Obama’s SOTU: Uniting the Country…through Pronouns?
Obama’s 2011 State of the Union incorporated the 2nd largest percentage of first-person plural pronouns since FDR
January 2011
Keeping It Simple: Obama Records 2nd Lowest Flesch-Kincaid SOTU Grade Level Score Since FDR
President’s 2011 SOTU speech was written at more than a half a grade level lower than 2010’s score, which was the 4th lowest in 75+ years
Obama’s Episodic Stories in SOTU All Rooted in 2012 Battleground States
Each of the personal anecdotes relayed by Obama in his 2011 Address featured individuals living in battleground states won by the President in 2008
A Content Analysis of Barack Obama’s 2011 State of the Union Address
Obama’s statements on education and technology rose compared to his 2010 Address, while statements on the economy and health care declined
George Allen Attempts Historical Rarity in 2012 U.S. Senate Bid
Only 11 U.S. Senators have been elected to two interrupted full terms over the last 100 years, and just 5 did so after losing a reelection bid in between
Which States Produce the Most U.S. Senators?
Over the last 100 years Ohio, New York, and Missouri have given birth to the most Senators, while Ohio, Vermont and Mississippi boast the largest percentage of home-born Senators
Is Democratic Hold on Wisconsin’s 2012 U.S. Senate Seat Tied to an Obama Victory?
Badger State has voted for same party of U.S. Senate and Presidential nominees in 14 of 16 election cycles over the last century
More Likely 2012 US Senate Scenario: Connecticut to the GOP or North Dakota to the Dems?
Connecticut has never voted for a Republican U.S. Senator and a Democratic presidential nominee in the same cycle
Could Republicans Sweep the Midwest in US Senate Races Again in 2012?
GOP won nine Senate seats in the region last November for the first time since 1920
African Americans Notch Record Number of U.S. House Seats in 2010 Election
However, decade-by-decade rate of growth of number of blacks in the U.S. House has stalled to its lowest level since the 1920s