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In Wisconsin, which candidate passes the beer test?

In Wisconsin, which candidate passes the beer test?

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SLINGER, Wis. (AP) — It's Friday night at the Nite Owls Tavern. There's basketball on the TVs, beer and brandy Old Fashioneds in the glasses, fried fish on the plates — and good-natured conversation that largely eschews the presidential election that seems so far from this cozy, small-town watering hole. But conflicting opinions are clear when the question is posed: Which of the candidates would be the best drinking companion?

SLINGER, Wis. (AP) — It's Friday night at the Nite Owls Tavern. There's basketball on the TVs, beer and brandy Old Fashioneds in the glasses, fried fish on the plates — and good-natured conversation that largely eschews the presidential election that seems so far from this cozy, small-town watering hole. But conflicting opinions are clear when the question is posed: Which of the candidates would be the best drinking companion?…