Posts by Dr. Eric Ostermeier
Could 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…
Read MoreYankee Doodle Dandies: 40 Members of Congress Born on July 4th
Over the past 284 years, 40 eventual U.S. Senators and Representatives from 22 states were born on the 4th of July.
Read MoreDo the Numbers Add Up for Mitch McConnell?
McConnell is 1 of just 6 U.S. Senators in history to win three of their first five consecutive terms by single digits. Three subsequently retired. A fourth – Bob Packwood – resigned. The fifth? Harry Reid.
Read MoreMcConnell Bucking History: Kentucky Has Nation’s Highest Senator Turnover Rate
The Minority Leader has the longest Senate tenure in Kentucky history, even though the state’s two Senate seats have turned over 77 times, or an average of once per 2.8 years – the highest rate in the country.
Read MoreBachmann’s Little Secret: Not Fixated on God, Guns, and Gays
Only one percent of the congresswoman’s nearly 600 press releases since 2007 have focused on the “3 Gs” collectively, as well as just one percent on abortion.
Read MorePaying His Dues: Markey Shatters Senate Record for Prior House Service
The newest member of the U.S. Senate breaks a record that had been held for 88 years – by a predecessor of his own Senate seat.
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