Net Results

But the idea of voting in today's primary appears delightful to plenty of Wisconsites, who according to anecdotal reports are braving bitter cold -- and snow that has piled up during the state's particularly brutal winter -- to crowd the polls.

The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported this afternoon that the election commission in Wisconsin's biggest city  had to respond to requests from some precinct officials for additional ballots because of unexpectedly high turnout.

A political blog on the Web site of the State Journal newspaper in the capital of Madison reported, though, that icy conditions were creating problems for some voters with disabilities. Madison was hit by a major snowstorm this weekend and, with a month of winter to go, has already set a new record for total snowfall in a winter season.

Recent temperature readings, according to Weatherunderground.com:

Milwaukee: 11 degrees (-3 wind chill)

Madison: 8 degrees

Eau Claire: 3 degrees (-6 wind chill)

Green Bay: 4 degrees (perfect football weather!)

Oh, by the way, the Democrats are also holding presidential caucuses in Hawaii. Latest temperature reading in Honolulu was 79 degrees.

No wind chill.