Presidency
Doug Burgum and a Brief History of North Dakota Presidential Candidates
Burgum is the first candidate to launch a bonafide major party White House campaign from the Peace Garden State.
Read MoreHow Big Will the 2024 GOP Presidential Field Get?
More Republican candidates will have launched bids by the end of the first week of June than in any previous election cycle in party history.
Read MoreHow Late Will Biden Challengers Enter the Democratic Field?
Prior to 2024, only one of the non-fringe candidates to launch campaigns against their party’s president in the modern primary era did so prior to July in the year before the election.
Read MoreTim Scott and Presidential Candidates with Two First Names
Three candidates with two ‘first names’ have been elected to the White House over the last half-century.
Read MoreShould Presidential Candidates Announce Early Or Late?
Only a few nominees over the last half century were the first or last of their party to file, with the average announcement date still a month away.
Read MoreWill Any Presidential Candidates Kick Off Their Campaigns This Year?
Approximately five percent of presidential candidates over the last half-century have launched their campaigns in the year of the midterm or earlier .
Read MoreHow Low Could the Democrat’s US Senate Numbers Go?
Even if Biden’s midterm nightmare comes to fruition, he would still enjoy more support in the U.S. Senate than some of his Democratic predecessors.
Read MoreA Brief History of Presidential Campaigns by Vice Presidents
A large majority of sitting or former vice-presidents have adhered to the same timetable when launching their presidential bids.
Read MoreTrump 1st President Since Carter to Win Majority of Gubernatorial Elections
Only seven of 21 presidents since William McKinley saw their party win a majority of elections for governor during their presidency.
Read MoreBiden Breaks Democratic Party Records in 4 States
The former VP also turned in the best showing by any Democratic nominee since LBJ in nine states.
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