Posts by Dr. Eric Ostermeier
Sharron’s Angle: Independents Find Little Success in Nevada US House Races
Only seven candidates from Nevada have run for the U.S. House as an independent since statehood; none have eclipsed 15 percent
Read MoreAndre Carson and Keith Ellison Respond to bin Laden Killing
Ellison’s relative Twitter silence on the killing of bin Laden is noteworthy insomuch as the congressman had tweeted 14 times over the weekend including six times on Sunday
Read MoreIdaho Soon to Be Only State Never to Hold a U.S. House Special Election after NV-02
All other 48 states have held special elections for U.S. House seats since the turn of the 20th Century
Read MoreHow Many U.S. Secretaries of Defense Have Served in the Military?
Nearly three in 10 defense secretaries never served in the nation’s Armed Forces
Read MoreRon Paul to Become 3rd Oldest Major Party Presidential Candidate in U.S. History
Only Minnesota’s Harold Stassen and Alaska’s Mike Gravel would have made older presidents if elected
Read MoreCan Haley Barbour End Mississippi’s Presidential Drought?
Mississippi has not produced a competitive presidential candidate who has been close to winning a major party nomination across four-dozen election cycles since statehood in 1817
Read MoreEnsign Is First Nevada Senator to Resign Before Election Day
Ensign is one of just two Senators in Nevada history to resign from office before the end of his term, and the only one to do so for more than technical, procedural reasons
Read MoreHouse Republican Committee Chairs Enjoy Huge Spike in Fundraising
Collective contributions to 21 GOP House Committee chairs up 93 percent in Q1 2011 from same period in 2009
Read MoreMichele Bachmann on Pace to Raise $52 Million for the 2012 Cycle
Bachmann’s first quarter receipts have historically averaged just 3.3 percent of her eventual election cycle haul
Read MoreProsser-Kloppenburg Supreme Court Matchup 2nd Closest in Wisconsin Since 1878
106-cycle span finds just one Supreme Court race closer than April’s election in the Badger State
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