Posts by Dr. Eric Ostermeier
115th Congress Could Have Fewest Split US Senate Delegations in History
If the nation’s six most competitive seats flip in 2016, the upper legislative chamber will tie its mark for the lowest number of states with split delegations in the direct election era.
Read MoreStates Still in Search of Major Party US Senate Candidates
Democrats and Republicans in four states are still looking for candidates as filing deadlines loom just days or weeks away.
Read MoreWill Patrick Leahy Break Robert Byrd’s US Senate Service Record?
Vermont’s other U.S. Senator is also on the ballot in 2016 – and is climbing the list of all-time service in the nation’s upper legislative chamber.
Read MoreRebecca Bradley Continues Incumbency Dominance in Wisconsin Supreme Court Elections
Just six sitting justices from the Badger State have been defeated at the ballot box over the last 164 years.
Read MoreWisconsin: The Nation’s Presidential Primary Bellwether Since 1972
Wisconsin is the only state to back the eventual nominee from both parties in every cycle since 1972, save for a non-binding Democratic beauty contest primary in 1984.
Read MoreIs the 2016 Democratic Race Really Less Competitive Than 2008?
Delegate counts obscure the fact that Sanders has won more states than Clinton did in 2008 among the 32 to hold primaries and caucuses thus far in 2016; 15 states have been more closely decided than eight years ago.
Read MoreSteve King Seeks to Avoid 1st Primary Loss by Iowa US Rep Since 1940s
Iowa U.S. Representatives have successfully defended each of their last 187 renomination bids over the last 66 years.
Read MoreWill the 2016 GOP Nominee Pick a Rival Candidate for VP?
Only once over the last 60+ years has the Republican Party nominated a failed presidential candidate from that cycle for vice president.
Read MoreSharron Angle Runs Again in the Land of 2nd Chances
Angle’s candidacy marks the 37th time a losing U.S. Senate candidate ran again for a seat from the Silver State, of which seven were successful.
Read MoreHeart to Hart?
Bernie Sanders has notched 11 primary and caucus wins during the 2016 campaign to date and plans to add to his total this weekend with Democratic caucuses being held in Alaska, Hawaii, and Washington. Thus far Sanders’s victory tally has mostly mirrored the states won by Gary Hart 32 years ago – with the Vermont…
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