National Politics
By Eric Ostermeier on July 15, 2011
More than a dozen states have never popularly elected a GOP Senator while voting for a Democratic presidential nominee in the same cycle; will any break with tradition in 2012?
By Eric Ostermeier on July 12, 2011
The real cost of baseball tickets, souvenirs, hot dogs, and beer have all dropped since Barack Obama took office.
By Eric Ostermeier on July 11, 2011
Congresswoman has long endured dozens of both awkwardly well-meaning and snarky comments about her appearance by political operatives and the media.
By Eric Ostermeier on July 8, 2011
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.
By Eric Ostermeier on July 6, 2011
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.
By Eric Ostermeier on July 5, 2011
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.
By Eric Ostermeier on June 30, 2011
The top rated presidents in U.S. history are split 50/50 between those who had gubernatorial experience and those that did not.
By Eric Ostermeier on June 30, 2011
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.
By Eric Ostermeier on June 29, 2011
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?
By Eric Ostermeier on June 27, 2011
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
By Eric Ostermeier on June 24, 2011
Nine of the 10 announced GOP candidates hail from red or purple states.
By Eric Ostermeier on June 23, 2011
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.
By Eric Ostermeier on June 21, 2011
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.
By Eric Ostermeier on June 20, 2011
The Minnesota Congresswoman was nearly the most valuable answer (that is, question) to an $800 clue in an "All Politics Is Local" category last week on the popular game show.
By Eric Ostermeier on June 16, 2011
FEC documents show 156 individuals from more than 35 states have filed to run for the presidency in 2012; more than 1/3 have run for president before.
By Eric Ostermeier on June 15, 2011
Mitt Romney landed the most jabs at Obama among the seven candidates; Herman Cain and Ron Paul, meanwhile, pulled the most punches.
By Eric Ostermeier on June 14, 2011
Romney spoke for 11 minutes and 21 seconds with five other candidates clocking in at less than 9 minutes and 40 seconds; Pawlenty came in second with 10:51.
By Eric Ostermeier on June 13, 2011
Less than two years ago, Bachmann was Paul's opening act and applauded his prospective 2012 candidacy; on Monday the two U.S. Representatives share the New Hampshire stage as equals.
By Eric Ostermeier on June 9, 2011
Obama has issued just one veto every 435 days; the presidential average since 1881 is once every 20 days.
By Eric Ostermeier on June 6, 2011
Republicans have nominated a Catholic just once on the presidential ballot in 152 years, compared to seven times for the Democrats since 1928.
