Posts by Dr. Eric Ostermeier
Gingrich Remains Go-To Candidate for Opening Question in GOP Debates
The former House Speaker has received the moderator’s first question in six of the last seven debates.
Read MoreWhat’s So Special About South Carolina?
The Palmetto State is one of nearly two-dozen states with a perfect record in picking eventual GOP presidential nominees since 1980.
Read MoreAl Franken on Al Franken
“I think I’ve done a pretty good job, actually.”
Read MoreRomney Speaks 8+ Minutes More than Closest Rival at SC Debate
FOX gives the GOP frontrunner 8 minutes and 23 seconds more speaking time than his closest competitor – the largest gap in the debates thus far.
Read MoreScott Walker Faces 3rd Shortest Wisconsin Gubernatorial Tenure if Recalled
Only an acting governor and a governor who died on a Civil War relief expedition will have served fewer days in office than Walker.
Read MorePerry’s New Hampshire Tally Shy of Morry Taylor, Phil Crane, and George Romney
The Texas governor receives less support in the Granite State than many forgotten presidential candidates.
Read MoreRomney Support Spikes in Each New Hampshire County from 2008
Mitt Romney’s strongest three counties in the 2012 GOP New Hampshire primary were his three strongest in 2008: Rockingham (#1 in both cycles), Carroll (#3 in ’08, #2 in ’12), and Hillsborough (#2 in ’08 and #3 in ’12). Rockingham…
Read MoreDoes Rick Santorum Have a Blinking Problem?
Santorum blinks while speaking at more than twice the rate of the rest of the GOP field.
Read MoreRomney Notches 30 Percent of Speaking Time in Weekend’s New Hampshire Debates
The GOP frontrunner doubles up on Paul, Gingrich, and Huntsman and triples the speaking time of Perry.
Read MoreJoe Kennedy III May Reboot the Kennedy Dynasty’s Congressional Franchise
Five Kennedys in Joe’s ancestral line have logged more than 92 years of service in Congress – besting the Longs of Louisiana by 21 years.
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