Posts by Dr. Eric Ostermeier
Could Amy Klobuchar Win 60 percent of the Vote in 2012?
Only two Democratic Senate candidates in Minnesota have ever reached the 60 percent mark in state history.
Read MoreDebt Deal Senate Vote: The Divided Republican Caucus
Although nearly 60 percent of Republicans in the U.S. Senate supported the deficit- and debt-reduction deal on Tuesday, there was one glaring splinter in its caucus. Of the 13 Republican Senators that began their terms this year, nine voted against…
Read MoreTop Google Autocomplete Search Results for the 2012 GOP Presidential Field
“Affair,” “gay,” “wives,” and “Paul Revere” are among the most commonly-searched terms associated with announced and rumored 2012 Republican presidential candidates.
Read MoreDid Ozzy Osbourne Make the First “Satan Sandwich?”
Emmanuel Cleaver was not the first public figure to use this devilish metaphor.
Read More‘The Hill’ Finds Republicans Beautiful
GOPers dominate Democrats 27 to 16 on the annual ’50 Most Beautiful’ list after Democrats held a 111-70 advantage over the four previous years.
Read MoreOld Guard 2012 US Senate Incumbent Fundraising Down Millions from 2006
Contributions have dropped more than $6 million in real dollars among the nine 2+ term Senators on the ballot in 2012; almost all among Democrats.
Read MoreWu Is First Oregon U.S. Representative to Resign Under Scandal
Nearly twice as many Oregon Representatives have died in office (7) than have resigned their seat (4).
Read MoreMeet the ‘Other Bachmann’
All about Michele’s long forgotten namesake in the U.S. House.
Read MoreKeeping Up with the Smiths: Surnames in the U.S. House
More than 110 Smiths have been elected to the U.S. House – more than twice the number of any other surname except for Johnson at 65.
Read MoreMinnesota 2012 US Senate Race Fundraising Down 65 Percent from 2008
Nearly $7 million more dollars had been raised at this stage of the 2008 campaign.
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