Too Close To Call

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Biden drops into a big bellwether

The economic contrast in Wisconsin is meant to be unsubtle, but can it sell?

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David Catanese
May 08, 2024
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In Wisconsin, the WOW counties garner all the hype.

Waukesha, Ozaukee and Washington are stereotypical suburbia — idyllic, educated, Republican and white. The trifecta form the ultimate acronym.

But to find the state’s bellwether, you should look just south, where President Biden will be landing on Wednesday, five months and 28 days from Election Day 2024.

In the past 10 presidential elections, Racine County has voted for the winning presidential candidate eight times. The two exceptions: Michael Dukakis in 1988 and

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