Day 49: Wisconsin

[MissCatholic]

Dane county is hardcore liberal. Waukesha hard core republican. The dems need to work harder in the counties around lake winnebago.

But this state isnt liberal but its not moderate. its just in between. i think it likes watching political commericals because the moment one side gets ahead the people just start supporting the underdog. so its always 50-50.

Karen Hughes and Karl Rove and many other republican pollsters said watch wisconsin watch wisconsin as they were certain that they were going to win it finally. but they failed again.

Hopes will be high in 2008 again. Allen wont beat warner. if feingolds on the ticket its a certainty even if hillary is the nominee. i would be surprised if wisconsin voted republican in 2008. ithe dems just find a way to win.

[MissCatholic]

I was campaigning in Wisconsin in the last few weeks of the election mainly based in La Crosse, St.Croix and Eau Claire. Looking at the county results i do get really frustrated looking at counties that we can win with a little campaigning - this i believe needs to be done early in the campaign. go and met the communities in early may/june.

If you take the county map and look east from taylor, price and clark these are the results of the counties that the republicans won..

St.Croix - is difficult to win difference of 3895
Kerry =18,784 = 44.9%
Bush = 22,679 = 54.2%

Polk - difference of 922
Kerry 47.5% 11,173   
Bush 51.5% 12,095   

Burnett - difference of 244
Kerry 48.3% 4,499   
Bush 50.9% 4,743

Barren - difference of 334
Kerry 48.9% 11,696   
Bush 50.3% 12,030   

Washburn - difference of 57
Kerry 49.2% 4,705   
Bush 49.8% 4,762   

Sawyer - difference of 540
Kerry 46.7% 4,411   
Bush 52.4% 4,951

Rusk - difference of 165
Kerry 48.2% 3,820   
Bush 50.3% 3,985

Chippawa - difference of 699
Kerry 48.3% 14,751   
Bush 50.6% 15,450

Clark - difference of 1000
Kerry 46.1% 6,966   
Bush 52.7% 7,966

So 9 counties (take away st.croix) that the democrats lost in northwestern wisconsin by a grand total of 3961 votes. little defeats in a county show that they add up. this is true for minnesota and iowa.

the democrats need to get organised here and challenge these counties. if they could overturn these nine counties the state would be alot harder for republicans to win. we cant just rely on dane, rock and milwaukee coz one day we are going to get burnt.