuals have been surveyed this cycle about the Romney-Obama horserace across the 57.3 million voting eligible population of the 10 main battleground states.

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Minnesota Eyes Most Competitive US House Races Since 1994

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | October 26, 2012 | 0

The last time three Gopher State congressional races were decided by single digits was during the Republican Revolution.

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On Presidents and Bayonets: A Historical Review

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | October 24, 2012 | 1

Ronald Reagan talked about bayonets more than twice as frequently as any other president; most presidential rhetoric casts the weapon as a symbol for tyranny and unjust force.

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George McGovern’s Post Presidential Election Half-Life Was 3rd Longest in History

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | October 23, 2012 | 0

Only Strom Thurmond (1948, 54 years) and Alf Landon (1936, 50 years) lived longer after losing a presidential election.

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Will Christie Vilsack Make History for Iowa Women?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | October 22, 2012 | 1

Iowa would become the 45th state in the nation to elect a woman to the U.S. House if Vilsack defeats Steve King in November.

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GOP Bracing for 2nd Worst Finish in MN US Senate Race Since Great Depression

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | October 19, 2012 | 0

Kurt Bills’ poll numbers show him with the second lowest support of any GOP U.S. Senate nominee since 1944 and third lowest since direct elections began 100 years ago.

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A Brief History of Presidential Arithmetic

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | October 18, 2012 | 3

The most basic branch of mathematics has been celebrated, indicted, and used as a political weapon by the presidency for nearly 150 years.

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Town Hall Format Blunts Romney’s Rhetoric of Argumentation by Enumeration

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | October 17, 2012 | 0

Romney rattles off only four of his patented series of bullet-point answers at the Hofstra debate versus 10 in Denver.

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