Posts by Dr. Eric Ostermeier
Are Dr. Drew and Adam Carolla Libertarians?
The HLN host is fed up with the ‘tyranny’ of governmental overreach while Carolla goes on the record that he is a libertarian.
Read MoreNo Free Passes: States With 2 Major Party Candidates in Every US House Race
Indiana has now placed candidates from both major parties on the ballot in a nation-best 189 consecutive U.S. House races, with New Hampshire, Minnesota, Idaho, and Montana also north of 100 in a row.
Read MoreRise of the Independents? Greg Orman Victory Would Make Senate History
No more than two independents have served in the chamber at the same time; the last time three non-major party officeholders served in the U.S. Senate was 1940.
Read MoreCan Iowa’s Split US Senate Delegation Tradition Save Bruce Braley?
The Hawkeye State has the second highest rate in the nation over the last 100 years of sending members from two different parties to the nation’s upper legislative chamber.
Read MoreHolder Could Still Reach #3 Attorney General Tenure Mark
If his successor is not confirmed by December 5th, Holder will pass Homer Cummings for third place on the all-time tenure list.
Read MoreDemocratic US Senators Slow Out of the Gate to Respond to Syrian Bombing
Republican U.S. Senators issued press releases on the air strikes within the first 24 hours at more than twice the rate of Democrats and at four times the rate for those who are running for reelection in 2014.
Read MoreJack Hatch to Iowa: Vote Like It’s 1948?
A symbolic button worn by Iowa’s underdog gubernatorial challenger evokes Truman’s historic comeback…and an otherwise disastrous cycle for Iowa’s Democratic Party.
Read MoreThe 10 Percent Club: 2014 Gubernatorial Edition
At least four third party, independent, or write-in gubernatorial candidates have won 10+ percent of the vote in every midterm election since the 1986 cycle – a trend likely to continue this November.
Read More42 Members of Congress Who Were Born in Scotland
Twenty states have been represented in Congress by a Scottish-born U.S. Representative or U.S. Senator, including one Speaker of the House.
Read MoreWisconsin Gubernatorial Pathways: How Does Burke’s Measure Up?
Eleven of the last 12 Badger State governors were previously elected to state government dating back to the mid-1950s.
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