One week till show time, everyone!
For anyone planning on closely watching the Wisconsin Governor's Race next Tuesday, hopefully this tool will help you keep track of Mary Burke's performance and determine whether or not we're winning or losing.
For non-DKE'ers: "benchmarks" are estimates of what percentage of the vote Mary Burke needs in each of Wisconsin's 72 counties to win.
For DKE'ers & Non-DKE'ers, where these numbers come from: For each county, I averaged vote totals in the 2012 Senate Election (between Tammy Baldwin and Tommy Thompson) and the 2012 Recall Election (Scott Walker and Tom Barrett round two), and then adding just enough of the vote to the Dem totals to results in the barest Democratic victory possible (results in about a 49.4% victory for Mary Burke).
Click below the fold for full, detailed county numbers and further analysis!
Key Dark Red = Walker 60%+ Red = Walker 50%-59.9% Pink = Walker 49.9%- Teal = Burke 49.9%- Blue = Burke 50%-59.9% Dark Blue = Burke 60%+