Francis Wilkinson, Columnist

Democrats Face Their Fears in Wisconsin

The Midwest shows that Trump’s vote could actually grow in 2020. 

Green Bay, 2019: There may be many more of them out there.

Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg

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Doug Kane slides a file folder across the table. I’m already familiar with the contents.

Indeed, the whole world knows what’s inside — the gist of it, anyway, which is compiled from readily accessible public information. Still, the way Kane pushes the file toward me, fingers outstretched, has a cinematic flair. It’s as if the drab Excel sheets inside constitute a bombshell.