Posts by Dr. Eric Ostermeier
Romney Makes the Most of His 47 Percent (Allotted Speaking Time)
The president receives more than 4 minutes more face time than Romney during the first debate, or a 12 percent greater amount than the GOP nominee.
Read MoreRed Ties vs Blue Ties
Wednesday evening’s presidential debate was just the second debate this cycle in which Mitt Romney wore a red tie for the proceedings. The former Massachusetts governor wore blue ties for 18 of the 19 Republican presidential primary debates in which…
Read MoreUS Senate Twitter Rankings: McCain, Sanders, Reid, Paul, Grassley
More than 85 senators maintain official U.S. Senate Twitter accounts with John McCain touting the most followers; Marco Rubio has the most followers among senators with non-governmental Twitter accounts.
Read MoreRob Sobhani Poised to Crush Maryland US Senate Election Mark
A new poll shows the businessman and independent on pace for a record setting performance for a non-major party candidate in a Maryland U.S. Senate contest.
Read MoreWill Iowa Republicans Lose Every US House Seat for the First Time in History?
Republicans have won at least one U.S. House seat from the Hawkeye State since 1856.
Read MoreFrom Bowles-Simpson to Simpson-Bowles: Or, the Evolution of Co-Chair Billing
Alan Simpson has received top billing in 75 percent of media coverage of the debt commission this year after playing second banana to his fellow co-chair in 2010.
Read MoreWisconsinites (Financially) Disengaged from 2012 Presidential Race
Wisconsin is the only battleground state to populate the Bottom 10 for per capita large donor contributions to presidential candidates this cycle.
Read MoreGary Johnson’s Deepest Fundraising Puddles
Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson finds his campaign struggling not simply to reach the 15 percent threshold in public opinion polls required for him to participate in the televised debates, but even getting listed as a candidate in many of…
Read MoreIs the Revolution Over? 3rd Party US House Candidacies Fall 22% from 2010
There are 97 fewer third party and independent candidates on the general election ballots for the nation’s 435 congressional district races this cycle compared to two years ago.
Read MoreTwo-Candidate Race a Rarity in Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District
The Minneapolis area congressional district had fielded 16 third party and independent U.S. House candidates over the last eight cycles, averaging 9 percent of the vote.
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