Posts by Dr. Eric Ostermeier
Hassan and Shaheen and a Brief History of Ex-Gubernatorial US Senate Delegations
The New Hampshire duo becomes the seventh set of ex-governors from the same state to simultaneously serve in the U.S. Senate in the 21st Century.
Read More115th Congress Has Largest Number of Single-Party State Delegations Since 1950s
Since the passage of the 17th Amendment all but seven states have been represented by a single party in the U.S. House and Senate for at least one Congress.
Read MoreTrump Sets Two GOP Low Water Marks in 2016 Election
Despite beating expectations and winning the presidency, Election Day brought Trump a few unwanted records in the history books.
Read MoreBetty Price Could Make History with Georgia 6th CD Special Election Bid
Price could become the first female U.S. Representative to succeed her husband in a special election under circumstances other than his death.
Read MoreObama’s Gubernatorial Election Report Card: D+
Obama’s tenure ends with his party winning gubernatorial elections at the fifth lowest rate out of the 20 presidents to serve since William McKinley.
Read MoreBig Ticket Flips
Of the six states to flip from Democratic to Republican in the 2016 presidential election, five had more than 10 Electoral College votes – Florida (29), Michigan (16), Ohio (18), Pennsylvania (20), and Wisconsin (10). That is the largest number of states with 10+ votes to flip to the GOP since Ronald Reagan’s landslide victory…
Read MoreMore Than You Can Mandel?
Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel announced last week that he will challenge two-term Democratic U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown in 2018, setting up the likelihood of a rare rematch in the Buckeye State. Mandel lost to Brown by 6.0 points in 2012 with Barack Obama carrying the state at the top of the ticket. If Mandel wins…
Read MoreJim Hagedorn: Two Strikes, But Not Out
Hagedorn could become just the second Minnesotan to win a U.S. House seat after losing the first two times to the same candidate in back-to-back-to-back cycles.
Read More1 in 5 Jill Stein Votes Cast in California
Golden State residents accounted for 10 percent of the popular vote, but more than 19 percent of Stein’s supporters.
Read MoreMinnesota Eyes Rare US House Special Election in 2017
The Gopher State has held 160 U.S. House contests since its last special election in 1977 – third most in the nation.
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