Senator Ron Johnson (R., Wis.) is “the only one reaching out” to Hispanic leaders by inviting them to his office instead of just showing up at their events.

“It stuck out big in the Hispanic community,” Joe Medina, the Republican Party of Wisconsin’s liaison to Hispanics, tells National Review Online. “I really believe that he won some leaders — and each leader has their network.”

Johnson’s meetings apply a principle that Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus regards as essential in building support among communities that traditionally vote for Democrats.

“You can’t make the first meeting the closing,” Priebus says. Johnson’s cultivation of constituents, combined with the permanent Republican campaign structure developed during Governor Scott Walker’s recall election, has the GOP optimistic that they can protect a seat that is regarded as one of the most likely to change parties in 2016.

You can read more about the race in my article on the home page.