When participating in stereotypically Madisonian activities like riding a community bicycle, strolling around Capitol Square during a farmers market or drinking a hazelnut latté, I often wonder how the most conservative politicians in Wisconsin deal with spending such a significant portion of their lives in the Midwest?s cesspit of sin and taxation. But I always come to the same conclusion: Madison is not nearly as ?liberal? as our friends in Waukesha County like to think it is. Although folks like Sen. Glenn Grothman, R-West Bend, and Gov. Scott Walker might try to convince you otherwise, the pockets of truly progressive influence in our city are few and far between. Yes, Madison is an overwhelmingly Democratic city, but that says nothing about the true liberalism here. And, shockingly, the University of Wisconsin campus is one of the most conservative areas of the city.
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