Presidency
Holder Could Still Reach #3 Attorney General Tenure Mark
If his successor is not confirmed by December 5th, Holder will pass Homer Cummings for third place on the all-time tenure list.
Read MoreDemocratic US Senators Slow Out of the Gate to Respond to Syrian Bombing
Republican U.S. Senators issued press releases on the air strikes within the first 24 hours at more than twice the rate of Democrats and at four times the rate for those who are running for reelection in 2014.
Read MoreFringe Candidates Filing for President at 2x Rate of 2012 Cycle
112 Americans are already running for president in 2016 – twice the number as at this stage of the cycle four years ago; Republican filers outnumber Democrats by more than 2:1.
Read MoreWill Obama Stop Referring to Washington as the “Redskins?”
A monumental trademark decision Wednesday may put pressure on the president to stop using the “disparaging” name as he has in the past.
Read MoreWill Obama Save Pat Quinn in 2014? Low Drag in Presidents’ Home States
Eighty percent of gubernatorial nominees from the sitting president’s party have been victorious in his home state over the last century.
Read MoreStand By Your President: Record-Breaking Tenures in Obama’s Cabinet
Three cabinet secretaries under President Obama have already recorded the longest tenures as heads of their respective departments.
Read MoreWill 2016 GOP Convention Boost Nominee in Host City’s State?
Republican presidential nominees have averaged a 1-point decline in the convention host state’s adjusted margin of victory (or loss) vis-à-vis the national vote compared to the previous election cycle since the first televised convention in 1940.
Read MoreDo Losing Presidential Candidates “Step Aside?”
Mitt Romney told America this weekend that he would not run for president a third time in 2016; was his rationale persuasive?
Read MorePresidents’ Day Special: Post-Administration Presidential and Veep Longevity
Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale have lived 30 percent longer than any other presidential and vice-presidential pairing since the end of their joint political service nearly 12,100 days.
Read MoreObama Backs Holder’s Stand to Let Felons Vote
“It is very important for us, if somebody has served their time, for them to be able to participate in their democracy.” – Barack Obama, August 15, 2011
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