[brewcrew]

From what little I have read, Madison seems to be a little knot of lefties in a state that lists to port anyway.

It's an odd place. I was born and raised here, and most people I come in contact with are basically conservative. Maybe I just know how to pick my friends and associates. The two big bastions of liberality are Milwaukee (union mentality very pervasive) and Madison (University of Wisconsin), but Madison leads the way in ideology.

The rest of the state is pretty conservative, IMHO.

[Mind-numbed Robot]

Thanks for the info. Sort of a miniture red and blue area map, just like the rest of the country. As you mentioned, that seems to correspond nicely with labor union and NEA influence.