Archive for September 2013
Who’s Still Covering Cruz?
The Daily Caller and POLITICO by far led the way with the most front page stories this weekend on the controversial Texas U.S. Senator.
Read MoreChuck Grassley: Keeps on Ticking
The oldest U.S. Senator in Iowa history is now eying the #1 spot for the longest-serving member of the chamber from the Hawkeye State.
Read MoreShea-Porter vs Guinta III: 1 in 5 New Hampshire US House Races Are Rematches
Thirty-six New Hampshire U.S. House elections have been rematches since birth of the GOP in the 1850s, including five pairs of candidates who have battled it out three times.
Read MoreRunning from the Flag? Old Glory Symbolism Waning on US House Campaign Websites
Republicans incorporate the American flag on their 2014 campaign websites at a 45 percent higher rate than Democrats, but the presence of Old Glory is down 39 percent overall from the 2010 cycle.
Read MoreVin Weber on John Boehner
“I know Boehner quite well. It rankles me a little bit to hear people say ‘He’s a very weak Speaker,’ and ‘Why don’t we have a Speaker like Sam Rayburn, Tip O’Neill, or even Newt Gingrich anymore?’ And I have…
Read MoreThe Third Wheel: States with the Most 3rd Party US Senate Candidacies
New Jersey leads a pack of Northeastern and Midwestern states with the highest rate of independent and third party candidates in U.S. Senate elections over the past century.
Read MoreWest Virginia 2014 US Senate Race to Feature Rare Matchup
Only 12 U.S. Senate elections have involved two major party female nominees in U.S. history and just two of these without a female incumbent.
Read MoreKurt Evans Redux: A History of 3rd Party South Dakota US Senate Candidacies
The Mount Rushmore State has placed only six third party or independent U.S. Senate candidates on the ballot since 1938 – by far the lowest in the Upper Midwest.
Read MoreCan Alex Sink Pull a Jeb Bush?
Only one losing Florida gubernatorial candidate has come back to win the governorship in a subsequent campaign over the last 145+ years.
Read MoreWill Oregon’s 2014 Gubernatorial Race Be a Snoozer?
On the heels of the state’s most competitive race for governor in more than a half-century, there is little buzz so far about Oregon’s 2014 contest.
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