Presidency
Which State Will Be the Most Electoral Vote Rich to Flip in 2012?
Since 1832, at least one state with 10+ Electoral College votes has flipped from the previous cycle in 43 of 45 elections; the largest flipped state has voted for the winner 36 times.
Read MoreCasey Anthony Mentioned in More Broadcast News Reports than Any GOP Presidential Candidate Since Day 1 of Trial
Anthony is mentioned in nearly 900 programs since May 24th opening statements across six major broadcast outlets; Romney (764) and Bachmann (609) lead the GOP field.
Read MoreMcCotter Tries to Buck Michigan’s Dismal History of Presidential Campaigns
The Wolverine State has produced more than a dozen presidential candidacies; two resulted in party nominations, but none have been elected to the White House.
Read MoreDo Governors Make the “Most Successful Presidents?”
The top rated presidents in U.S. history are split 50/50 between those who had gubernatorial experience and those that did not.
Read MoreU.S. Senate Eyes First Session During 4th of July Holiday Since Watergate
The last time Congress did not take a July 4th recess was in 1974 in the midst of President Richard Nixon’s last days in office at the climax of the Watergate scandal.
Read MoreWho Could Play the ‘Turner’ in Michele’s Bachman(n) Turner Overdrive?
If nominated, which Turner would be Michele Bachmann’s best pick as a VP running mate to see a worn-out journalistic pun come full circle?
Read MoreBachmann Tries to Defy History’s Long Trail of Failed U.S. Representative Presidential Bids
More than 30 presidential campaigns have been launched by sitting U.S. House members over the last 100 years; all have failed and more than 3/4 ultimately ran for reelection to their House seat
Read MoreRomney Remains Lone Blue State GOP Presidential Candidate
Nine of the 10 announced GOP candidates hail from red or purple states.
Read MoreDid Obama Mislead Americans on Trends in U.S. Troop Fatalities?
U.S. troop fatalities in Iraq are on pace for a 16 percent increase from 2010; American deaths in Afghanistan over the last three months are up 7 percent from the same period in 2010.
Read MoreThe Myth of the Convention State Boost, Part II: The Republicans
Republican presidential nominees have averaged a 1-point decline in 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.
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