VP Hype Began Several Years Ago for 2012’s Rumored Frontrunners
Tim Pawlenty VP chatter started in 2003 with rumors surrounding Rob Portman and Bobby Jindal as viable #2 picks swirling in early 2008.
July 2012
No Bachmann Fatigue: Fundraising Up a Quarter Million from Two Years Ago
Despite a failed presidential bid and risk of overexposure, the Minnesota Congresswoman raises 15 percent more funds in Q2 2012 than she did in Q2 2010 during her record-breaking campaign.
Broadcast Media in Love with Republican Governors in 2012
GOP governors land the Top 10 spots for the most broadcast reports mentioning their names since January, led by Rick Perry, Chris Christie, Scott Walker, and Rick Scott.
Safety First
Although freshman Republican U.S. Representatives Sean Duffy (WI-07) and Reid Ribble (WI-08) are considered vulnerable by many D.C. prognosticators this November, redistricting has not spelled trouble for congressional incumbents in the Badger State over the last six decades. Since 1952,…
Splitting the Electorate
With new polls released this week showing uncertainty at the top of the leader board in the Wisconsin GOP U.S. Senate race, the four-candidate field of Tommy Thompson, Eric Hovde, Mark Neumann, and Jeff Fitzgerald is likely to produce not…
Eric Hovde: Is Another Political Outsider Headed to the US Senate from Wisconsin?
Hovde, surging in the GOP primary polls, would be just the third political novice elected to the U.S. Senate from the Badger State.
House and Senate GOP Rooting for NL Victory in Tuesday’s All-Star Game
Since 1950, gains of 5+ Republican seats in the U.S. Senate and 10+ seats in the House have always been preceded by a National League victory.
Michele Bachmann Makes Third Appearance on Jeopardy!
The Tea Party favorite’s unceremonious exit from the 2012 presidential race is immortalized on TV’s popular game show.
History Gives Baldwin, Neumann Long Odds in Wisconsin US Senate Bids
Only two of 15 ex- or sitting Badger State U.S. Representatives have run successful U.S. Senate campaigns; two more may go down in 2012.
Connecticut Democrats Seek to Extend US House Streak to 15
Connecticut currently has the fourth longest Democratic congressional victory streak in the nation with Democrats in the midst of the third longest partisan streak in the Constitution State since the founding of the GOP.