Indiana
Deep Benches: Which States Consistently Field US House Candidates from Both Parties?
Democrats and Republicans in New Hampshire, Indiana, Minnesota, and Idaho have fielded candidates in each of the last 100+ U.S. House races in their respective states.
Read MoreVoter Turnout Soars in North Carolina and Indiana GOP Primaries from 2008
Buoyed by key primary battles down the ballot and a gay marriage ban initiative, Indiana and North Carolina notch the 3rd and 4th biggest increases in GOP presidential primary turnout from 2008.
Read MoreIndiana, North Carolina, and West Virginia Test Romney and Paul Support
Tuesday’s primaries are three of the nine contests in the 2008 and 2012 cycles held when the presumptive GOP nominee and Ron Paul were the only active candidates left in the race.
Read MoreLugar Could Become Just 2nd 6-Term Senator to Lose Renomination Bid in 100 Years
Only one six-term U.S. Senator has lost his party’s nomination out of two-dozen who completed their sixth term in the direct election era.
Read MoreCould Bob Kerrey be the Dan Coats of 2012? Interrupted US Senate Tenures Across History
Over the last 222 years, 150 U.S. Senators have had a gap in service in the nation’s upper legislative chamber – lasting more than a decade for 32 of them.
Read MoreOld Guard 2012 US Senate Incumbent Fundraising Down Millions from 2006
Contributions have dropped more than $6 million in real dollars among the nine 2+ term Senators on the ballot in 2012; almost all among Democrats.
Read MoreJoe Donnelly Tries to Pull a Quayle
Only one sitting U.S. House member has won a Senate race from Indiana since popular vote elections were introduced: Dan Quayle
Read MorePence Seeks First Governorship by Sitting Indiana Congressman Since 1888
A sitting U.S. Representative from Indiana has not won a gubernatorial election in 123 years
Read MoreAndre Carson and Keith Ellison Respond to bin Laden Killing
Ellison’s relative Twitter silence on the killing of bin Laden is noteworthy insomuch as the congressman had tweeted 14 times over the weekend including six times on Sunday
Read MoreWhich States Host the Most Competitive Gubernatorial Elections?
New Mexico, Alaska, and Indiana have provided the tightest gubernatorial races in the nation since 1900; over the last three decades: Mississippi, Illinois, and Virginia
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