Posts by Dr. Eric Ostermeier
Iowa Congressional Delegation Split in Its Endorsements
Democratic Congressman Dave Loebsack—in his first term representing Iowa’s 2nd District—endorsed Senator Barack Obama for president today, to make an even 1-1-1 split among the top Democratic rivals – reflective of the close 3-way race heading into the last few…
Read MoreIowa Democratic Caucus Time Capsule: 2004
With Barack Obama tied or in the lead outright in three of the last four public polls in Iowa, the political beat is buzzing how Hillary Clinton, who had led in every Hawkeye State poll from late August to late…
Read MoreObama, Huckabee On Top In Two New Iowa Polls
With less than three weeks until the Iowa Caucuses, Barack Obama and Mike Huckabee continue to build on their rising support over the past few weeks, according to two statewide polls conducted this week. On the Democratic side, Obama leads…
Read MoreWhat Will Stop The Huckabee Surge?
While Mike Huckabee’s rise to the top of the Republican polls nationwide and in key states (Iowa, South Carolina, and Michigan) appears unstoppable, this, of course, is not the nature of politics. For example, in the 2004 presidential campaign, the…
Read MoreA Thompson Leads GOP Pack in Wisconsin? (Fred, Not Tommy)
In one of the few statewide Wisconsin presidential primary polls conducted this year, a new Badger Poll finds a Thompson atop the GOP field. Whether it is a case of false name recognition or whether he has built a surprising…
Read MoreWisconsinites Overwhelmingly Back Tough Measures Against Illegal Immigrants
A new poll of 500 likely Wisconsin voters by Rasmussen Reports demonstrates how immigration remains a largely non-partisan issue among the electorate, even while there is a partisan divide on the issue between the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates. Wisconsin…
Read MoreMcClatchy/MSNBC Poll: Huckabee Up Double Digits In Iowa
The story in Iowa during the past week to ten days was how Mike Huckabee had surpassed Mitt Romney in some Republican caucus polls in Iowa. The story this week is that this lead has now extended to double digits….
Read MoreRomney, The Speech, and Social Conservatism
It has been speculated by some political strategists (e.g. Dick Morris) that Mitt Romney’s recent speech on religion and faith at Texas A&M University was delivered not so much to quell the ‘issue’ of his Mormonism, but rather to reassure…
Read MoreHuckabee Takes First Lead In National Poll; Even With Romney in Iowa
The latest Rasmussen survey of 600 likely Republican voters finds Mike Huckabee with his first outright lead in a national poll. Huckabee registered 20 percent support followed by Rudy Giuliani at 17 percent, Mitt Romney and John McCain at 13…
Read MoreBill O’Reilly Minimizes Huckabee Surge, Downplays Iowa Caucuses…With Errors
Political junkies and historians must have been throwing their remotes at the television last night when FOX News’ Bill O’Reilly stumbled through an error-ridden Campaign ’08 segment on The O’Reilly Factor. O’Reilly tried his best to argue three points:…
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