Posts by Dr. Eric Ostermeier
Ron Paul Reaches All-Time Polling Highs in Iowa and New Hampshire
Paul’s support is up 100 percent in Iowa and 50 percent in the Granite State from his ’08 campaign peaks.
Read MoreJon Kyl: The Big Gun with the Short Name
At six letters, Kyl has the shortest legal first and last name out of the 1,931 men and women to serve in the U.S. Senate; that’s a far cry from Frederick Frelinghuysen.
Read MoreABC Grants Romney More than Twice as Much Speaking Time as Ron Paul in Iowa Debate
Romney doubles up on Ron Paul once again and speaks more than moderators Diane Sawyer and George Stephanopoulos combined.
Read MoreWill Michele Bachmann Pull a Phil Gramm in Iowa?
Bachmann is on pace for the worst ever performance at the caucuses by an Iowa Straw Poll winner – a mark currently held by Phil Gramm in 1996.
Read MoreIs Newt Gingrich Too Old to Beat Barack Obama?
In only two of the nation’s 56 presidential elections has the cycle’s older nominee been elected with a greater age difference than Gingrich vis-à-vis Obama.
Read MoreAre the Stars Aligned for an Obama Victory? Astrology and U.S. Presidential Elections
Presidential nominees born under Leo (e.g. Obama) win at a 71 percent clip with Geminis (e.g. Gingrich) coming in at just 29 percent.
Read MoreSnubbed Again: Ron Paul Surges in Iowa and the Media Yawns
Despite rising to 2nd in the new Des Moines Register survey, Paul gets just 5 percent of coverage in reporting on the poll – the same as Santorum, Perry, and Bachmann.
Read MoreImpenetrable: Which States Have the Greatest Democratic Dry Spells in Picking Up US House Seats?
South Carolina Republicans have successfully defended their last 42 House seats since 1988; the Missouri GOP is 40-0 in defending its districts since 1994.
Read MoreCan Massachusetts GOP End Its 88 US House Seat Pick-Up Drought in Frank’s Open 4th CD?
Bay State Republicans have the second biggest dry spell in the nation and have picked off just 2 of 284 Democratic U.S. House seats since 1944.
Read MoreCovering the Anti-Romney: A Five-Month Week-by-Week Media Analysis of the GOP Field
Mitt Romney has been mentioned in the most broadcast reports among the Republican field for just four of the last 22 weeks.
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