Archive for December 2012
DeMint Resignation in History: 1 in 3 South Carolina US Senators Resigned
DeMint will join the likes of Charles Pinckney, Thomas Sumpter, John Calhoun, and Strom Thurmond – former South Carolina U.S. Senators who resigned from the highest legislative office in the land.
Read MoreWomen Reelected to US Senate at Same Rate as Men
A study of more than 325 sitting U.S. Senators on the ballot since 1990 finds women have been reelected at exactly same rate as men – 87 percent.
Read MoreRecord Book Near Misses in the 2012 Presidential Election
The Romney-Obama contest ranked among the Top 5 most competitive races ever in three states (AK, FL, NC) and the Top 5 least competitive in six (HI, MD, OK, UT, WV, WY).
Read MoreStudy: Governors Have No Pull Helping Presidential Nominees Carry Their State
States have voted more frequently for a presidential nominee of a different party than its sitting governor across 600 contests since 1968; even more so in battleground states.
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