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Marc Ambinder - Marc Ambinder is the White House correspondent for National Journal and a contributing editor at The Atlantic. More

Marc Ambinder is the White House correspondent for National Journal. He previously served as the politics editor, and is now a contributing editor, for The Atlantic, where he curated the influential Politics channel on TheAtlantic.com and contributed to the magazine. He was also a chief political consultant to CBS News. Earlier, at NJ's Hotline, Ambinder was the founding editor of "Hotline On Call," a pathbreaking political news blog. He also worked as a producer and reporter for the ABC News Political Unit and was one of the founders of ABC's "The Note." Born in New York City, raised in Central Florida, Ambinder is a 2001 graduate of Harvard and lives in Washington, D.C.

What To Watch For In Wisconsin

By Marc Ambinder
Feb 19 2008, 12:41 PM ET Comment

1. The weather. As I type, the Weather Channel says it's 3 degrees and feels like -12.

2. The Flake Rate: will it be higher among seniors than among millennials?

3. Madison: Will Madison provide the margin of victory for Obama? Remember: Wisconsin allows same-day registration.

4. Working class women. The suburbs of Milwaukee. Sheboygan. Green Bay.

If Hillary Clinton beats expectations, I'll credit the socioeconomic status cleavages among Democrats, but look for Obama's campaign to say that her "negative" direct mail is responsible. Here are two representative screen grabs:

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