Posts by Dr. Eric Ostermeier
How High Will the GOP (Tidal) Wave Be When It Hits Minnesota in November?
All signs point to GOP momentum in states across each of Minnesota’s borders
Read MoreHow Do Members of Congress Use the American Flag in Their Reelection Campaigns?
Republican U.S. Representatives are 36 percent more likely to incorporate the American flag on campaign websites than Democrats
Read MoreWhich States Have the Most Proportional Female Representation in Congress?
Women are still proportionally underrepresented in 48 states, with 19 states and 22 percent of the nation’s population without a female U.S. Senator or Representative
Read MoreWill 2010 Be the Year of the Woman in Minnesota’s U.S. House Races?
Up to eight female U.S. House candidates could be on the ballot this November – the highest in Gopher State history
Read MoreTarryl Clark Shatters Minnesota U.S. House Fundraising Record for Q1 of Election Year
$500,000+ haul more than $120,000 greater than funds raised by any Minnesota incumbent or challenger this decade for Q1 of an election year; Bachmann Q1 receipts still pending
Read MoreWill Minnesotans Elect a Catholic Governor in 2010?
Only one Catholic has ever been elected Governor in Minnesota history; Seifert, Emmer, Kelliher, Rukavina, Thissen among 2010 Catholic gubernatorial candidates
Read MoreHard at Work? Minnesota Legislature Sets Record for Decade-Long Days in Session
Last week, on the 82nd Legislative Day of the 86th Legislature, the Minnesota Legislature set a new record for the most days in session in a decade
Read MoreBarack Obama Sightings in D.C.: The Where and the When
Obama delivers most remarks while in D.C. from the White House’s East Room; the plurality of the President’s statements begin at the 11 o’clock hour
Read MoreThey Love to Hate Her: The Left-Wing Media’s Love Affair with Michele Bachmann
1 out of 5 Minnesota Independent reports have featured Bachmann over the past 6 months; coverage of the Congresswoman rose to nearly 1 out of 3 this March
Read MoreProjected Rate of U.S. Military Deaths in Afghanistan Down 24 Percent in 2010
Despite record setting pace for U.S. military fatalities in Afghanistan in 2010, the rate of fatalities per troops on the ground is on pace for a 6-year low and a 24 percent decrease from 2009
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