[[Image:wisc_flag.jpg|right|thumb|Wisconsin state flag]]'''Wisconsin''', the "Badger State", or unofficially "America's Dairyland", was the thirtieth state to enter the union, on May 29, 1848. The capital city of Wisconsin is [[Madison]]. The state is expected to be a key battleground in the [[2008 Presidential Election]]. It is the home state of presidential candidate former Secretary of Health and Human services, [[Tommy Thompson]], who served as a four-term governor from 1987 to 2001.
The town of Ripon in Wisconsin has been considered "The Birthplace of the [[Republican Party]]".