Posts by Dr. Eric Ostermeier
Life After Dayton: Can Minnesota Democrats Make History in 2018?
Gopher State Democrats have never won back-to-back gubernatorial elections with different nominees.
Read MoreUnhappy Holidays: Presidential Campaign Exits in December a Rarity
Lindsey Graham is one of only a small handful of presidential hopefuls to see their dreams of a White House victory dashed around the holidays.
Read MoreThe Decline of South Dakota Democrats
Democrats are losing elections across the Mount Rushmore State at a pace not seen since the Eisenhower administration.
Read More2018 US Senate Elections at a Glance
The Democrat caucus will need to defend 25 of the 33 seats on the ballot in three years.
Read MoreWill New Hampshire Split Its Vote in 2016?
In only eight of 16 cycles over the last 100 years has a party run the table in Granite State Presidential, U.S. Senate, and gubernatorial races; Democrats have only pulled off this political hat trick once.
Read MoreCould Democrats Lose the Presidency and Still Win the Senate?
The party losing the presidency has made gains in the U.S. Senate nine times over the last century – but never large enough gains to overcome the Democratic Party’s current deficit.
Read MoreUS Senators Slow to Respond to Donald Trump’s Muslim Ban
Just five U.S. Senators – all Democrats – have issued formal press releases denouncing Trump’s proposal to temporarily ban Muslims from entering the country.
Read MoreTerry Branstad and the Top 50 Longest Serving Governors in History
Branstad has served as governor for one out of eight days since Iowa achieved statehood.
Read MoreCould Scott Walker Win a 3rd Term in Wisconsin?
The last 12 two-term governors who sought reelection over the last 20 years were all victorious with more than 70 percent winning a third term since the late 1700s.
Read MoreWill Pat Be Back?
North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory formally announced he would run for reelection in 2016 earlier this week. McCrory is the sixth governor to be elected into office after the state’s constitution was amended in the 1970s to allow governors to serve two consecutive four-year terms. All but one governor, Democrat Beverly Perdue in 2012, took…
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