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How Scott Walker Ruined Wisconsin

"How Did Wisconsin Become the Most Politically Divisive Place in America?" asks The New York Times Magazine's Dan Kaufman this weekend. In two words: Scott Walker.

By Elspeth Reeve

May 16, 2012

Poll Watch

Obama's Having a Bad Polling Month

President Obama has had a bad streak in polls after doing pretty well against Mitt Romney in April, and Republicans are looking strong in Wisconsin and Nebraska.

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By Elspeth Reeve

May 11, 2012

Poll Watch

Most Americans Glad Obama Endorsed Gay Marriage, Won't Change Their Vote

President Obama's support of gay marriage makes most Americans happy, but it won't change whether they'll support him in November. Meanwhile, all those angry Republican voters are actually the people with the best emotional well-being. Here's our guide to today's polls and why they matter.

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By Elspeth Reeve

May 10, 2012

Ad Watch

Romney Group Sees Obama's War on Gays, Raises Him a War on Women

In today's Ad Watch: President Obama's campaign celebrates his decision to support gay marriage, Massachusetts Republicans attack Elizabeth Warren's ancestry, and a superPAC defends Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker.

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By Elspeth Reeve

May 9, 2012

Ad Watch

Party? Scott Brown Doesn't Need No Stinking Party

The general election has begun! And so has the onslaught of campaign ads. In today's Ad Watch: How national politics affect state races. Scott Brown forgets to mention he's Republican, Jon Tester gets tied to Obama, and Scott Walker is accused of "Republican class warfare."

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By Elspeth Reeve

Apr 16, 2012

A Guide to 2012's Swing States

It's a strange Constitutional quirk that the voters of only a couple states will be lavished with -- and tortured by -- attention from the presidential candidates till November.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Apr 4, 2012

What Kind of Loser Is Santorum: Nice or Mean?

As newspapers and blogs declare the Republican presidential primary over, Rick Santorum now has two options: go out in a hail of bullets like Paul Newman at the end of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, or like Newman in Hombre, helping the snobs he hates.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Apr 3, 2012

Romney Wins Wisconsin

Mitt Romney has won the Wisconsin Republican primary, Fox News projects, meaning he swept all three contests Tuesday night and squashed what was declared to be Rick Santorum's last last chance to make a comeback.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Apr 2, 2012

Poll Watch

A Bad Tuesday Ahead for Santorum; Old Men Like Romney a Lot

Tomorrow looks like it's going to be a bad day for Rick Santorum, but Mitt Romney might have a tough couple months with America's ladies. Here's today's polls and why they matter.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Apr 2, 2012

Even Santorum Thinks He's Going to Lose Wisconsin

Few people think Rick Santorum has a chance of winning the Wisconsin primary Tuesday, including Santorum, who will be in Pennsylvania election night.

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By Adam Martin

Mar 30, 2012

The Recall of Scott Walker Is On

A Wisconsin panel has voted to hold a recall election on June 5 for Gov. Scott Walker, after the efforts of his opponents in last year's fight to end state workers' collective bargaining rights and limit their benefits.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 29, 2012

How Many Ways Can the Press Declare the GOP Primary Over?

Rick Santorum hasn't won any big swing states -- and he's in danger in his home state Pennsylvania -- and doesn't have much of a shot at catching up with Mitt Romney, so the headlines declaring the end of the Republican primary are beginning to cascade.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Nov 15, 2011

One Press Release Encapsulates the Whole Cain Campaign

After conservatives criticized Herman Cain for his stumbling response to an answer about unions' collective bargaining power, his campaign sent out a press release that's a shorter version of the entire Cain campaign -- not-quite-factual statements, a refusal to offer details, and the hope that everyone will be distracted if he shouts "Ronald Reagan!" loud enough.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Oct 26, 2011

The Culture War Did Not Go Away While We Were Talking About Spending

Social issues have been mostly ignored nationally this year as Congress and presidential candidates fight over government spending, but on the state level, the fight over sex hasn't gone away.

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 17, 2011