Posts by Dr. Eric Ostermeier
Republicans Rejoice as National League Wins All-Star Game 3-1
GOP hopes Tuesday night’s National League victory will once again foretell significant Republican gains in Congress this November
Read MoreCongressional Republicans Pulling for National League Victory in All-Star Game
National League victory has preceded each of the nine election cycles with double-digit GOP gains in U.S. House since 1950
Read MoreOlder and Wiser? Minnesota’s Aging U.S. House Delegation
Delegation has three 60+ year-old members for first time since 1958
Read MoreMinnesota U.S. Representatives throughout History: A (Geographically) Open Casting Call
Less than 40 percent of Minnesota’s 133 U.S. Representatives were born in the Gopher State, including just two of eight in the current state delegation
Read MoreBachmann Has Raised $13.41 per 6th CD Likely Voter in 2010 Election Cycle to Date
6th CD candidates could spend $35+ per voter collectively by Election Day
Read MoreRepublican Party Poised to Win Most Gubernatorial Seats in 90 Years
Republicans on pace to eclipse the 24 seats won in 1928, 1966, and the Republican Revolution of 1994
Read MoreIndependence Day in the United States and Beyond
Nearly two dozen nations will celebrate their independence in the month of July; nearly 50 nations mark their independence from the UK each year
Read MoreThe Great Divide: Birth States of U.S. Supreme Court Justices
Only 11 of 111 justices have been born in the 24 states west of the Mississippi River; just 25 percent over the last 50 years
Read MoreBreeding Brilliant Legal Minds: Minnesotans on the U.S. Supreme Court
No other state west of the Mississippi River has given birth to more justices than the Gopher State
Read MoreShould Kagan’s Partisan Past and Policy Work Derail Her Confirmation?
Over half of Supreme Court Justices throughout history have served in or sought partisan legislative or executive offices
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