Posts by Dr. Eric Ostermeier
Will Wisconsin Elect a Female Governor in 2014?
Women have yet to land a major party gubernatorial nomination in the Badger State, but that may all change with Mary Burke in 2014.
Read MoreKnocking On Wood Out West
Over the last 100 years, all but four states have had at least one U.S. Senator die in office with 41 states losing a member of its delegation to the nation’s upper legislative chamber on the job since the end…
Read MoreUnusual Entrances: Clergymen Turned US Senators
North Carolina’s Mark Harris is trying to add his name to a list of less than two-dozen members of the clergy who have served in the Senate in U.S. history and only three who were elected to the chamber since the turn of the 19th Century.
Read MoreGoing Green: Alabama’s Soon to Be Inexperienced US House Delegation
The Yellowhammer State is on a path to notch one of its least experienced U.S. House delegations over the last 100 years.
Read MoreFrom DC to Concord
While she waits for a Republican candidate to emerge as her challenger in the 2014 race, one-term New Hampshire Governor Maggie Hassan has to feel good about her reelection chances heading into next year. In the Granite State, the party…
Read MoreWho’s Still Covering Cruz?
The Daily Caller and POLITICO by far led the way with the most front page stories this weekend on the controversial Texas U.S. Senator.
Read MoreChuck Grassley: Keeps on Ticking
The oldest U.S. Senator in Iowa history is now eying the #1 spot for the longest-serving member of the chamber from the Hawkeye State.
Read MoreShea-Porter vs Guinta III: 1 in 5 New Hampshire US House Races Are Rematches
Thirty-six New Hampshire U.S. House elections have been rematches since birth of the GOP in the 1850s, including five pairs of candidates who have battled it out three times.
Read MoreRunning from the Flag? Old Glory Symbolism Waning on US House Campaign Websites
Republicans incorporate the American flag on their 2014 campaign websites at a 45 percent higher rate than Democrats, but the presence of Old Glory is down 39 percent overall from the 2010 cycle.
Read MoreVin Weber on John Boehner
“I know Boehner quite well. It rankles me a little bit to hear people say ‘He’s a very weak Speaker,’ and ‘Why don’t we have a Speaker like Sam Rayburn, Tip O’Neill, or even Newt Gingrich anymore?’ And I have…
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