Posts by Dr. Eric Ostermeier
Scott Brown: To New Hampshire with Love?
Nearly 40 percent of New Hampshire U.S. Senators in state history have been educated in Massachusetts and more than one in six were born in the Bay State.
Read MoreHow US Presidents Talked about Margaret Thatcher
One respected her more than any other world leader. One gave her the Presidential Medal of Freedom…and another celebrated Meryl Streep’s portrayal of her on film.
Read MoreThe Five-Timers Club: Gubernatorial Edition
Thirty-seven governors in U.S. history were elected into office at least five times but only 10 served in the 20th or 21st Centuries; four members of the Club are alive today.
Read MoreWhen Will Obama Stop Using the Term “Illegal Immigrant?”
The Associated Press has now officially dropped the term, but the President has mentioned “illegal immigrants” 28 times since taking office, including as recently as two months ago.
Read MoreCharlie Crist: There and Back Again?
Crist, the first Florida governor not to run for reelection since 1964, could become just the second governor of the Sunshine State to win nonconsecutive terms.
Read MoreBob Barr Seeks Rare Return to Congress from Georgia
The former U.S. Representative seeks to become the first Georgia Republican to return to the U.S. House after a gap in service and just the second from any party in the state since the end of World War II.
Read MoreSeeing Red: A Brief History of Republican Domination in South Dakota
Republicans are eying to control all partisan statewide elected offices in the Mount Rushmore State for the first time since 1962.
Read MoreHarry Truman, Presidential Press Corps Used ‘Wetback’ Slur in 1950s
When Don Young was 18 years old, President Truman used the term “wetbacks” in a written message to Congress.
Read MoreParty Like It’s 1986?
Tim Johnson’s retirement opens up an opportunity for Republicans to gain control of both U.S. Senate seats in South Dakota for the first time since the convening of the 100th Congress in January 1987 (Tom Daschle ousted incumbent GOPer James…
Read MoreJohnson to Retire with 2nd Longest Tenure on Capitol Hill in South Dakota History
At 26+ years and counting, Senator Tim Johnson has already eclipsed Tom Daschle but will fall six years short of the Mount Rushmore State’s all-time record set by Karl Mundt.
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