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Connecticut: Red Money Flowing from a Sea of Blue

By Eric Ostermeier on April 27, 2012
Only Utah gives more money per capita to Republican presidential candidates and only Utah and Texas have a greater GOP field vs. Obama fundraising disparity.

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Ron Paul Still Outraising Romney in at Least 10 States

By Eric Ostermeier on April 24, 2012
The Texas Congressman makes large donor fundraising gains in a dozen states on the presumptive GOP nominee in Q1 2012.

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The Walker Effect? Wisconsin Ranks Dead Last in Donations to 2012 GOP Field

By Eric Ostermeier on February 7, 2012
Utah, Connecticut, and Texas lead the way in large donor per capita contributions to Republican presidential candidates with Wisconsin, Arkansas, and Indiana at the bottom.

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Ron Paul Outraising Mitt Romney in 10 States

By Eric Ostermeier on February 6, 2012
The Texas Congressman has netted more large donor money than Romney in 10 states including Tuesday's caucus state of Minnesota.

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Leaders of the PAC: Which 2012 US Senate Incumbents are Most Reliant on PAC Donations?

By Eric Ostermeier on November 3, 2011
Tom Carper, Ben Nelson, and Joe Manchin have received the largest percentage of funds from political committees this cycle.

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Minnesota Large Donor Giving Rate to Bachmann Up 50% from Last Congressional Bid

By Eric Ostermeier on October 26, 2011
But Bachmann ranks only 7th in the GOP presidential field in per capita home state fundraising.

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50 State GOP Fundraising Scorecard: Romney 36, Perry 6, Paul 5, Pawlenty 2, Johnson 1

By Eric Ostermeier on October 25, 2011
Statewide large donor contribution leaders for the cycle to date currently spread across five candidates in the Republican field.

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Ron Paul Leads GOP Field in Iowa Fundraising

By Eric Ostermeier on October 18, 2011
The Texas Congressman has a 15 percent advantage in contributions from Iowans ahead of Mitt Romney in second place.

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Tables Turned: GOP Field Outraising Obama in Several Battleground States

By Eric Ostermeier on October 17, 2011
Republican candidates are raising more large donor money than Obama in 11 states won by the President in 2008; Obama outraised the GOP field in eight of these states that cycle.

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Ron Paul Raising Money at Twice the Rate of 2008 Campaign

By Eric Ostermeier on October 5, 2011
Paul is netting $80K per day this cycle compared to $40K per day at this point four years ago.

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Romney's Strongest 2012 Fundraising Locales Identical to 2008: UT, CT, DC, MA, ID

By Eric Ostermeier on August 30, 2011
Per capita itemized donations to Mitt Romney's presidential campaign are led by the same five locales in each of his White House bids.

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Ron Paul's Hotbeds of Financial Support: New Hampshire, Nevada, Wyoming, and Alaska

By Eric Ostermeier on August 26, 2011
Paul's Top 4 states in large donor per capita individual contributions are identical in 2012 from his 2008 presidential bid.

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Ex-Pawlenty Supporter Hubbard Has Given Thousands to Bachmann (and Democrats) Over the Years

By Eric Ostermeier on August 17, 2011
The Hubbard Broadcasting head and his wife have donated significantly to Michele Bachmann and Democratic candidates over recent election cycles.

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Old Guard 2012 US Senate Incumbent Fundraising Down Millions from 2006

By Eric Ostermeier on July 28, 2011
Contributions have dropped more than $6 million in real dollars among the nine 2+ term Senators on the ballot in 2012; almost all among Democrats.

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Minnesota 2012 US Senate Race Fundraising Down 65 Percent from 2008

By Eric Ostermeier on July 22, 2011
Nearly $7 million more dollars had been raised at this stage of the 2008 campaign.

Gillibrand Scores Biggest Fundraising Surge Among 2012 U.S. Senate Incumbents

By Eric Ostermeier on May 31, 2011
New York junior Senator jumps from #17 to #5 for cash on hand among 2012 U.S. Senate incumbents last quarter.

Bachmann Money Bomb Doubles Yield of 2009's 'Send a Message to the Left' Campaign

By Eric Ostermeier on May 27, 2011
Team Bachmann raises $257,000+ in 36 hours targeting Obama vs. $118,000 over 48 hours in October 2009's campaign targeting Pelosi and Reid

Bachmann Raising 44 Percent More Out of State Money Per Capita in Obama vs. McCain States

By Eric Ostermeier on May 3, 2011
States won by Barack Obama in 2008 populate 21 of the Top 25 slots in per capita large donor out of state donations to Bachmann's 2012 campaign

House Republican Committee Chairs Enjoy Huge Spike in Fundraising

By Eric Ostermeier on April 21, 2011
Collective contributions to 21 GOP House Committee chairs up 93 percent in Q1 2011 from same period in 2009

Michele Bachmann on Pace to Raise $52 Million for the 2012 Cycle

By Eric Ostermeier on April 19, 2011
Bachmann's first quarter receipts have historically averaged just 3.3 percent of her eventual election cycle haul

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Political Crumbs

Governor vs. Governor vs. Governor

May 16, 2012

The last election cycle saw five ex-governors attempt to win back their old jobs, with success stories in California (Jerry Brown), Iowa (Terry Branstad), and Oregon (John Kitzhaber). But in 1904, the State of Wisconsin saw three governors on the general election ballot: two-term Republican incumbent Robert La Follette, former two-term Democratic Governor William Peck (elected in 1890 and 1892), and former two-term Republican Governor Edward Scofield (elected in 1896 and 1898). La Follette - with Teddy Roosevelt at the top of the ticket winning the presidency - cruised to an 11.3-point victory over Peck with 50.5 percent of the vote. Scofield ran a distant fourth on the National Republican ticket with just 2.7 percent - also losing to Social Democrat William Arnold who received 5.5 percent, but beating Prohibition and Socialist Labor candidates.


A Vote for No One

May 9, 2012

More than 50,000 North Carolina residents who voted in the Tuesday's Republican presidential primary opted for 'no preference' on their ballot, or 5.2 percent. That marks the second highest percentage of those who have done so in the 40 years of the modern primary era, behind the 9.8 percent who indicated no preference during George H.W. Bush's rout over Pat Buchanan in the state twenty years ago in 1992. In 2008, 4.0 percent were likewise noncommittal, with 1.7 percent voting no preference in 2000, 3.8 percent in 1996, 1.0 percent in 1988, 2.7 percent in 1980, and 1.7 percent in 1976.


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