Posts by Dr. Eric Ostermeier
Could Tony Evers Buck History in 2022?
A Democrat in the White House spells trouble at the ballot box for the party’s Wisconsin gubernatorial nominees – even incumbents.
Read MoreHow Often Do Elevated Governors Win Gubernatorial Elections?
Only a slight majority of governors-via-succession who attempted to hold their seat in the subsequent election have been successful since 1900.
Read MoreIlhan Omar Records Worst Minnesota US Rep Showing Vis-à-Vis Top of the Ticket in a Generation
Omar ran 15.7 points behind Biden in her district – more than twice the deficit of any other Gopher State U.S. Representative since (at least) the 2000 cycle.
Read MoreTrump 1st President Since Carter to Win Majority of Gubernatorial Elections
Only seven of 21 presidents since William McKinley saw their party win a majority of elections for governor during their presidency.
Read MoreBlue Pairings with the Peach State
A brief look at the last time all-Democratic U.S. Senate delegations simultaneously represented Georgia and other states.
Read MoreGeorgia Democrats Record Historic Rarity
Two U.S. Senators from the same state go down in defeat in the same cycle for the first time in more than 60 years.
Read MoreThe Rise of Single-Party State Congressional Delegations
The 117th Congress matches a 60-year high in the number of states represented by just one party on Capitol Hill.
Read MoreIndiana Democrats Hit Rock Bottom in 2020 Gubernatorial Race
The party set multiple unwanted records in this year’s election for governor.
Read MoreBiden Breaks Democratic Party Records in 4 States
The former VP also turned in the best showing by any Democratic nominee since LBJ in nine states.
Read MoreThe Glass Isn’t Even Half Full
Tina Smith’s reelection victory with 48.7 percent marked a nation-leading 12th time that Minnesotans elected a U.S. Senator with a plurality of the vote in the direct election era. Smith also became the fourth plurality-winning U.S. Senate nominee in Minnesota in the 21st Century following Mark Dayton in 2000 (48.8 percent), Norm Coleman in 2002…
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