Presidency
Reading the Tweet Leaves: Sarah Palin’s Vanishing Act
Palin tweeting 64 percent less frequently in 2011 compared to 2010
Read MoreHumphrey Event: Direct National Popular Vote in Presidential Elections
Humphrey event examines the movement afoot that seeks to implement an electoral system with a direct, nationwide popular vote
Read MoreGingrich Launches First Presidential Bid by House Speaker Since 1940
Gingrich becomes just the 4th sitting or ex-House Speaker to run for president since 1900 and the first since World War II
Read MoreA House Divided: A Content Analysis of Congressional Press Releases on the bin Laden Killing
Less than 25 percent of Republican U.S. House members give credit to Obama in press releases on the bin Laden kill; less than 3 percent of Democrats acknowledge Bush
Read MoreRon Paul to Become 3rd Oldest Major Party Presidential Candidate in U.S. History
Only Minnesota’s Harold Stassen and Alaska’s Mike Gravel would have made older presidents if elected
Read MoreCan Haley Barbour End Mississippi’s Presidential Drought?
Mississippi has not produced a competitive presidential candidate who has been close to winning a major party nomination across four-dozen election cycles since statehood in 1817
Read MoreWill 2nd Time Be a Charm for Mitt Romney as He Attempts to Buck History in 2012?
Only five candidates have been elected to the White House on their second attempt
Read MoreWhich States Have the Most Split-Ticket Voting in Presidential-U.S. Senate Election Cycles?
Montana is the only state in the nation to split its presidential-U.S. Senate ticket in a majority of elections
Read MorePresidents’ Day Special: Will Obama’s Youth Be an Asset Again in 2012?
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
Read MoreMeet the New Bellwether States: Ohio and Nevada
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)
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