In the weekend running up to the primaries, candidates flooded the UW-Madison campus in a mad dash to greet their youngest voters before they head to the polls Tuesday.
Among the candidates on campus this weekend were Democratic gubernatorial candidate and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, Republican gubernatorial candidate and former congressman Mark Neumann, U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., and Democratic Lt. Governor candidate and business executive Henry Sanders.
Sanders, who will face state Senate Majority Leader Tom Nelson, D-Kaukauna, state Sen. Spencer Coggs, D-Milwaukee, and business trainer James Schneider in the primaries, appeared in Library Mall Friday to reach out to voters and discuss his platform.
He said he intends to create green jobs, establish marriage equality and keep higher education costs down.
Amber Grant, co-chair of Students for Sanders, said he is a more progressive candidate that sees beyond traditional party lines.
""I'm just looking forward to someone with a different view coming to office and working with a Democrat,"" Grant said.
Saturday's football game also saw the appearance of some familiar political faces. Barrett said he returned to his alma mater for the energy and he thought it would be a fun way to campaign, particularly the weekend before the primary.
The Milwaukee mayor talked about the importance of encouraging education while also adjusting policies on both the state and national level to keep manufacturing jobs in the United States. The goal, he said, is to provide jobs ""all the way up and down that socio-economic ladder to people with all educational backgrounds.""
Neumann, who took the Badger game as ""a chance to say hello,"" discussed his education plan and how ""the overall cost needs to be under control.""
Johnny Koremenos, Second Vice Chairman of College Republicans, called the gameday visit ""a great political move"" by both candidates. He said although the student body tends to be more liberal, there are plenty of conservative alumni and adults attending the games for somebody like Neumann to reach out to.
