February 2011
By Eric Ostermeier on February 28, 2011
Analysis of National Journal vote rankings finds record highs among female GOP Representatives for conservatism in 2010
By Eric Ostermeier on February 25, 2011
Would Senate Democrats have left the state in the first instance if they knew Wisconsin's new legislative and congressional district maps could be created and voted on without any of their input?
By Eric Ostermeier on February 24, 2011
Iowa U.S. Senatorial duo have now served side-by-side for the third longest period in U.S. Senate history for state delegation members of different political parties
By Eric Ostermeier on February 22, 2011
Hawaii and Iowa lead the pack with battleground states littering the Bottom 10; Daniel Inouye's 48+ years of service is equal to 33 other Senators combined
By Eric Ostermeier on February 21, 2011
At five consecutive cycles, the U.S. is in the midst of its longest period in presidential election history in which the younger candidate has won the popular vote
By Eric Ostermeier on February 17, 2011
Ohio has the longest current streak in the nation with 12 consecutive elections voting for the winning presidential candidate; Nevada has the highest rate over the last 100 years at 96 percent (24 of 25 cycles)
By Eric Ostermeier on February 15, 2011
History suggests having a DFLer in St. Paul is unlikely to be a decisive factor, but may be worth +1.4 points to Obama in next year's presidential race
By Eric Ostermeier on February 14, 2011
Wisconsin and Pennsylvania lead the way with nine races decided by single-digits over the last 11 presidential election cycles; Missouri and Oregon are next with eight
By Eric Ostermeier on February 10, 2011
PolitiFact assigns "Pants on Fire" or "False" ratings to 39 percent of Republican statements compared to just 12 percent of Democrats since January 2010
By Eric Ostermeier on February 8, 2011
Ronald Reagan got reelected in a landslide in 1984 with an unemployment rate of 7.2 percent, while George H.W. Bush was defeated in 1992 with a nearly identical 7.4 percent rate
By Eric Ostermeier on February 7, 2011
Event focuses on keys to successful governorships and what lies ahead for Mark Dayton's administration
By Eric Ostermeier on February 7, 2011
Sitting at-large representatives have unseated U.S Senators just 17 percent of the time over the last 100 years - a feat never accomplished by a Republican
By Eric Ostermeier on February 3, 2011
No eventual major party nominee over the last four Minnesota U.S. Senate elections had announced their candidacy at this point in the election cycle
By Eric Ostermeier on February 2, 2011
Incumbent presidents have won only 50 percent of elections against former elected officeholders over the last 220 years, compared to 76 percent against sitting elected officials and those never elected to political office
