Posts by Dr. Eric Ostermeier
Roger Kittelson Could Make History in Minnesota’s 2nd CD Race
The little-known Democrat would be the first major party candidate to appear on a U.S. House general election ballot in both the Gopher and Badger States.
Read MoreDemocrats Winning Governorships at Lowest Rate Since 1900
Not only are Democrats losing gubernatorial elections at a rate not seen in 100+ years, but the party’s nominees are losing badly.
Read MoreMind the Gap: Boehner Seat Has Longest Non-Election Year Vacancy in 46 Years
The length of Boehner’s 8th CD vacancy is more than twice the average of the 200+ vacancies in the chamber since 1965 and the longest originating in a non-election year since 1969.
Read MoreThe 20 Club
If Wisconsin Republican Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner is reelected as expected to his 5th CD seat in 2016 he will become just the second Badger State U.S. Representative to win a 20th term to the chamber in state history. Sensenbrenner would join Democrat Dave Obey, who served 21 terms from Wisconsin’s 7th CD from April 1969…
Read MoreDemocrats Hit Rock Bottom in Mississippi’s Gubernatorial Race
Robert Gray shatters the mark record for the lowest ever support recorded by a Magnolia State Democratic nominee for governor.
Read MoreKentucky Democrats Turn in Worst Showing in Gubernatorial Race Since the Civil War
It has been more than 150 years and 40 election cycles since a Kentucky Democrat fared as poorly as Conway in 2015 in a race for governor.
Read MoreNotable House Speaker Votes Over the Decades
Five once or future presidents (as well as Davy Crockett) have received votes for Speaker of the House.
Read MoreHouse Speaker Elections by the Numbers
More than 550 men and women have received votes for the speakership since the 1st Congress out of nearly 41,000 votes cast.
Read MoreShould Marco Rubio Resign?
Of the 50 presidential candidacies by sitting U.S. Senators since 1972, only one saw a candidate resign before Election Day – and that was after securing his party’s nomination.
Read MoreHow Low Will They Go?
Mississippi Democrats are bracing for a bloodbath next Tuesday when the party is poised to record its worst showing in a gubernatorial election there since Reconstruction with truck driver and first-time office seeker Robert Gray as its nominee. Gray shockingly won the Democratic primary this summer without spending any money (or voting in the race)…
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