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SmartPolitics

  1. Only 2 independent candidates have eclipsed 1% in a WI gov. race since 1848; will Hari Trivedi? tinyurl.com/7bv32jd about 2 hours ago via web
  2. Could an independent candidate swing Wisconsin's gubernatorial recall election? tinyurl.com/7bv32jd about 6 hours ago via web
  3. Thaddeus McCotter, meet Bob Dornan: tinyurl.com/brbpvdw 7:04 AM May 31st via web
  4. # of TX GOP US House incumbents facing challengers: 28 of 119 from 1992-2008; 27 of 42 from 2010-2012: tinyurl.com/7ougjk2 8:42 AM May 30th via web
  5. Ave victory margin by TX GOP US House incumbents 1992-2008 = 91.9 pts, 2010 = 80.3 pts, 2012 = 67.7 pts: tinyurl.com/7ougjk2 7:47 AM May 30th via web
  6. More 2nd place finishers in TX US Senate primaries have won runoffs than 1st: tinyurl.com/7qw4k8l 9:05 AM May 29th via web
  7. Texas US Senate race: Dems have faced a primary run off in 12 of 32 cycles since 1916; GOP just two: tinyurl.com/7qw4k8l 7:04 AM May 29th via web
  8. Wisconsinites voted for the same party in presidential & US Senate races in 14 of 16 cycles since 1916: tinyurl.com/c447wm5 9:20 AM May 25th via web
  9. Wisconsin US Senate race, not Walker recall, barometer for presidential race in Badger State this Nov: tinyurl.com/c447wm5 7:07 AM May 25th via web
  10. Romney has reached 70% in just 3 of 43 states, on pace for well below GOP nominee primary ave. of 15+: tinyurl.com/7gruv7w 7:17 AM May 24th via web
  11. Romney lagging far behind in blowout primary victories compared to past GOP nominees: tinyurl.com/7gruv7w 5:12 AM May 24th via web
  12. 4 states have not been represented by 2 GOP Senators in 100+ yrs: LA (1872) FL (1875) AR (1885) MT (1911): tinyurl.com/7ya4qlh 7:36 AM May 22nd via web
  13. Florida GOP seeks to control both US Senate seats for 1st time since 1875; 2nd longest streak in nation: tinyurl.com/7ya4qlh 7:09 AM May 22nd via web
  14. Minnesota labor force participation rate reaches 29-year low: tinyurl.com/dxlxxjy 7:23 AM May 21st via web
  15. 12 sitting WI governors have lost general election bids since statehood, including 5 of 13 since 1958: tinyurl.com/cb4c9rb 10:36 AM May 18th via web
  16. Walker’s odds: WI gubernatorial incumbents win reelection 74% of the time since statehood (34 of 46): tinyurl.com/cb4c9rb 6:57 AM May 18th via web
  17. Gov vs Gov vs Gov: In 1904, Robert La Follette faced 2 ex-governors on the Wisconsin ballot: tinyurl.com/chndvqs 7:09 AM May 17th via web
  18. Only 4 NE GOP US Senate primaries decided by single digits: 1916, 1940, 1988, and 2012; ave MoV 45 pts: tinyurl.com/brbzlcz 8:03 AM May 16th via web
  19. Fischer victory 2nd narrowest in Nebraska GOP US Senate primary history (Hugh Butler, 3.3 pts, 1940): tinyurl.com/brbzlcz 7:20 AM May 16th via web
  • Name Eric Ostermeier
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  • Bio Political analysis by and beyond the numbers since 2006.
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