Posts by Dr. Eric Ostermeier
Media Overload on Mitt Romney’s “Poor” Comment Comes Nearly Four Months Late
The former Massachusetts governor served up a nearly identical quote at the Dartmouth College New Hampshire debate in mid-October.
Read MoreRon Paul: Don’t Pin Me Down!
The Texas Congressman is the only major 2012 Republican presidential candidate to take the debate stage without once wearing a lapel pin.
Read MoreCandidate Code Names: Fun with Anagrams and the 2012 Republican Field
Would Barack Obama rather run against “Metro Minty,” “Ethnic Wronging,” or “Cranium Stork?”
Read MoreCould Heath Shuler or Brad Miller Buck History in North Carolina’s Gubernatorial Race?
Only four sitting North Carolina U.S. Representatives or U.S. Senators have won a gubernatorial election in state history, and only one in the last 100 years.
Read MoreWhy is Mitt Romney Feeling Blue? Candidate Necktie Colors at the GOP Debates
Romney has worn a blue tie in 17 of 18 presidential debates; his opponents usually wear red and Gingrich has not worn a blue tie once.
Read MoreBachmann Celebrates Reelection Bid Announcement with Second ‘Appearance’ on Jeopardy!
Bachmann clues have netted Jeopardy! contestants $1,200 over the past year
Read More“My Message is Simple”: Obama’s SOTU Written at 8th Grade Level for Third Straight Year
Obama’s SOTU addresses have the lowest average Flesch-Kincaid score of any modern president; Obama owns three of the six lowest-scoring addresses since FDR.
Read MoreFriendly Faces?
In addition to his wife and a few governmental officials, an additional 19 non-governmental guests sat in the First Lady’s box during the president’s State of the Union address Tuesday evening. Interestingly, 17 of these 19 individuals – some of…
Read MoreRomney Plays the Florida Card…in Spades
Romney makes more Sunshine State references in the NBC debate than Gingrich, Paul, and Santorum combined.
Read MoreNumber of Presidential Candidates Tops 330 and Counting
Individuals still filing at a rate of nearly one per day; men file at a 10:1 rate over women.
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