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Archive for 2018

With Dallet Victory Women Candidates Now Have 10-1 Record Against Men in Wisconsin Supreme Court Races

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | April 6, 2018 | 0

Women candidates for the court have won 15 of 19 elections overall, with three defeats coming against other women.

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Can Republicans Pick Up Elizabeth Esty’s US House Seat?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | April 3, 2018 | 3

Democrats are riding a 25-seat winning streak in Connecticut – the third best run for the party across the country over the last half-century.

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David Shulkin and Trump’s Vanishing Cabinet

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | April 2, 2018 | 1

Shulkin logged the 2nd shortest stint heading the VA in department history; previous presidents had served with their original VA secretary 3.9 times longer than Trump/Shulkin.

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Wisconsin Eyes Seating a Record-Tying 6th Woman on Its Supreme Court

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | March 29, 2018 | 3

The Badger State would also break a tie with Oregon for the state with the highest percentage of women supreme court justices.

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Are the Eyes of Kansas Democrats Getting Wider?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | March 27, 2018 | 1

The party has picked up more than one U.S. House seat in Kansas during just three cycles since statehood – each time riding a massive national Democratic wave.

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Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise? US Senators Keep Knocking on Wood

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | March 23, 2018 | 0

The four-year, nine-month streak without a death in the chamber is the fourth longest in history and will reach #2 by early September.

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Rauner Records Weakest Primary Performance by an Illinois GOP Governor in 90 Years

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | March 21, 2018 | 2

No elected governor from either party in the Prairie State has survived a narrower primary victory since the first such contest in 1908.

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Rex Tillerson’s Historically Short Tenure As Secretary of State

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | March 18, 2018 | 2

Tillerson left office quicker than nearly every other president’s first pick for secretary of state in history.

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How Often Do Parties Flip US House Seats in Specials Where They Previously Did Not Field a Candidate?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | March 14, 2018 | 0

With Lamb’s win, eight out of the last 26 U.S. House seats to flip have been in districts where the winning party did not recruit a nominee during the most recent election cycle.

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Will There Be a Record Number of Woman vs Woman US Senate Matchups in 2018?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | March 12, 2018 | 2

There is a good chance as many as six states could have two female major party nominees for the office – doubling the previous record for an election cycle.

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