Wisconsin
Live Blog: Wisconsin Primary
7:42 p.m. Polls close in Wisconsin’s open primary at 8:00 p.m. CST. Smart Politics live blogging of results with analysis will commence at that time. 8:00 p.m. John McCain is the projected winner of the GOP primary in Wisconsin, according…
Read MoreObama Fares 17 Points Better Than Clinton in Wisconsin vs. McCain
A new SurveyUSA poll on the eve of the Wisconsin primary shows Democrat Barack Obama to be currently a much more competitive opponent of Republican John McCain than is Hillary Clinton in the Badger State. In a head-to-head matchup poll…
Read MoreNew ARG Poll Show Tight Race for Dems and GOP in Wisconsin
These days Republican candidate Mike Huckabee is asked more about when he will quit the GOP race and why he hasn’t already ended his presidential bid more than any questions about policy. Ignoring frequent calls for his exit, Huckabee has…
Read MoreSecond Poll Finds Obama, McCain On Top in WI
According to a WISC-TV / Research 2000 poll conducted of 400 likely Democratic primary voters February 13-14, Barack Obama has a 47 to 42 percent lead over Hillary Clinton with 11 percent undecided. Obama also polled ahead of Clinton by…
Read MorePoll: Obama Up 4 In Wisconsin
While news spread through the media yesterday that Hillary Clinton’s campaign had virtually “given up” on winning the Badger State, a new Rasmussen poll conducted on February 13th of 855 likely voters finds Barack Obama leading Clinton by a 47…
Read MoreObama’s Bandwagon Rides Through Wisconsin
On February 19th, Wisconsin voters will have the somewhat rare opportunity to weigh in on a presidential nomination process while the outcome is at least somewhat in doubt. As Smart Politics wrote on Monday, Wisconsinites will move in greater numbers…
Read MoreARG Poll: Clinton Leads Obama in Wisconsin
As contests unfold in small and medium-sized states during the next month, there do not seem to be many opportunities for Hillary Clinton to halt the momentum enjoyed by Barack Obama in recent weeks. Of course, polls are not infallible,…
Read MoreMcCain Still Top GOP Dog In Battleground States
As tracked here at Smart Politics over the past few months, John McCain continues to prove to be the strongest Republican candidate to defeat the Democrats in 2008. McCain consistently, and by wide margins, polls better than his chief GOP…
Read MoreA Thompson Leads GOP Pack in Wisconsin? (Fred, Not Tommy)
In one of the few statewide Wisconsin presidential primary polls conducted this year, a new Badger Poll finds a Thompson atop the GOP field. Whether it is a case of false name recognition or whether he has built a surprising…
Read MoreWisconsinites Overwhelmingly Back Tough Measures Against Illegal Immigrants
A new poll of 500 likely Wisconsin voters by Rasmussen Reports demonstrates how immigration remains a largely non-partisan issue among the electorate, even while there is a partisan divide on the issue between the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates. Wisconsin…
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