California
By Eric Ostermeier on April 10, 2013
One active governor tops the list, while another will crack the Top 10 by the end of his term; two current west coast governors will climb onto the list later this year .
By Eric Ostermeier on March 6, 2013
House Democrats release 31 percent more press statements per member than Republicans; GOPer Illeana Ros-Lehtinen ranks #1 but Democrats hold 11 of the Top 15 spots.
By Eric Ostermeier on November 20, 2012
Californians and New Yorkers will comprise a record percentage of the Democratic caucus when the 113th Congress convenes in January at nearly 30 percent.
By Eric Ostermeier on September 8, 2011
Reagan's name was mentioned 24 times by the GOP presidential candidates, but not once by Romney.
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.
By Eric Ostermeier on July 13, 2011
The California GOP has not picked up a Democratic held U.S. House seat in general or special elections since 1998.
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
By Eric Ostermeier on March 31, 2011
Most "safe" incumbents lagging behind the pack in cash on hand through 2010
By Eric Ostermeier on March 30, 2011
Former Speaker Pelosi issues the most press releases of any U.S. Representative during the first three months of 2011
By Eric Ostermeier on March 24, 2011
Feinstein's approval rating has dropped steadily since 2006
By Eric Ostermeier on November 16, 2010
Percentage of Democratic U.S. House Seats from California and New York soars to a record high of 28.1 percent after the 2010 elections
By Eric Ostermeier on November 7, 2010
Only 3 percent of 230 Democratic U.S. House incumbents on the ballot increased their margin of victory in 2010 compared to 2008; Nancy Pelosi had the second largest increase
By Eric Ostermeier on May 27, 2010
Former governors have won 63 percent of open races in comeback campaigns and 57 percent overall since WWII; five ex-governors to be on the ballot in 2010
By Eric Ostermeier on October 20, 2009
Ellison also raises more money from Californians than Minnesotans for the second consecutive quarter
By Eric Ostermeier on April 28, 2009
The arrest of Minnesota Representative Keith Ellison and four other members of Congress Monday morning for crossing a police line at the Sudanese Embassy in Washington, D.C. brought front-page attention to the humanitarian crisis and atrocities occurring in the Darfur region of Sudan, but is not likely to bring any...
By Eric Ostermeier on February 7, 2008
The overwhelming positive media coverage that Hillary Clinton received during Tuesday night's primary coverage was a bit peculiar—especially considering what each candidate was expected to do prior to Super Tuesday's elections. In light of the full spectrum of election results from February 5th, the only possible explanation for this curiously...
By Eric Ostermeier on February 5, 2008
5:40 p.m. Last polls close in California at 10:00 p.m. CST. The Democrats will allocate 370 of its 441 convention delegates from the primary today: 241 delegates are allocated based on the vote in each of the state's 53 Congressional districts, while 129 delegates are allocated based on the statewide...
By Eric Ostermeier on February 3, 2008
Three new California polls with field dates ending Saturday, February 2nd were released today -- all showing growing momentum for Mitt Romney, despite endorsements this past week for John McCain by Rudy Giuliani and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. All three polls show statistical dead-heats between Romney and McCain: American Research Group...
By Eric Ostermeier on January 30, 2008
Sources within the John Edwards campaign have revealed that the former Democratic Vice-Presidential nominee and North Carolina Senator will exit the race for the Democratic nomination today. The timing of the move was somewhat surprising, even though Edwards had not performed above expectations since his narrow second place finish in...
