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National Politics

Blue Pairings with the Peach State

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 10, 2021 | 5

A brief look at the last time all-Democratic U.S. Senate delegations simultaneously represented Georgia and other states.

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Georgia Democrats Record Historic Rarity

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 6, 2021 | 3

Two U.S. Senators from the same state go down in defeat in the same cycle for the first time in more than 60 years.

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Biden Breaks Democratic Party Records in 4 States

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | December 17, 2020 | 0

The former VP also turned in the best showing by any Democratic nominee since LBJ in nine states.

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Has Kansas Become a Bluer State Than Missouri?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | December 13, 2020 | 2

For the first time in history, a Democratic nominee for president received a larger percentage of the vote in Kansas than in the Show-Me State.

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Georgia Democrats Eye US Senate Electoral Rarity

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | December 6, 2020 | 0

Only two times in U.S. Senate history have both incumbents from the same state been unseated in the same cycle.

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Two-Thirds of States to Have Governor and US Senators from One Party

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | December 2, 2020 | 1

Democrats or Republicans controlled both offices in just 28 states following the 2014 election.

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117th Congress Will Have Fewest Split US Senate Delegations in History

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 29, 2020 | 3
Image of US Senate Seal

The chamber will see a record low in the direct election era, even if each party wins a seat in Georgia.

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Libertarians, Third Parties Set Multiple Records in 2020 US Senate Elections

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 22, 2020 | 2

Nine third party or independent candidates made the record books in U.S. Senate elections across the nation.

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36 States Set or Extend All-Time Democratic and GOP Presidential Winning Streaks

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 19, 2020 | 4

Nearly three-quarters of the states remain in the midst of record partisan dominance in elections to the White House by one of the two major parties.

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Joe Biden Is the 35th Candidate to Set a Presidential Popular Vote Record

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 15, 2020 | 1

A new popular vote record has been set in 70 percent of presidential elections since 1824.

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