Posts by Dr. Eric Ostermeier
Could Mike Simpson Be Added to a Very, Very Short List?
Only four incumbent Idaho U.S. Representatives in state history have failed to win their party’s nomination and just 1 of 82 since 1918.
Read MoreJohn Kline: Six Going on Seven?
Nearly 90 percent of six-term Minnesota U.S. Representatives have been successful in their bids for a 7th term since statehood.
Read MoreWill Democrats Run a Candidate in Every 2014 US Senate Race?
Democrats have failed to field a U.S. Senate candidate in as many races since 2000 as they did from 1930 through 1999 (eight).
Read MoreTime for a Change: Turnover in Wisconsin’s US House Seats in 2014?
More than 1 in 5 Wisconsin U.S. House seats have flipped in cycles ending in ‘4’ (one full cycle after redistricting).
Read MoreDemocracy in Action: Major Party Competition in US House Elections
Indiana has placed Democratic and Republican candidates on the ballot in a nation-best 180 consecutive U.S. House races, with New Hampshire, Minnesota, Idaho, and Montana all tallying 100 or more.
Read MoreCould Liz Cheney End Wyoming’s GOP Incumbency Streak?
All 17 Wyoming Republican U.S. Senate incumbents running for reelection have won their renomination bids over the last century.
Read MoreGeorge H.W. Bush: Hater of Broccoli
Obama may love the food, but the 41st President used his distaste for the green vegetable as a punchline dozens of times during his four years in office.
Read MoreMichigan Democrats’ Gerrymandering Problem at Historic Level
In 2012, Michigan tied a state record by electing the lowest rate of U.S. Representatives by a major party whilst simultaneously casting its electoral votes for that party’s presidential nominee across the 45 presidential election cycles since statehood.
Read MorePerry Will Retire with 10th Longest Gubernatorial Tenure in US History
The Texas governor will climb nine more spots on the all-time list with 5,144 days in office under his belt upon his retirement in January 2015.
Read MoreTerry Branstad: 11 Going on 14?
Iowa Republican Governor Terry Branstad, the longest-serving governor in the history of the country (excluding pre-U.S. Constitution governors), has served as chief executive of the Hawkeye State for 6,749 days through July 4th (18 years, 5 months, 24 days). That…
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