Wisconsin
Why a 2016 Tea Party Primary Challenge Against Paul Ryan Will Fail
Only one Wisconsin U.S. Representative has lost a primary since 1950 and just four others have won by less than double-digits.
Read MoreCould Scott Walker Win a 3rd Term in Wisconsin?
The last 12 two-term governors who sought reelection over the last 20 years were all victorious with more than 70 percent winning a third term since the late 1700s.
Read MoreRoger Kittelson Could Make History in Minnesota’s 2nd CD Race
The little-known Democrat would be the first major party candidate to appear on a U.S. House general election ballot in both the Gopher and Badger States.
Read MoreHouse Speaker Elections by the Numbers
More than 550 men and women have received votes for the speakership since the 1st Congress out of nearly 41,000 votes cast.
Read MoreRyan Would Be 13th Wisconsinite to Win House Speaker Votes in State History
The high water mark of support for a Wisconsin Congressman is 17 votes for progressive Republican Henry Cooper set during the contentious 1923 election.
Read MoreWill Feingold or Johnson Get a US Senate Primary Challenger?
Both major party nominees have run unopposed in just three of the 37 Wisconsin U.S. Senate primaries in state history.
Read MorePaul Ryan Would Be Youngest House Speaker Since 1860s
Not since Maine’s James Blaine has the House of Representatives elected a Speaker as young as Wisconsin’s Ryan.
Read MoreWalker Records 3rd Shortest Presidential Campaign Since 1972
Only two major party candidates had a briefer White House campaign than the Wisconsin governor in the modern primary era.
Read MoreWalker’s Presidential Campaign Lasted Two Fewer Weeks Than Tim Pawlenty’s
Walker’s campaign lasted just 71 days compared to 85 for the former Minnesota governor On Monday afternoon, reports emerged that Scott Walker was exiting the race for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. Smart Politics posed the question on Sunday whether Walker would last as long on the campaign trail as former Wisconsin GOP Governor Tommy…
Read MoreWhich GOP Presidential Candidates Will Still Be Left Standing for Their Home State Primary?
Only two of 12 Republican candidates in 2012 were actively campaigning at the time of their home state’s contest.
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