BELOIT, Wis. — It’s the state of liberal college students and conservative dairy farmers, where nearly 100 years ago Sen. Robert
Wisconsin is the last big state before next month’s primary elections in Texas and Ohio.
Both Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. Hillary Clinton have invested a lot of time and money in Wisconsin. The state offers 74 delegates — which most polls indicate will be split fairly evenly between the two candidates, though the winner will get a few more, along with bragging rights. Obama has a slight lead over Clinton in the delegate race at this point, and a win in Wisconsin could help, though Clinton victories in Texas and Ohio could even the score.
The word “Liberal” may have been a badge of honor at one point at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and some of that tradition lives on, though students attending rallies there over the past week say that label is a bit outdated.
Quoted: Kenneth Goldstein, a political science professor at Madison.