Posts by Dr. Eric Ostermeier
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Smart Politics was redesigned in Summer 2008 by Graham Lampa. Smart Politics header image of the Minnesota State Capital courtesy of flickr user tboard and used under a Creative Commons license. Smart Politics logo by Heidi Sandstad, Graphic Designer….
Read MoreLive Blog: South Dakota Primary
8:00 p.m. CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News have all called Barack Obama the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party, having culled together enough superdelegates today and enough votes (> 30 percent) in South Dakota. 8:06 p.m. (9% reporting) Clinton =…
Read MoreLive Blog: Montana Primary
9:00 p.m. CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC have all called the state of Montana for Barack Obama. Obama ends the primary campaign with victories in 29 states, plus the District of Columbia, Virgin Islands, and Guam. Obama also won the…
Read MoreSouth Dakota and Montana Preview; ARG Finds Clinton Up 26 Points in SD
Even as Hillary Clinton racked up victories in Pennsylvania, Indiana, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Puerto Rico, political analysts (echoed by cable news anchors) forecasted the final presidential primary contests on June 3rd (South Dakota and Montana) as “Obama states.” This…
Read MoreWould Pawlenty Deliver Minnesota to McCain As VP Nominee?
Minnesota Republican Governor Tim Pawlenty has been one of just a handful of names floated by the media and Republican strategists over the past year as a potential Vice Presidential running mate to John McCain. The national attention on…
Read MoreClinton Retains Advantage Over McCain, Obama in Key Battleground States
Hillary Clinton’s few remaining arguments for why she should be the Democratic nominee include: 1) She will have won more popular votes during the Democratic primaries and caucuses (the “Al Gore 2000” argument); this assumes Puerto Rico pays off big…
Read MoreObama Sustains Advantage Over McCain in Iowa
The latest SurveyUSA poll of 600 registered voters in Iowa still finds Barack Obama on his way to taking back the Hawkeye State for the Democratic Party in 2008. Obama leads John McCain 47 to 38 percent in the poll…
Read MoreKentucky, Oregon Wrap Up: Smart Politics Projections Hit the Target
As Barack Obama wrapped up the pledged delegate war several weeks ago, the remaining battle for the democratic nomination had two remaining and interrelated battlefronts: momentum and the popular vote. Hillary Clinton’s aim since mid-March has thus not simply been…
Read MoreLive Blog: Oregon Primary
10:15 p.m. All three networks have called Oregon for Barack Obama. This is the 28th state Obama has carried, plus D.C., the Texas caucuses, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. 10:20 p.m. (29% reporting) Obama = 60% Clinton = 40% Obama…
Read MoreKY, OR Primary: Live Blog Tonight
Smart Politics will blog live Tuesday night as the primary results from Kentucky and Oregon come in. Smart Politics will pay particular attention to the voter turnout and Clinton victory margin in Kentucky, to determine whether or not she is…
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