Greetings from Wisconsin | InBrief Special Edition

Greetings from Wisconsin! A special InBrief coming to you from the Badger State, where we've spent the last week convening the Battleground Study Tour in partnership with Atlantik-Brücke.

Americans and foreign observers alike tend to think of American presidential campaigns as national elections, but in truth the winner in 2016 will likely depend on who gains the greatest number of Electoral College votes in a small number of "battleground" states. The Battleground Study Tour is an experiential program, which immerses a high-level delegation of German federal and state government officials, business leaders, and top journalists in the issues, candidates, and politics of the American electoral system on a local and regional level -- all in a part of the country they might not traditionally visit.

Photos from the week of learning and exploring below and on our Flickr page. Thanks for your interest. Keep in touch.

Many thanks to the meeting partners and discussants who shared their time and expertise:
The Hon. Scott Walker, Governor; The Hon. Rebecca Kleefisch, Lt. Governor; Members of the US Congress: The Hon. Jim Sensenbrenner, The Hon. Gwen Moore, The Hon. Mark Pocan; The Hon. Fred Risser, State Senator; The Hon. Tom Barrett, Mayor of Milwaukee; Dr. Raymond Cross, President of the University of Wisconsin System; Mr. Jeff Mayers, Mr. Paul Maslin, and Mr. Brandon Scholz, College Democrats, College Republicans, and Associated Students of Madison; Wisconsin Technology Council; Dr. David Canon and Dr. Kenneth R. Mayer; and Democratic Party of Wisconsin and Republican Party of Wisconsin.

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