We distributed approximately 50 Hillary yard signs four years ago, and were at more than 1,200 so far for Joe, said Jane Nicholson, the party chairwoman in Vilas County, just north of Oneida County.
Theres some evidence that Mr. Biden is making up ground. A poll taken for Mr. Bangstads campaign this month found Mr. Trump leading Mr. Biden in the district by five percentage points a far cry from his 25-point margin of victory in 2016. The same survey found Mr. Swearingen ahead by 12 points, less than half his 26-point margin over Mr. Michalsen four years ago.
Mr. Trump won Wisconsin in 2016 by less than 23,000 votes statewide. His gap in Mr. Swearingens district alone was 14,000 votes.
If were in the low 40s there, that means that we have blocked Trumps path to pulling in the votes that hed need to cancel out other areas of the state, said Ben Wikler, the chairman of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin.
The Assembly race has engendered hurt feelings and worsened political divisions in Minocqua, a town of about 4,000 full-time residents. Down the street from the Minocqua Brewing Company, Tracy Lin Grigus, a Trump supporter who owns the Shade Tree bookstore, shook her head at Mr. Bangstads attempts to shame local businesses.
On his Facebook, hes calling all of us up here idiots, like a mini Joe Biden, said Ms. Grigus, who doesnt wear a mask in her store and doesnt ask her customers to do so. Its insulting to people that share the space with him and other business owners. Hes like the only one in this town and surrounding towns that went this far.read more
How Virus Politics Divided a Conservative Town in Wisconsin’s North
