Wisconsin
Can Democrats Pick Up Three Wisconsin Senate Seats?
Democrats have recorded cycle-to-cycle gains of three or more Badger State Senate seats just 10 times over the last 64 election cycles since the mid-1880s.
Read MoreWill Any Century-Long Streaks End in 2012 U.S. Senate Races?
More than a dozen states have never popularly elected a GOP Senator while voting for a Democratic presidential nominee in the same cycle; will any break with tradition in 2012?
Read MoreCould Tommy Thompson Win Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate Seat?
No ex- (non-sitting) Wisconsin governor has ever been elected to a 1st term in the U.S. Senate
Read MoreProsser-Kloppenburg Supreme Court Matchup 2nd Closest in Wisconsin Since 1878
106-cycle span finds just one Supreme Court race closer than April’s election in the Badger State
Read MoreThe Incumbency Advantage in Wisconsin Supreme Court Elections
Only seven Wisconsin Supreme Court incumbents have been defeated in state history across more than 120 contests.
Read MoreKloppenburg Vote Tally Largest in WI History for Contested Supreme Court Race
Both candidates break old state record by nearly 77,000 votes
Read MoreHistory Says Wisconsin’s Freshmen GOP U.S. House Members Will be Safe in 2012
It has been 100 years since the last Wisconsin House freshman lost in a redistricting cycle
Read MoreHerb Kohl FEC Filings Do Not Tip Hand as to 2012 Election Plans
Kohl’s end of the year cash on hand amounts have been pretty low throughout the decade
Read MoreScott Walker Dominates 2011 Media Coverage of Gubernatorial Politics
Wisconsin governor has been mentioned in 26 percent of cable TV gubernatorial news stories in 2011 – more than 42 other governors combined
Read MoreCould Walker Have Used Redistricting as a Stick to Keep Wisconsin Senate Democrats in Madison?
Would Senate Democrats have left the state in the first instance if they knew Wisconsin’s new legislative and congressional district maps could be created and voted on without any of their input?
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