South Carolina
Impenetrable: Which States Have the Greatest Democratic Dry Spells in Picking Up US House Seats?
South Carolina Republicans have successfully defended their last 42 House seats since 1988; the Missouri GOP is 40-0 in defending its districts since 1994.
Read MoreHead of the Class: The Most Buzzworthy House Freshmen of the 112th Congress
Allen West, Joe Walsh, Tim Scott, and Sean Duffy are the most covered U.S. House freshmen of 2011.
Read MoreWhich States Produce the Most Governors?
New York has given birth to 116 future governors of other states, or 1 for every 1.9 years since statehood; South Carolina leads the nation with 88 percent of its governors ‘home-grown’
Read MoreU.S. Military Service in the U.S. House of Representatives
GOP caucus has 60 percent higher rate of service than Democratic caucus; 17 state delegations have no members with military background
Read MoreMinnesota Ranks 10th in Nation in Campaign Contributions Per Congressional District in 2009
South Carolina tops list at $1.6 million per district with Minnesota 10th at $983,029; candidates in Northeastern congressional districts receiving the most money overall
Read MoreBachmann Raising Significantly Larger Out-of-State Funds Per Capita from Obama States than McCain States
Obama states hold 10 of the top 12 slots in out of state per capita fundraising among itemized individual donors
Read MoreJoe Wilson Received Nearly Twice the Contributions Per Capita from McCain States Over Obama States in Q3 2009
Even after excluding South Carolina, McCain states contributed at a 20.8 percent higher rate to Wilson than Obama states
Read MoreNational Radio Host Mike Gallagher Fundraises for Rep. Joe Wilson
Gallagher called Representative Wilson a “hero” in standing up to the President and vowed he could raise $100,000 in 30 minutes from his listeners
Read MoreSmart Politics to Live Blog SC Dem Primary Returns
Smart Politics will blog live tonight as the South Carolina Democratic primary results come in. In addition to the real-time reporting of results and media watchdog commentary Smart Politics normally provides, there are several key questions to be explored: 1)…
Read MoreLive Blog: South Carolina Democratic Primary
Smart Politics will continue to monitor and update the official Democratic primary results tonight in South Carolina. The following updated percentages are based on raw vote numbers provided by reporting precincts, not a scientific random sample. 6:00 p.m. CNN, MSNBC,…
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