Posts by Dr. Eric Ostermeier
No GOP Challenger Yet For Amy Klobuchar? No Problem
No eventual major party nominee over the last four Minnesota U.S. Senate elections had announced their candidacy at this point in the election cycle
Read MoreExperienced ‘Outsiders’: Do Ex-Elected Officials Make the Strongest Presidential Challengers?
Incumbent presidents have won only 50 percent of elections against former elected officeholders over the last 220 years, compared to 76 percent against sitting elected officials and those never elected to political office
Read MoreObama’s SOTU: Uniting the Country…through Pronouns?
Obama’s 2011 State of the Union incorporated the 2nd largest percentage of first-person plural pronouns since FDR
Read MoreKeeping It Simple: Obama Records 2nd Lowest Flesch-Kincaid SOTU Grade Level Score Since FDR
President’s 2011 SOTU speech was written at more than a half a grade level lower than 2010’s score, which was the 4th lowest in 75+ years
Read MoreA Content Analysis of Barack Obama’s 2011 State of the Union Address
Obama’s statements on education and technology rose compared to his 2010 Address, while statements on the economy and health care declined
Read MoreObama’s Episodic Stories in SOTU All Rooted in 2012 Battleground States
Each of the personal anecdotes relayed by Obama in his 2011 Address featured individuals living in battleground states won by the President in 2008
Read MoreGeorge Allen Attempts Historical Rarity in 2012 U.S. Senate Bid
Only 11 U.S. Senators have been elected to two interrupted full terms over the last 100 years, and just 5 did so after losing a reelection bid in between
Read MoreWhich States Produce the Most U.S. Senators?
Over the last 100 years Ohio, New York, and Missouri have given birth to the most Senators, while Ohio, Vermont and Mississippi boast the largest percentage of home-born Senators
Read MoreIs Democratic Hold on Wisconsin’s 2012 U.S. Senate Seat Tied to an Obama Victory?
Badger State has voted for same party of U.S. Senate and Presidential nominees in 14 of 16 election cycles over the last century
Read MoreMore Likely 2012 US Senate Scenario: Connecticut to the GOP or North Dakota to the Dems?
Connecticut has never voted for a Republican U.S. Senator and a Democratic presidential nominee in the same cycle
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