Presidency
Battleground States of the Century: Missouri, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin
Only seven states have had more than half of their presidential election contests decided by single digits over the last 100 years: Missouri, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Ohio, New Hampshire, Delaware, and Oregon.
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 MoreA Vote for No One
More than 50,000 North Carolina residents who voted in the Tuesday’s Republican presidential primary opted for ‘no preference’ on their ballot, or 5.2 percent. That marks the second highest percentage of those who have done so in the 40 years…
Read MoreRomney Lowers Bar for Presumptive GOP Nominees in Indiana
Romney is the only presumptive Republican presidential nominee to fail to win two-thirds of the vote in the Hoosier State over the last 56 years.
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 MoreSix Months Out: Will 2012 Resemble 2004 or 2008?
The electoral vote count for the 30 states surveyed in May 2004 was identical to the general election; in 2008, the Election Day vote generated a swing of 176 votes among the 36 states surveyed that May.
Read MoreBeyond ‘Forward’: State Mottos and Slogans for the 2012 GOP Field
Obama lifted Wisconsin’s motto, so which state mottos and slogans might the Republican candidates have picked for their campaigns?
Read MoreWill Vermont’s 27-Cycle GOP Presidential Streak Ever Be Broken?
Nine states currently hold an 11-cycle streak backing the Republican nominee but cannot tie Vermont’s record until the Election of 2072.
Read MoreConnecticut: Red Money Flowing from a Sea of Blue
Only Utah gives more money per capita to Republican presidential candidates and only Utah and Texas have a greater GOP field vs. Obama fundraising disparity.
Read MoreRon Paul Still Outraising Romney in at Least 10 States
The Texas Congressman makes large donor fundraising gains in a dozen states on the presumptive GOP nominee in Q1 2012.
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