Eugene Kane, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
With an important primary election coming up in Wisconsin, no doubt the candidates are thinking about a campaign theme that best reflects the nature of our state.
“America’s Dairyland” always works. Mentioning the Green Bay Packers and Brett Favre is always a winner. Politically speaking, some people still think of Wisconsin as a progressive kind of place, although that’s not a universal belief.
My choice? It has to be our latest ranking – once again – as one of the “Ten Worst Places to Be Black in America” in 2008.