Posts by Dr. Eric Ostermeier
To Serve or Represent? Website Taglines of US Representatives
How do 435 men and women use linguistic snippets on their House websites to distinguish themselves and what they do?
Read MoreJim Abeler: Leading Off the Senate Roll Call Vote in 2015?
Only three U.S. Senators in history had a name earlier in the alphabet than the budding 2014 Republican Senate candidate; no Minnesotan has ever topped the chamber’s roll call list.
Read MoreThe 40 Percent Floor
Although Republicans have won 23 of 39 Indiana gubernatorial races since the first time a GOP candidate was on the ballot in 1860, Democrats have suffered few blow-out defeats during this span. In fact, the Democratic nominee has eclipsed the…
Read MoreMichaud Gearing Up to Battle Cutler, History in Maine Gubernatorial Bid
Only 1 in 3 ex- or sitting Maine U.S. Representatives to land on the gubernatorial general election ballot have been victorious.
Read MoreMeet the Three House Women Who Go by “Congressman”
Republicans Marsha Blackburn, Diane Black, and Cynthia Lummis are the lone holdouts from self-identifying as a “Congresswoman.”
Read MoreHow Much Money Will Bachmann Raise as a Non-Candidate?
Bachmann is still fundraising on her campaign website with a pitch that Democrats are “trying to defeat her” – even though she is retiring and won’t be on the ballot in 2014.
Read More2,445 US Representatives Who Served with John Dingell
From Watkins Abbitt to John Zwach, Dingell has worked alongside nearly 2,500 different elected men and women over the last 21,000 days in the nation’s lower legislative chamber.
Read MoreChiesa to Tally 4th Shortest Senate Tenure in New Jersey History
Chris Christie’s appointee will serve just 129 days in the Senate – the fourth shortest stint among the 65 U.S. Senators to serve from New Jersey since statehood.
Read MoreA Brief History of “Representative Smith”
A look back at the 115 “Smiths” to serve in the House as newly-minted U.S. Representative Jason Smith of Missouri adds his name to the roster.
Read MoreMissouri Democratic US House Pick-Up Drought Extends to 47
Democrats have lost each of the last 47 Missouri U.S. House contests in Republican controlled districts dating back to 1994 – its second worst streak in the nation.
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