In Wisconsin, voters elected the country's first openly gay U.S. senator, Tammy Baldwin.

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Rep. Tammy Baldwin, the Democrat who represents Madison, looked out over the rally of several thousand students Tuesday night and sounded a note of optimism.

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Tammy Baldwin edged out Tommy Thompson with a 14-point lead.

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Rep. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin got 52 percent, Rep. Darlene Hooley of Oregon got half, and Rep. Lois Capps of California got just under 50 percent.

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Though Kohl is retiring, his successor, the newly elected Tammy Baldwin, a Democrat, has a record of examining certain drug industry business practices designed to save consumers money.

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Barney Frank and Tammy Baldwin as his gay political heroes.

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Republicans, however, have a shot at picking up a seat in Wisconsin, where a popular ex-governor, Tommy Thompson, is taking on Tammy Baldwin, a gay congresswoman from liberal Madison, the state capital.

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And I also want to recognize a Congresswoman who has been a great leader in the House of Representatives, and who I know will make an outstanding senator for the state of Wisconsin -- Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin.

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