Posts by Dr. Eric Ostermeier
The Invisible Party
For the first time since 1930, there will be only one major party nominee in a South Dakota U.S. House election. Republican freshman Dusty Johnson will not face a Democratic nominee but will be opposed by Libertarian Randy Luallin. This ends a string of 70 consecutive elections in which both parties fielded nominees in races…
Read MoreHow Many States Will Split Their Presidential and US Senate Vote in 2020?
The 2016 cycle was the first time in history in which no state split its vote for these two offices.
Read MoreA Brief History of Minnesota US House Special Elections
The 2nd CD special will be just the sixth in state history following a nation-leading 175 consecutive U.S. House elections without a special.
Read MoreThe Closest Presidential Elections in All 50 States
Will a Biden-Trump nail-biter cause a state record to fall in 2020?
Read MoreWill Each Party Flip States in the 2020 Presidential Election?
Such a scenario has only occurred two times since 1968.
Read MoreMinnesota: A Necessary But Not Sufficient State for Joe Biden
No Democrat has won the White House without carrying Minnesota since Woodrow Wilson 1916.
Read MoreThe Earliest of Birds
Minnesotans can vote earlier in the 2020 general election than they could during two primaries in its electoral past.
Read MoreWill There Be Fewer Women US Senators in the 117th Congress?
The number of women nominees for the office in 2020 is down from two years ago.
Read MoreMike Murphy on AOC: “She’s Just Like the NRA”
The GOP strategist says fighting is good business for the famous New York Democratic lawmaker.
Read MoreWill Merkley Deliver the Biggest Democratic US Senate Win in Oregon History?
The stars are nearly aligned to guarantee the incumbent the best showing for the party in an Oregon U.S. Senate contest.
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