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One week out, all eyes on the Badger State Battle
Spring break is officially in the rearview
mirror for the 2016 candidates, with every remaining presidential
hopeful hitting the trail in Wisconsin. The Badger State is almost
taking on a role like New Hampshire: Because it's the only state voting
in an otherwise empty stretch, it's less about delegate math than it is
about momentum on both sides. It feels like we're coming out of halftime
and the next scoring opportunity offers the team that seizes it a
chance to reset. For Republicans, the #NeverTrump movement has to prove
it's got the juice to slow the frontrunner's momentum, because they're
going to have a much harder time stopping him if they don't change this
narrative fast. Meanwhile, Trump hopes to make plays in areas like Green
Bay and Paul Ryan's hometown of Janesville to flex his muscles with
traditional and non-traditional GOP base voters alike. By the way, watch
for the complex rules of GOP delegate allocation to influence how the
campaigns operate. While 18 of the state's 42 delegates will be awarded
to the statewide winner, the majority - 24 delegates - will be allocated
to the winners in specific congressional districts. That means that
candidates are likely to hammer away at the areas of the state where
they feel they have best chance of racking up a CD win. And, of course,
keep an eye out today too for Gov. Scott Walker's "formal decision" in
the GOP primary.
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