Posts by Dr. Eric Ostermeier
Will Montana Split Its Congressional Ballot Again in 2014?
Only two of 27 states have split their vote for U.S. Senate and at-large U.S. House seats in a majority of elections over the last century: Montana (78 percent of the time) and South Dakota (60 percent).
Read MoreThe Quotable Jim Sensenbrenner
One of Capitol Hill’s most outspoken critics of the mass data collection undertaken by the last two presidential administrations shares his thoughts on fear-mongering, Edward Snowden, and the long winter of 2014.
Read MoreWhich States Are Bellwethers for Partisan Control of the US Senate?
Two states – Rhode Island and Nevada – have elected U.S. Senators into the majority party of the subsequent Congress 75+ percent of the time over the last 100 years; Virginia has done so in each of the last six elections.
Read MoreFinal Four Has Presidential Approval
By edging Michigan in the final seconds Sunday, the University of Kentucky guaranteed that one school in the Final Four this year would be located in a state that was not carried by President Barack Obama in 2012. (Connecticut, Florida,…
Read MoreWest Virginia, Utah Eye All-GOP US House Delegations in 2014
It has been more than 90 years since the last time Republicans had a monopoly on every U.S. House seat in the Mountain State.
Read MoreThe Rise of GOP Primary Challengers in Minnesota US House Races
The rate of Republican incumbents facing primary challengers has tripled during the last decade compared to the previous 40 in the Gopher State.
Read MoreCould Republicans Sweep All 9 Midwestern Gubernatorial Elections in 2014?
It has only happened one time in the last 90+ years, but the political climate just might allow the GOP to claim all nine Midwestern governorships on the ballot this November.
Read MoreThe Unlikely Candidacy of Idaho’s Richard Stallings
Stallings seeks to become the oldest candidate ever elected to the U.S. House from Idaho as he eyes the second congressional rematch of his political career.
Read MoreEdwin Edwards’ Long, Winding Political Road
One out of 12 Louisiana U.S. Representatives have exited and then returned to the chamber, including a 32-year hiatus by one Pelican State congressman.
Read MoreIllinois Gubernatorial Primary Wrap-Up
Bruce Rauner becomes the 13th plurality winner in an Illinois gubernatorial primary election in state history; five have gone on to win the general election.
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