Archive for November 2012
Rounds Seeks 1st US Senate Win for ex-South Dakota Governor
No former governor has ever won a U.S. Senate seat in South Dakota, with the last sitting governor to do so 70 years ago.
Read MoreLongshots At-Large
In addition to facing an electorate prone to split-ticket voting, Montana Republican U.S. Representative Denny Rehberg faced another historical hurdle in his attempt to unseat Democratic U.S. Senator Jon Tester earlier this month. With Rehberg’s loss, just 3 of 18…
Read MoreOhio: The Nation’s Battleground Since 1828
Ohio has been the most politically divided state in the country in presidential elections for the last 184 years – boasting the lowest average victory margin and the largest number and percentage of races decided by less than five points.
Read MoreForerunners of the Fiscal Cliff
Chuck Grassley, Jeff Flake, Jim DeMint, and Kent Conrad have warned about budgetary fiscal cliffs for years.
Read MoreOhio: Gerrymandering 1, Obama Coattails 0
With only four Democratic U.S. Representatives elected from Ohio in 2012, the Buckeye State is sending the smallest number and percentage of allies of a newly-elected president to D.C. in state history.
Read MoreIceberg: Split-Ticket Voting Leaves GOPers Cold in Two Northern US Senate Races
North Dakota’s Rick Berg and Montana’s Denny Rehberg were the latest Republican victims of a rich history of split-ticket voting in their respective states.
Read MoreHouse Democrats Inch Closer to Becoming a Two-State Caucus
Californians and New Yorkers will comprise a record percentage of the Democratic caucus when the 113th Congress convenes in January at nearly 30 percent.
Read MoreDeath of the Battlegrounds? The 2012 Election in History
The 2012 presidential election is the only cycle since the birth of the two-party system in 1828 to be decided by less than 15 points nationally and yet have less than 10 percent of its contests decided by fewer than five points.
Read MoreAll-Republican US Senate Delegation Wait Continues in Florida, Wisconsin, North Dakota
The three states have not been represented by two Republicans in the U.S. Senate for a combined 244 years and counting.
Read MoreDemocrats Amass 144 Consecutive US House Victories in Four Northeastern States
Democratic nominees have won 144 U.S. House contests in a row in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, and Rhode Island.
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