Posts by Dr. Eric Ostermeier
Kentucky 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.
Read MoreMinnesota Hosts 2 Photo-Finish US House Elections for 1st Time Since 1892
Only 15 Minnesota U.S. House races have been decided by less than a percentage point in state history with only two cycles yielding two such contests.
Read MoreDow Jones Notches 3rd Largest Post-Presidential Election Gains in Over 100 Years
Donald Trump’s victory has seen the Dow rise at a rate eclipsed just twice over the last 27 presidential election cycles.
Read MoreDon’t Cry Wolverine
Donald Trump has a 0.23-point lead over Hillary Clinton in Michigan, and, if the numbers hold, the state will have the distinction of being the most closely decided in the nation this cycle. [In second place: Clinton’s 0.37-point lead over Trump in New Hampshire]. This marks the second time the Wolverine State has hosted the…
Read MoreVote for ‘None of These Candidates’ Reaches Record High in Nevada
That can happen with two historically unpopular major party presidential candidates and a state law that gives voters a chance express support for no one.
Read MoreClinton Hits New Low for Democrats in West Virginia
Meanwhile, Trump breaks a statewide 152-year old state record set by Abraham Lincoln in 1864 for the best ever showing in the state.
Read MoreMassachusetts Democrats Poised to Extend Historic US House Election Streak
At 101 in a row, the Bay State already owns by far the largest Democratic winning streak to the chamber among Northeastern, Midwestern, and Western states and passed Virginia for #10 on the all-time list last cycle.
Read MoreClinton Could Get Elected Alongside Lowest Percentage of Democratic US Reps
Democrats need to net 13 seats with a Clinton victory to avoid setting a party low water mark for the fewest U.S. Representatives elected alongside their presidential nominee.
Read MoreThe Closest US Senate Races in All 50 States
History suggests the nation is overdue for a record-setting U.S. Senate nail-biter and there are plenty of states that could serve up extremely close contests on November 8th.
Read MoreHe’ll Always Have 2012
North Carolina Republican Governor Pat McCrory is in the political fight of his life in his reelection battle against Democratic Attorney General Roy Cooper this cycle. While McCrory might not prevail in 2016, his victory in 2012 was notable in one respect: he became the first GOPer to be elected governor of North Carolina with…
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