Posts by Dr. Eric Ostermeier
Landslides Ahead: Major Parties Still Lack 2014 US Senate Candidates in 8 States
It has been 96 years since the last time a major party did not field a candidate in eight or more U.S. Senate races.
Read MoreMitch McConnell: Not So Easy Target?
Only one of 14 U.S. Senate Minority Leaders in history have been defeated at the ballot box while no Senate party floor leader has ever lost when his party has netted seats in the chamber.
Read MoreLong Live Our U.S. Senators
Two fewer U.S. Senators are dying in office per year on average over the past half-century than during the previous 60 years.
Read MoreA Year in Smart Politics
A look back at which political institutions were covered the most at Smart Politics in 2013.
Read MorePressler’s In: Can the Political Rip Van Winkle Win?
A Pressler victory in 2014 would give him the record for the longest gap in U.S. Senate service in the direct election era.
Read MoreAdvantage Walsh in Montana US Senate Race? Not So Fast
Appointed U.S. Senators who subsequently run for their seat have been elected only a shade above 50 percent of the time.
Read MoreIowa to Send Historically Unseasoned US House Delegation to 114th Congress
Iowans will send their least experienced delegation to the 114th Congress since the 1970s and fourth least experienced since the end of World War II.
Read MoreStatus Quo in Uncompetitive Alabama 1st CD Special
Only one Democrat has won 40 percent of the vote in 25 Yellowhammer State 1st CD races since 1966.
Read MoreThe Final Six: Which State Will Next Elect Its 1st Woman to the US House?
Six states have yet to elect a woman to the U.S. House of Representatives, but one is poised to be crossed off that list in 2014.
Read MoreSteve Stockman’s 12 Percent Solution
Only 4 of 31 Texas U.S. Senate candidacies by sitting or ex-U.S. Representatives have been successful in the direct election era.
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