Wisconsin
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
Read MoreCould Russ Feingold Win Herb Kohl’s U.S. Senate Seat in 2012?
Nineteen U.S. Senators have served both U.S. Senate seats from their state over the past 100 years including ten who (like Feingold) were previously voted out of office
Read MoreU.S.-Wisconsin Unemployment Rate Differential at Largest Mark in 17 Years
Not since 1993 has Wisconsin’s jobless rate been 2.2 points lower than that of the nation overall
Read MoreUpper Midwestern Republicans Reach Five-Decade High in State House Seats
After the 2010 election, GOP holds 311 of 497 lower chamber seats in IA, MN, ND, SD, and WI (62.2 percent) – the highest level since 1968 election (68.0 percent)
Read MoreRepublican Dominance over Upper Midwestern Governorships through the Years
Republicans have controlled the governor’s mansions of IA, MN, ND, SD, and WI for over 72 percent of the time since 1846
Read MoreWisconsin Closes 3rd Least Competitive Congressional Redistricting Period in State History
Average margin of victory in Wisconsin’s U.S. House races since 2002 is 37.4 points – eclipsed by only two other redistricting periods
Read MoreSmart Politics Projections: Wisconsin State Senate
Republicans to take back control of Senate during GOP wave in Wisconsin
Read MoreSmart Politics Projections: Wisconsin State Assembly
Republicans look to take back control of Assembly during GOP wave in Wisconsin
Read MoreSmart Politics Projections: Wisconsin U.S. House
Republicans eye first two-seat U.S. House pick up in Badger State since 1966 GOP wave
Read MoreElection Profile: Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District
The retirement of 21-term incumbent (and Appropriations Chair) David Obey has opened up one of the GOP’s prized districts in 2010
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