Posts by Dr. Eric Ostermeier
Ben Carson Is Just 7th Presidential Rival Chosen to Head Executive Department in 120 Years
Only six of the previous 408 department heads since the McKinley administration ran against the president for their party’s nomination.
Read MoreJust How ‘Popular’ Was Hillary Clinton?
Eight other losing presidential candidates won a greater share of the vote than Clinton.
Read MoreWisconsin Producing Nail-Biter Presidential Elections at Historic Rate
Wisconsin became just the second state in history (and first in 120 years) to host elections for the White House decided by less than one point in three out of five cycles.
Read MoreDemocrats Enduring Nightmarish Presidential Election Slide in 4 States
For the first time in party history, Democrats have lost multiple states by increasingly larger margins in five consecutive presidential elections.
Read MoreWisconsin Becomes the Plurality King in Presidential Elections
The Badger State now has the highest rate in the nation of producing plurality-winning presidential candidates.
Read MoreLisa Murkowski Becomes 1st Three-Time US Senate Plurality Winner
You can win over some of the people some of the time, but Murkowski has not won over a majority of Alaskan voters any of the time.
Read MoreJoe Miller Shatters Libertarian US Senate Record While 8 Others Set New State Party Marks
The nation’s third largest political party notched by far its most successful election cycle in races to the nation’s upper legislative chamber.
Read MoreHoeven Sent: GOP US Senator Records Biggest Blowout in North Dakota History
Hoeven has now been elected by the #1 and #4 biggest margins in North Dakota U.S. Senate elections.
Read MoreNew Hampshire to Have All-Democratic Congressional Delegation for 1st Time Since 1852 Cycle
Democrats had never simultaneously held all U.S. Senate and House seats in New Hampshire since the birth of the Republican Party.
Read MoreKentucky Democrats Suffer Worst Showing in Presidential Election Since 1860
The 32.7 percent won by Hillary Clinton is the second lowest level of support by a Democratic presidential nominee in the state since 1828.
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