First Read: “Here’s what does explain it — there is maybe no other state in the country where the conservative and progressive movements are so well organized, thanks to the political battles there over the past five years. Think about it: On the GOP side, there is perhaps no more successful state Republican party than there is in Wisconsin. And the Democratic side, while it hasn’t been as successful in these political fights, is turbo-charged and unfraid when it comes to ideology.”
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