Posts by Dr. Eric Ostermeier
GOP Bracing for 2nd Worst Finish in MN US Senate Race Since Great Depression
Kurt Bills’ poll numbers show him with the second lowest support of any GOP U.S. Senate nominee since 1944 and third lowest since direct elections began 100 years ago.
Read MoreA Brief History of Presidential Arithmetic
The most basic branch of mathematics has been celebrated, indicted, and used as a political weapon by the presidency for nearly 150 years.
Read MoreTown Hall Format Blunts Romney’s Rhetoric of Argumentation by Enumeration
Romney rattles off only four of his patented series of bullet-point answers at the Hofstra debate versus 10 in Denver.
Read MoreClose Shaves in MN-06
A new SurveyUSA poll finds Michele Bachmann leading by single digits among likely voters against political novice and hotelier Jim Graves, 50 to 41 percent. Should Bachmann prevail by a similar margin on Election Day, it will continue a tradition…
Read MoreLibertarian Candidates Surging in US Senate Contests
Libertarian hopefuls in Michigan and Missouri are on pace to notch the best ever showing for a non-major party U.S. Senate candidate in their respective states.
Read MoreWith Friends Like These…
Despite dozens of interruptions and multiple smirks and laughs, Joe Biden made a careful point to frequently refer to his vice-presidential debate opponent Paul Ryan as his ‘friend.’ The former Democratic U.S. Senator called Congressman Ryan his friend 14 times…
Read MoreBattleground States Revisited: The Maps They Are A-Changin’
Two-thirds of battleground state maps have changed over the past month, yielding 10 different maps across 12 different media outlets.
Read MoreBuzzFeed Politics: 5 Is a Magic Number
The popular media outlet’s political reporting is ripe with stories boasting compendiums of visuals in groupings of 5 and 10; BuzzFeed is also a fan of the numbers 6, 8, 11, and 15.
Read MoreDid Bill Clinton Launch the First “Leave Big Bird Alone” Campaign?
Nixon, Reagan, Bush 41, and Obama all praised Sesame Street during their administrations, but only Clinton cited Muppets by name, rallying to Big Bird’s defense during the 104th Congress.
Read MoreThe Eyes Have It: Obama Blinks 1,000 Times More than Romney During 1st Debate
The president blinked at a rate of 71 times per minute while speaking during Wednesday’s debate – 1,000 times more frequently than Romney (53 per minute).
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