Posts by Dr. Eric Ostermeier
Beyond Thurston Howell: Media Caricatures of Mitt Romney
The Republican presidential nominee has been linked to rich cartoon characters like Scrooge McDuck, Mr. Burns, and Richie Rich as well as wealthy, villainous silver screen icons like Gordon Gekko and Mr. Potter.
Read MoreGOPer Bills Would Engage Grover Norquist in “Verbal or Physical Confrontation” Over Taxes
A champion of the ‘great compromise,’ Minnesota’s GOP U.S. Senate nominee is open to tax increases and vows, “I don’t care if I have to have a verbal or physical confrontation with Grover Norquist.”
Read MoreDavid Brooks’ About-Face on Mitt Romney
With a New York Times op-ed entitled, “Thurston Howell Romney,” David Brooks takes the Republican presidential nominee to task by casting him as the affable, out of touch millionaire character from 1960s Americana. But that is not the tune Brooks…
Read MoreWithdrawn Anti-Obama Kansas Ballot Challenge Continues Major Party Ballot Access Streak
It has been 48 years since a major party presidential nominee failed to appear on the ballot in every state.
Read MoreThrough the Dark-Colored Lenses of Mark Dayton
“Death,” “dead end,” “decline” and “grim future” were but a few of the words and phrases Minnesota’s governor used to frame the problems of his state and country.
Read MoreDoes Anyone Care About Minnesota? (Polling the 2012 Presidential Race)
The Gopher State has been polled in the presidential race at one-sixth the rate in 2012 compared to this stage of the 2008 cycle.
Read MoreWill a Libertarian Tilt Missouri’s U.S. Senate Race?
The victory margin in only 1 of 37 Missouri U.S. Senate races has been narrower than the vote received by the leading third place candidate.
Read MoreBattleground State Maps Expand Slightly from a Month Ago
The selection of Paul Ryan as GOP VP nominee moves the needle on Wisconsin but few other states in the presidential race according to a dozen media outlets.
Read MoreThird Parties Vanish from Minnesota’s 2012 US House Races
There are 11 fewer independent and third party candidates running for Minnesota’s eight congressional seats in 2012 compared to two years ago.
Read MoreMichelle Obama’s DNC Speech Written at 7 Grade Levels Above Ann Romney’s
The First Lady’s speech Tuesday was written at a 12th grade level – the highest in history among the wives of presidential nominees and far above Ann Romney’s lowest mark of a 5th grade level.
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