Political Crumbs
Ron Paul Polling 10x Stronger in August 2011 vs August 2007
Although he has been (famously) ignored by much of the media during the 2012 election cycle (vis-à-vis his relative standing in the GOP field), Texas congressman and presidential candidate Ron Paul is polling at approximately 10 percent in the race…
Read MoreDebt Deal Senate Vote: The Divided Republican Caucus
Although nearly 60 percent of Republicans in the U.S. Senate supported the deficit- and debt-reduction deal on Tuesday, there was one glaring splinter in its caucus. Of the 13 Republican Senators that began their terms this year, nine voted against…
Read MoreNebraska Cornhuskers Salivating Over Big 10 Opponents
The Nebraska Cornhuskers have a 39-6 (.867) record against current Big 10 teams since 1962, with 11 victories and only one loss since 1985 (a 40-7 blowout suffered at Penn State in 2002).
Read MoreIt’s a Party! (DNC Chairs Not Invited)
Two former party chairmen ran for U.S. Senate seats in Indiana in the Election of 1916.
Read MoreRick Perry Cracks the Top 50
This week Texas Republican Governor Rick Perry will pass former GOP Colorado Governor John Love for 50th place on the list of the longest serving governors in U.S. history. Perry has served 3,842 days (10 years, 6 months, 8 days)…
Read MoreIs It Our Turn Yet?
Almost half of the original 13 U.S. colonies have not yet produced a U.S. president to date.
Read MorePresidential Primary to Celebrate 100th Anniversary in 2012
The 2012 election cycle will mark the 100th anniversary of the nation’s landmark effort to open up the once very tightly-controlled party nomination process.
Read MoreThe First to Resign
Democrat Anthony Weiner’s (NY-09) resignation on Thursday comes 220 years, 10 months, and three days since the first congressman resigned from the nation’s lower legislative chamber.
Read MoreThe Party of Americans?
In Monday evening’s Republican presidential debate in New Hampshire, 100 references were made by the seven candidates to “America,” the “United States” or the “Constitution.”
Read MoreFamiliarity Breeds Contempt?
Republican William Stafford and Socialist Victor Berger squared off against each other 10 times in Wisconsin 5th CD U.S. House elections between 1902 and 1928.
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