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Death of the Battlegrounds? The 2012 Election in History
The 2012 presidential election is the only cycle since the birth of the two-party system in 1828 to be decided by less than 15 points nationally and yet have less than 10 percent of its contests decided by fewer than five points.
Read MoreAll-Republican US Senate Delegation Wait Continues in Florida, Wisconsin, North Dakota
The three states have not been represented by two Republicans in the U.S. Senate for a combined 244 years and counting.
Read MoreFinal Battleground Maps: 114 Electoral Votes Up for Grabs
A dozen media outlets still yield 10 different battleground state maps less than a week from Election Day, with an average of nine states and 114 electoral votes hanging in the balance.
Read MoreLess than 1% of Voting Eligible Population Polled in Battleground States This Cycle
After more than 640 polls, 531,000 individuals have been surveyed this cycle about the Romney-Obama horserace across the 57.3 million voting eligible population of the 10 main battleground states.
Read MoreBattleground States Revisited: The Maps They Are A-Changin’
Two-thirds of battleground state maps have changed over the past month, yielding 10 different maps across 12 different media outlets.
Read MoreRNC: No Rick Scott, No Problem
National political conventions have been frequently held in states in which the sitting governor does not attend (though usually a governor from the opposing party).
Read MoreWill the Real Battleground States Please Stand Up?
An analysis of major media outlets’ election projection maps finds few can agree on a definitive list of toss-up states in the 2012 presidential race.
Read MoreMcCain, Rubio, GOP Dominate Broadcast Media Coverage of US Senators in 2012
Republican senators are mentioned in more than twice as many news stories as their Democratic counterparts with John McCain and Marco Rubio leading the GOP to eight of the Top 10 slots.
Read MoreGOP Seeks First Grip on Both US Senate Seats in Decades in Florida, Nebraska, North Dakota, Wisconsin
The last time Florida Republicans held both Senate seats was 1875; WI (1957), ND (1960), and NE (1976) could also see an end to a decades-long Democratic presence in its state delegations.
Read MoreWhy is Mitt Romney Feeling Blue? Candidate Necktie Colors at the GOP Debates
Romney has worn a blue tie in 17 of 18 presidential debates; his opponents usually wear red and Gingrich has not worn a blue tie once.
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