Wisconsin
Does Anyone Care About Minnesota? (Polling the 2012 Presidential Race)
The Gopher State has been polled in the presidential race at one-sixth the rate in 2012 compared to this stage of the 2008 cycle.
Read MoreBattleground State Maps Expand Slightly from a Month Ago
The selection of Paul Ryan as GOP VP nominee moves the needle on Wisconsin but few other states in the presidential race according to a dozen media outlets.
Read MoreSchizophrenic Electorates or Short Obama Coattails? D/R Split Ticket Voting in 2012
Connecticut, Michigan, Nevada, Virginia, and Wisconsin are five of 18 states never to split their ticket by voting for a Democratic presidential nominee and a Republican U.S. Senate candidate in the same cycle.
Read MoreChanging Tides? GOP Eyes Rare Majority Control of Upper Midwest Senate Delegation
After November, Democrats in the five-state Upper Midwest region could control less than half of the 10 U.S. Senate seats for only the 4th time in 50 Years.
Read MoreWill Paul Ryan Carry Wisconsin for the Romney Ticket?
The last eight vice-presidential nominees from the Midwest have carried their home state dating back to 1944 .
Read MoreRyan Seeks to Become 1st GOPer to Simultaneously Win VP and Congressional Seat
Only three previous individuals – all Democrats – have won the vice-presidency and were reelected to their seat on Capitol Hill on Election Day.
Read MoreThompson Wins Most Competitive Wisconsin GOP US Senate Primary Since 1957
The former governor’s 3.1-point win over Eric Hovde is the sixth closest in party history out of 37 contests.
Read MoreBroadcast 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.
Read MoreSafety 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,…
Read MoreEric 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.
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