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Cornyn Records Weakest Ever Primary Win for Texas GOP US Senator

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | March 5, 2014 | 2

He may have cruised to a 40-point win, but the two-term Republican incumbent was still less than 10 points from a runoff while recording the worst ever primary performance by a Texas Republican Senator.

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Do Montanans Care Where Their Senators Are Born?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 27, 2014 | 0

Democrats are stirring the pot after statements by 2014 hopeful Steve Daines raise questions about the depth of his connections to the Treasure State.

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Georgia’s Republican US Senate Primary: A Race for the Ages?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 11, 2014 | 1

The 2014 field has a record number of GOP U.S. Senate candidates in the Peach State; one out of four Georgia U.S. Senate races have resulted in run-offs since 1968.

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A Brief History of Republican SOTU Responses

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 27, 2014 | 0

Cathy McMorris Rodgers is the fifth woman from the GOP to deliver a televised opposition response and the second youngest member overall in a congressional leadership position to do so.

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David Vitter Launches Historic Gubernatorial Bid in Louisiana

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 24, 2014 | 0

No U.S. Senator from Louisiana has appeared on a gubernatorial primary or general election ballot over the last 110 years.

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How Often Do Special Elections Flip US Senate Seats?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 20, 2014 | 3

The partisan hold of nearly one-third of U.S. Senate seats have flipped in special elections over the last 100 years.

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Meet the 4 Senators Who Don’t Use a Home State Address in FEC Filings

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 9, 2014 | 0

While four Senators file from addresses inside the beltway, one Midwesterner files from his hometown, population 373.

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Landslides Ahead: Major Parties Still Lack 2014 US Senate Candidates in 8 States

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 8, 2014 | 4

It has been 96 years since the last time a major party did not field a candidate in eight or more U.S. Senate races.

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Mitch McConnell: Not So Easy Target?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 6, 2014 | 0

Only one of 14 U.S. Senate Minority Leaders in history have been defeated at the ballot box while no Senate party floor leader has ever lost when his party has netted seats in the chamber.

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Long Live Our U.S. Senators

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 3, 2014 | 0

Two fewer U.S. Senators are dying in office per year on average over the past half-century than during the previous 60 years.

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