On both sides of the aisle, candidates are looking for critical wins in the upcoming Wisconsin primaries (Tuesday, April 5).
The polls are tightening for the candidates, with greater talk of open conventions in July.
Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:
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With Bernie Sanders just ahead of Hillary Clinton ahead of the Wisconsin primary
You'd think the two candidates would be focussed on talking about what their favorite type of cheese is
to win over the many dairy farmers of this mid-western state, whose residents are nicknamed cheese heads
Instead,
on the Democrat side, the focus has moved to April 19 and the New York Primary
which is a must-win for the man born in New York State and the woman who once represented New York State in the U-S Senate.
They are arguing about when to debate for new york voters.
Hillary Clinton on NBC News' meet the press programme
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The problem is,
according to ABC News
Hillary Clinton has agreed to a debate during a morning breakfast program.
Another suggested date was during a major basketball championship.
The Clinton campaign - and the Democratic Party as a whole - has repeatedly been accused of trying to make sure as few voters watch the debates as possible.
Bernie Sanders on CNN's "State of the Union"
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Meanwhile, on the Republican side,
some attention has been paid to the North Dakota Republican party state convention
There's no caucus or primary
so the candidates are battling to convince possible delegates meeting in Fargo to support them.
And Donald Trump is battling to regain his footing.
He was on the CBS News programme, Face the Nation
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He's told Bob Woodward of the Washington Post that once he wins the White House
he'll be so presidential that no one will recognize him.
But he's also baffled economists by claiming the U-S is set for a massive recession
and foreign policy experts by insisting NATO is obsolete.
These conflicting claims...and the rage that Trump himself admits he elicits...is part of the reason why many think no one will have a majority of delegates heading into the Cleveland convention.
And why John Kasich is still in the race,
as he told the ABC News programme, This Week.
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And yet, the controversial governor of Wisconsin, Scott Walker - who himself attempted a run at the White House, has endorsed Ted Cruz.
Priscilla Huff, Washington
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