Craig Gilbert
Wisconsin Political Data and Analyses Lead Country
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Small-time (by marketing standards) Milwaukee and Green Bay are two of nation's top four markets for presidential ads, and the state ranks sixth among the key battlegrounds in TV spending (Gilbert, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel).
How do we know that? We know through the work of the Wisconsin Advertising Project, which compiles statistical data on political spending in broadcast media around the country, including this latest report (for which I cannot find a link): Nearly 100 percent of the McCain campaign's recent advertisements are negative.
And the Wisconsin Advertising Project is not alone in its contributions to political knowledge.
Tags: Wisconsin Says Wrong Direction
mal contends
A record-low seventeen percent of Wisconsin voters think the country is going in the right direction, according a new poll conducted by the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute, a right-leaning public policy think tank.
And yet, everyone will note, Obama leads McCain by only 44% to 38% among likely voters in the same poll.
So what? For one thing, the polls are generating much angst among those terrified that McSame will win in November.
But as a writer at MyDD scoffs, 'We're Doooooooooooooooomed!'
The point is well-taken
Does anyone know when in the last 48 years (arguably the modern era) has a non-incumbent presidential nominee of any party ever been ahead by, say, eight points in early August polling?
I can't recall any time, maybe going back to Ike in '52? If anyone has any data, please post it.
Obama's Reaching White Wisc Men, Hillary Attacks
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Much of what one hears in campaigns is anecdotal.
After hearing something over and over, a pattern emerges. Such is Obama’s appeal to the white male demographic, especially here in Wisconsin.
A source said that two male “red necks” listened to Obama at a Janesville GM plant on Wednesday, and walked away vowing to vote for him. This cross-over appeal looks to deliver a victory to Obama here on Tuesday.
Should that victory be something near 10 points, the talk of a Clinton campaign near death will amplify across the nation.
"If Obama is able to win by double digits, a significant win, it could be a very serious blow to her chances in other states," Feingold said in an interview. "If she keeps it close or by some chance wins, it could be a platform for another revival and be a real boost." (Craig Gilbert, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
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