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Fall Color Road Trip Comes To an End

Ben Calhoun and Robert Wildeboer return from their Fall Color Road Trip of Midwestern battleground states.
Midwest Color Tour
Chicago Public Radio’s taking a Midwest color tour. And we don’t mean checking out the autumn leaves. We’re checking out the election battleground states that surround Illinois to find out what’s important to voters in Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Indiana and Michigan. Those states are swinging between red and blue. Come along as we meet the neighbors who might determine the presidential election.
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Politics and Football in Muncie, Indiana

Looking for how Hoosier voters are making their choices, our road team heads to a high school battleground.

Posted on 10.6.2008
Midwest Color Tour: Missouri Voters React to VP Debate

Ben Calhoun shares reactions from battleground citizens watching the vice presidential debate.

Posted on 10.3.2008
Wash. U Students Soak Up Debate Attention

Chicago Public Radio's political reporter is on the scene.

Posted on 10.2.2008
Web Exclusive: Stories from the Road

Chicago Public Radio's Ben Calhoun and Rob Wildeboer check in and tell stories of their swing state tour.

Posted on 10.2.2008
Swing States Eye Trickle-Down Impact of Presidential Politics

In Midwestern swing states, candidates further down the ballot are trying to gauge the impact of the top of the ticket. In Iowa, the January caucuses sparked an avalanche of voter registration, but the impact of that is tricky to figure out.

Posted on 10.2.2008
Chicago Transplants Give Obama a Boost in Iowa

Lots of people from Chicago have moved their families and lives west to Iowa, and bringing enthusiasm for Barack Obama with them.

Posted on 10.1.2008
Blog Post: Racine Fish Boil

The first stop of the Midwest swing state tour brings Ben and Rob to a fish boil in Racine, Wisconsin.

Posted on 9.30.2008
Blog Post: Feeding Goats

Ben Calhoun takes a break from political talk to stop and feed the goats.

Posted on 9.30.2008
Blog Post: Photos from the Green Bay Soap Box Derby

The latest post from Green Bay, Wisconsin, part of the swing state tour.

Posted on 9.30.2008
Key Swing Voters Show Reluctance to Talk Politics

To understand what drives people in Green Bay, Wisconsin to vote as they do, you have to ask them. They don't always answer.

Posted on 9.30.2008
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