Posts by Dr. Eric Ostermeier
Massachusetts Republicans Lose 92nd Consecutive US House Race
Bay State Republicans have lost 92 contests in a row and picked off just 2 of 294 Democratic-held Massachusetts U.S. House seats since 1944.
Read MoreFive Percent and Rising
The victory by Massachusetts Democrat Katherine Clark in Tuesday’s 5th Congressional District special election marked the 32nd time a U.S. House seat was won by a woman in the Bay State. Since the first woman was elected to the chamber…
Read MoreKitzhaber Launches Bid to Become 2nd Longest-Serving Governor in History
If Oregon’s Democratic governor is reelected in 2014 and serves out the entirety of his fourth term, he will trail only Iowa’s Terry Branstad in all-time gubernatorial service since 1789.
Read More10 Quotes by President Obama about Nelson Mandela
The 44th president quoted or referred to the South African leader an average of once every 88 days in office before his death.
Read MoreCan Dayton Catch Lightning in a Bottle Twice?
Minnesotans have elected a Democratic governor with a Democrat in the White House in just four of 28 cycles since statehood – with none in their second term.
Read MorePollsters Ignoring Rick Perry’s 2016 ‘Campaign’
Only two of 13 GOP 2016 primary polls conducted since April have included the Texas governor’s name.
Read MoreBob Smith and the 12-Year Itch
With a successful challenge of Jeanne Shaheen in 2014, Smith would tie Dan Coats’ modern mark for the longest gap in U.S. Senate service in the direct election era.
Read MoreBuyer’s Remorse? Franken Loss Would Make History in Minnesota
Minnesotans have never flipped a U.S. Senate seat in back-to-back-to-back elections.
Read MoreCan Pennsylvania Democrats Pick Up Any US House Seats with Corbett Loss?
If Pennsylvania Democrats win the governor’s mansion without netting two U.S. House seats, the party will set a record for shortest gubernatorial coattails in congressional races in state history.
Read MoreReturn of the King: Charlie Crist and Ex-Governor Comebacks
More than half of ex-governors have been victorious in general election bids to return to their old seats since 1945.
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