Wisconsin a Battleground in Race for Big Cheese

ByABC News
September 12, 2008, 4:14 PM

— -- Who will Wisconsin elect for the role of "Big Cheese" in the November general election?

During the Democratic primary, Sen. Barack Obama emerged victorious over Sen. Hillary Clinton in the battleground state's February contest -- 58 percent to 41 percent.

In 2004, Democrat John Kerry eked out a Wisconsin win in the general election with less than 12,000 votes; in 2000, Vice President Al Gore defeated then-Gov. George Bush by less than 6,000. Operatives on both sides of the aisle expect a tight race again in 2008.