Posts by Dr. Eric Ostermeier
Greener Pastures
Terry Branstad’s resignation today to become U.S. Ambassador to China makes him the fourth of the 41 men and women to serve as governor of Iowa to resign before the end of their term. Each of the previous three governors resigned from their seat after being elected to the U.S. Senate: Republican Samuel Kirkwood in…
Read MoreWill Trump Presidency Derail Gianforte’s Montana US House Bid?
Montana Republicans have won only 33 percent of statewide races since Hoover when their party controls the White House.
Read MoreCan South Carolina Democrats End the Party’s Biggest Congressional Pick-Up Drought?
Palmetto State Democrats have failed to flip a GOP-held U.S. House seat in a nation-leading 60 consecutive contests.
Read MoreStranger Things Have Happened
Four-term U.S. Representative Mo Brooks added his name to the growing list of Republicans vying for appointed U.S. Senator Luther Strange’s seat in 2017’s special election. Brooks is the sixth GOPer slated to appear on the mid-August primary ballot – one shy of the party record. The high water mark is currently the seven Republicans…
Read MoreWill There Be Any Woman vs Woman US Senate Matchups in 2018?
Missouri may be the most likely state to host the 17th U.S. Senate race between two female major party nominees next cycle.
Read MoreJeff Johnson and a History of 2nd-Chance Minnesota Gubernatorial Candidates
There have been more than five-dozen losing Gopher State gubernatorial hopefuls who ran again for the office; only five have been successful.
Read MoreJon Husted and a History of Ohio Secretaries of State Running for Governor
Only one sitting or ex-secretary of state has won the governorship in Ohio history.
Read More1 in 7 US Representatives Have Won Special Elections to the Chamber
By June, more than five-dozen U.S. Representatives will have won election to the House via specials.
Read MoreHave 2 Sitting US Senators from the Same State Simultaneously Run for President?
Could Minnesota make history in 2020? Don’t count on it.
Read MoreRos-Lehtinen to Exit US House 6th in All-Time Service Among Women
Only one Republican woman will have served longer in the chamber than the Florida congresswoman at the end of this term.
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