Wisconsin
History 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?
Read MorePresidential Battleground States by the Numbers Since 1968
Wisconsin and Pennsylvania lead the way with nine races decided by single-digits over the last 11 presidential election cycles; Missouri and Oregon are next with eight
Read MoreIs 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
Read MoreCould 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)
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