Incumbents typically enjoy a significant election advantage.
But in America’s Dairyland, Republican Eric Hovde is mounting a stronger-than-expected challenge to two-term Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) against the backdrop of a competitive presidential contest.
The Cook Political Report moved its classification of this cycle’s Wisconsin Senate race to a “Toss-Up” from “Lean Democrat” earlier this month.
“Wisconsin is one of the most evenly divided states in the country,” Jessica Taylor of the Cook Political Report wrote in an article about the change.
In August, Hovde told The Epoch Times: “This is ground zero for politics and the coming election cycle….