Report: Poor Hillary Performance In Wisconsin Will Raise "Big Questions" About Her Candidacy
The Associated Press raises the curtain on tonight's contest in Wisconsin and its implications for the rest of the race:
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Wisconsin is almost the kind of state Hillary Rodham Clinton would have invented to win a Democratic presidential primary, brimming with whites and working class voters who usually support her. A poor performance there Tuesday would raise big questions about her candidacy....a poor showing in Wisconsin may underscore the New York senator's problems holding on to her cornerstone supporters.
"Wisconsin will be an important sign of things to come in what is likely to be a make or break day in the campaign" on March 4, said Democratic pollster Geoffrey Garin, who is not working for either candidate.
The AP breaks down the state's demographics, arguing that they suggest that the state is "tailor made" for her -- meaning that a big loss here would reveal deep-seated weaknesses in her candidacy. The AP's analysis strikes me as being less fine-grained than the one offered yesterday by WaPo's Dan Balz, which took note of other demographic realities in the state that tilt towards Obama, and painted a more nuanced picture.
At any rate, we'll be blogging tonight's results right here at Election Central. Stay with us.
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