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Indiana Democrats Hit Rock Bottom in 2020 Gubernatorial Race

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | December 21, 2020 | 1
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The party set multiple unwanted records in this year’s election for governor.

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Biden Breaks Democratic Party Records in 4 States

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | December 17, 2020 | 0
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The former VP also turned in the best showing by any Democratic nominee since LBJ in nine states.

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Has Kansas Become a Bluer State Than Missouri?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | December 13, 2020 | 2
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For the first time in history, a Democratic nominee for president received a larger percentage of the vote in Kansas than in the Show-Me State.

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Wisconsin Reigns As the Plurality King

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | December 8, 2020 | 0
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The Badger State has the highest percentage of casting its Electoral College votes for a plurality winner of any state in the nation.

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Georgia Democrats Eye US Senate Electoral Rarity

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | December 6, 2020 | 0
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Only two times in U.S. Senate history have both incumbents from the same state been unseated in the same cycle.

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Two-Thirds of States to Have Governor and US Senators from One Party

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | December 2, 2020 | 1
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Democrats or Republicans controlled both offices in just 28 states following the 2014 election.

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117th Congress Will Have Fewest Split US Senate Delegations in History

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 29, 2020 | 3
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The chamber will see a record low in the direct election era, even if each party wins a seat in Georgia.

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Libertarian Gubernatorial Nominees Set Record Highs in Four States

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 24, 2020 | 3
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The nation’s third largest party continues to make bigger footprints in multiple statewide races.

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Libertarians, Third Parties Set Multiple Records in 2020 US Senate Elections

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 22, 2020 | 2
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Nine third party or independent candidates made the record books in U.S. Senate elections across the nation.

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36 States Set or Extend All-Time Democratic and GOP Presidential Winning Streaks

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 19, 2020 | 4
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Nearly three-quarters of the states remain in the midst of record partisan dominance in elections to the White House by one of the two major parties.

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