Archive for May 2013
Are Eric Holder’s Days Numbered?
The 82nd Attorney General already has the ninth longest tenure of any AG in U.S. history.
Read MoreSestak Seeks First US Senate Rematch in Pennsylvania History
If Sestak wins the 2016 Democratic nomination he will be the first major party candidate to secure a rematch in a Pennsylvania U.S. Senate race in the popular vote era.
Read MoreHerseth Sandlin and the US House to Senate Pathway
Just 10 of the 44 female U.S. Senators in history first served in the House of Representatives and three of the last 13 since 2002.
Read MoreA Presidential Mother’s Day Word Cloud
What words do presidents use as they honor women each year in presidential proclamations?
Read MoreWould Scott Walker Resign During a 2nd Gubernatorial Term?
Of the 71 gubernatorial election winners before Walker in Wisconsin history, only three failed to complete their term by resigning from office.
Read MoreDemocrats Hit the Wall Again in South Carolina Special Election
The Democratic Party’s longest U.S. House pick-up drought in the nation extended to 48 consecutive losses in South Carolina Tuesday, where the party has failed to gain a seat for a quarter-century.
Read MoreWe Are Family? Colbert Busch vs Sanford Campaign Website Biographies
Elizabeth Colbert Busch discusses her family in 34 percent of her campaign website bio compared to just 8 percent for Mark Sanford; Sanford devotes 81 percent to career accomplishments.
Read MoreStates with the Longest US House Special Election Droughts
Idaho has not hosted a special election to the House in its 122 years since statehood; Delaware last held one during the McKinley administration with Utah and New Hampshire during the Hoover years.
Read MoreSeasoned Senators in Wisconsin
Of the 15 men and women that have served in the U.S. Senate from Wisconsin since popular vote elections were introduced a century ago, Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin rank among the oldest upon first entering the chamber. Johnson began…
Read MoreColbert Busch: Making History in South Carolina?
Colbert Busch could become the sixth woman elected to Congress from South Carolina – but the first without political ties by marriage or birth.
Read More