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Originally Posted by larrymcg421
The last Democrat to lose Wisconsin was Walter Mondale. If you go back to 1980, there was only one election (1992) where it was less blue than the nation overall, and even there you could argue that Perot skews the numbers.
Wisconsin vote margin for Dem minus National vote margin for Dem
2012 - 3.08
2008 - 6.63
2004 - 2.08
2000 - 5.06
1996 - 1.81
1992 - -1.21
1988 - 11.35
1984 - 9.04
1980 - 5.02
I'm not giving Scott Walker credit for being some kind of political mastermind. I'm simply explaining why he probably had some early enthusiasm. A Republican Governor who wins twice (even in a light blue state) is going to get some attention. What they do with it is a different story.
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Right. Like I said, Republicans are competitive for statewide office (such as governor) if the election is in an off-year. Walker won three times in large part because of quirks of the calendar. I'm reasonably sure that if Scott Walker's recall is on the same ballot as Barack Obama's re-election he loses by ten points. That's why they fought so hard to have the recall held in mid-summer instead.