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One voted Biden. One picked Trump. It's a tale of two counties in pivotal Wisconsin [View all]
https://www.npr.org/2024/05/21/1251561294/wisconsin-voters-swing-state-pivot-county(6 min. audio, helpful graphic, more, at link)
One voted Biden. One picked Trump. It's a tale of two counties in pivotal Wisconsin
MAY 21, 2024 5:00 AM ET
HEARD ON MORNING EDITION
By Elena Moore, Jeongyoon Han
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Protecting her business drives her vote. After supporting former President Barack Obama in both 2008 and 2012, she then backed former President Donald Trump twice in 2016 and 2020. Now, she plans to vote for President Biden, arguing Trump's legal woes are a deal breaker for her.
Sharon Wade runs a store in downtown Portage, Wisc., that specializes in antique and vintage furnishings, and handcrafted gifts.
Jeongyoon Han/NPR
"I just feel like there's so much going on with his life that how can he focus on our country," she said. "We need someone who's going to be dedicated to what's happening for us."
Wade's voting history mirrors Columbia County – known as a pivot county – one of several in the state that voted twice for Obama and then flipped to Trump in 2016.
In 2020, Trump won Columbia by just under two percentage points. But in neighboring Sauk County, he lost by about the same margin.
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MAY 21, 2024 5:00 AM ET
HEARD ON MORNING EDITION
By Elena Moore, Jeongyoon Han
[...]
Protecting her business drives her vote. After supporting former President Barack Obama in both 2008 and 2012, she then backed former President Donald Trump twice in 2016 and 2020. Now, she plans to vote for President Biden, arguing Trump's legal woes are a deal breaker for her.
Sharon Wade runs a store in downtown Portage, Wisc., that specializes in antique and vintage furnishings, and handcrafted gifts.
Jeongyoon Han/NPR
"I just feel like there's so much going on with his life that how can he focus on our country," she said. "We need someone who's going to be dedicated to what's happening for us."
Wade's voting history mirrors Columbia County – known as a pivot county – one of several in the state that voted twice for Obama and then flipped to Trump in 2016.
In 2020, Trump won Columbia by just under two percentage points. But in neighboring Sauk County, he lost by about the same margin.
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