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Presidency

Minnesota Caucuses: Paul Reaches Record High, Romney Nears Record Low

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 8, 2012 | 0

Minnesotans deliver the Texas Congressman his best performance in a GOP primary or caucus over the last two cycles…and Romney one of his worst.

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The Walker Effect? Wisconsin Ranks Dead Last in Donations to 2012 GOP Field

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 7, 2012 | 0

Utah, Connecticut, and Texas lead the way in large donor per capita contributions to Republican presidential candidates with Wisconsin, Arkansas, and Indiana at the bottom.

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Ron Paul Outraising Mitt Romney in 10 States

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 6, 2012 | 0

The Texas Congressman has netted more large donor money than Romney in 10 states including Tuesday’s caucus state of Minnesota.

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Media Overload on Mitt Romney’s “Poor” Comment Comes Nearly Four Months Late

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 2, 2012 | 0

The former Massachusetts governor served up a nearly identical quote at the Dartmouth College New Hampshire debate in mid-October.

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Ron Paul: Don’t Pin Me Down!

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 1, 2012 | 0

The Texas Congressman is the only major 2012 Republican presidential candidate to take the debate stage without once wearing a lapel pin.

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Candidate Code Names: Fun with Anagrams and the 2012 Republican Field

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 31, 2012 | 0

Would Barack Obama rather run against “Metro Minty,” “Ethnic Wronging,” or “Cranium Stork?”

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Why is Mitt Romney Feeling Blue? Candidate Necktie Colors at the GOP Debates

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 27, 2012 | 1

Romney has worn a blue tie in 17 of 18 presidential debates; his opponents usually wear red and Gingrich has not worn a blue tie once.

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“My Message is Simple”: Obama’s SOTU Written at 8th Grade Level for Third Straight Year

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 25, 2012 | 54

Obama’s SOTU addresses have the lowest average Flesch-Kincaid score of any modern president; Obama owns three of the six lowest-scoring addresses since FDR.

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Romney Plays the Florida Card…in Spades

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 24, 2012 | 0

Romney makes more Sunshine State references in the NBC debate than Gingrich, Paul, and Santorum combined.

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Number of Presidential Candidates Tops 330 and Counting

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 23, 2012 | 0

Individuals still filing at a rate of nearly one per day; men file at a 10:1 rate over women.

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