Trump lost the so-called WOW counties " Waukesha, Ozaukee and Washington " by three times the margin of his statewide loss. The same polls show that just 73 percent of Wisconsin Republicans say they intend to vote for Trump " far less than the levels typical in most election years, said pollster Charles Franklin. Wisconsin didn't exactly embrace Trump through the presidential primaries " one influential conservative radio host publicly belittled him as a "buffoon" and "clown." As poorly as Trump did in April, recent opinion polls show he's headed in the right direction in southeastern Wisconsin. Now, Trump hopes that his running mate, Pence, will prove to be a secret weapon when he comes to important swing state on Wednesday.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 27, 2016 20:38 UTC