June 2012
By Eric Ostermeier on June 28, 2012
A look back at what Romney and the 2012 GOP field said about the now controversial Chief Justice who wrote to uphold most of the Affordable Care Act.
By Eric Ostermeier on June 27, 2012
Democrats won 79 percent of congressional contests in the Sooner State prior to the Republican Revolution and just 14 percent since.
By Eric Ostermeier on June 27, 2012
Obama's critical comments of the Court outweigh favorable comments by more than a 4:1 margin since taking office.
By Eric Ostermeier on June 25, 2012
The U.S. Supreme Court's net confidence rating during Barack Obama's presidency is at an all-time low since Gallup's measurement began in the early 1970s.
By Eric Ostermeier on June 22, 2012
With seven months left in his term, the president holds the fourth lowest departure rate of cabinet department heads out of 23 administrations since FDR.
By Eric Ostermeier on June 20, 2012
It has been 32 years since voters in Washington State elected a Republican governor - the longest GOP dry spell in any state.
By Eric Ostermeier on June 19, 2012
Talk about bellwethers: Ohio's vote for the winning presidential candidate has deviated from the national vote an average of just 2.2 points since 1900 and only 1.3 points since 1964.
By Eric Ostermeier on June 18, 2012
Democrats and Republicans in New Hampshire, Indiana, Minnesota, and Idaho have fielded candidates in each of the last 100+ U.S. House races in their respective states.
By Eric Ostermeier on June 14, 2012
After notching five of the 16 major party U.S. House nominations in 2010, women may secure only two such slots across Minnesota's eight districts this November.
By Eric Ostermeier on June 13, 2012
Almost one-quarter of the Democratic caucus was first elected to the U.S. House via special election - more than double that of the GOP.
By Eric Ostermeier on June 12, 2012
Democrats would have to win 64 percent of the House races they are contesting - something the party has achieved only once since 1992.
By Eric Ostermeier on June 11, 2012
Democrats in Arizona have won all three special elections to Congress since statehood, but are victorious in only 35 percent of U.S. House elections over the last 60 years.
By Eric Ostermeier on June 7, 2012
An increase in support in Dane and Milwaukee Counties is not enough for Mayor Barrett to stave off Governor Walker's surge in central and northern Wisconsin.
By Eric Ostermeier on June 6, 2012
Gubernatorial candidates seeking a rematch have now lost 5 of 7 contests in Wisconsin history.
By Eric Ostermeier on June 5, 2012
Holding 2010 totals constant for the state's other 70 counties, Barrett would need to carry 75.1 percent of the vote in Wisconsin's two most populated counties to beat Walker on Tuesday (up from 64.1 percent in 2010).
By Eric Ostermeier on June 4, 2012
Wisconsin is expected to join Rhode Island, Iowa, and Minnesota on Tuesday for the only states currently with four or more consecutive elections decided by single digits.
