Posts by Dr. Eric Ostermeier
Strange Bedfellows: The Curious Case of Chuck Grassley and Tom Harkin
Iowa U.S. Senatorial duo have now served side-by-side for the third longest period in U.S. Senate history for state delegation members of different political parties
Read MoreWhich States Have the Longest-Serving US Senate Delegations?
Hawaii and Iowa lead the pack with battleground states littering the Bottom 10; Daniel Inouye’s 48+ years of service is equal to 33 other Senators combined
Read MorePresidents’ Day Special: Will Obama’s Youth Be an Asset Again in 2012?
At five consecutive cycles, the U.S. is in the midst of its longest period in presidential election history in which the younger candidate has won the popular vote
Read MoreMeet the New Bellwether States: Ohio and Nevada
Ohio has the longest current streak in the nation with 12 consecutive elections voting for the winning presidential candidate; Nevada has the highest rate over the last 100 years at 96 percent (24 of 25 cycles)
Read MoreCan Mark Dayton Give Barack Obama a Boost in Minnesota in 2012?
History suggests having a DFLer in St. Paul is unlikely to be a decisive factor, but may be worth +1.4 points to Obama in next year’s presidential race
Read MorePresidential Battleground States by the Numbers Since 1968
Wisconsin and Pennsylvania lead the way with nine races decided by single-digits over the last 11 presidential election cycles; Missouri and Oregon are next with eight
Read MoreSelection Bias? PolitiFact Rates Republican Statements as False at 3 Times the Rate of Democrats
PolitiFact assigns “Pants on Fire” or “False” ratings to 39 percent of Republican statements compared to just 12 percent of Democrats since January 2010
Read MoreFormer Pawlenty Chief of Staff Bob Schroeder to speak at Humphrey School
Event focuses on keys to successful governorships and what lies ahead for Mark Dayton’s administration
Read MoreHow High Is Too High? Unemployment and the 2012 Presidential Race
Ronald Reagan got reelected in a landslide in 1984 with an unemployment rate of 7.2 percent, while George H.W. Bush was defeated in 1992 with a nearly identical 7.4 percent rate
Read MoreRehberg Would Make GOP History by Defeating Tester in MT US Senate Race
Sitting at-large representatives have unseated U.S Senators just 17 percent of the time over the last 100 years – a feat never accomplished by a Republican
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