Posts by Dr. Eric Ostermeier
Inhofe Eyes Record-Breaking Election Win in 2014
The senior senator from Oklahoma is looking to win a record fifth U.S. Senate election this fall and would become the longest-serving member in the chamber from the Sooner State mid-way through his next term.
Read MoreKevin McCarthy Becomes Least Tenured Floor Leader in US House History
At less than four terms, McCarthy has served 423 fewer days in the chamber than any floor leader in U.S. House history and almost 10 years less than the average leader.
Read MoreRepublican US Senators Hitting Historic Lows in Primaries
Four Republicans have already set state records for low water marks by a sitting GOP U.S. Senator in a primary election – after just eight contests
Read MoreWill Obama Stop Referring to Washington as the “Redskins?”
A monumental trademark decision Wednesday may put pressure on the president to stop using the “disparaging” name as he has in the past.
Read MoreEric Cantor’s Loss Is Worse Than You Think
Cantor is the first Virginia Republican U.S. Representative to lose a renomination bid since 1888 after more than 160 successful attempts and the first to fail from either party in 48 years.
Read MoreHow Are the Plurality Winners Doing?
Nearly 40 percent of plurality winners of U.S. Senate elections lose their seat in the next election cycle. Will that happen to any of the three such incumbents on the ballot in 2014? Recent polling suggests Democrats Al Franken of…
Read MoreEric Cantor 1st House Majority Leader to Lose Renomination Bid in History
Cantor’s loss in the Virginia primary Tuesday is the first failed renomination bid after 54 successful attempts by sitting majority leaders of the nation’s lower legislative chamber.
Read MoreLindsey Graham Gets Into the Record Books
The two-term incumbent sets a new low water mark in primary voter support for a Republican U.S. Senator from South Carolina.
Read MoreLindsey Graham and the Half-Dozen Would-Be Kingslayers
No U.S. Senator in South Carolina history has inspired so many primary challengers as the two-term Republican incumbent this cycle.
Read MoreErnst Surges After History-Making Primary Win
Ernst is in a dead heat with Bruce Braley on the heels of setting the mark for the largest victory by a non-incumbent in a contested Iowa Republican U.S. Senate primary.
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