Recent polls suggest Wisconsin is one of the closest battleground states in the country with Bush and Kerry neck and neck. However, two reasons for optimism is that turnout is going to be high and that always helps Democrats in elections. Also, young people are registering in huge numbers. This is speculation, but I believe the polls are undercounting young voters, because many of them use a cell phone as their primary phone and therefore aren't being contacted.

This photo at a Madison Kerry rally, courtesy of DU, provides another reason to be optimistic in Wisconsin.