There's some context to this story that helps explain DU-folks white hot hatred:
* Hagedorn helped found a Christian (gasp!) private (horrors!) that supports Christian moral standards regarding sex, marriage (and other important things) (GRRRRRRRRRRR!!!111);
* MSM polling had Hagedorn losing; shades of HilLIARy and 2016!
I'm in Wisconsin, and absolutely will no longer answer any pollsters. I also am an engineer that does consulting for a heavily unionized client, and am very careful not to give any clue about my political leanings while around them, lest I suddenly find myself with nothing to do and key marks on my truck.
I didn't have much hope that Hagedorn would win, and am delighted that he was able to "Kloppenburg" his lib opponent!
My formerly politically inactive, now fiercely pro-life wife is ecstatic!