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UW Poli. Sci./WisPolitics poll shows tough environment for GOP this fall
Barack Obama had the support of half the respondents in the inaugural UW Department of Political Science/WisPolitics.com survey, giving him a 13-point lead over John McCain. The poll, taken immediately after Hillary Clinton suspended her campaign for the Dem nomination, found both parties fairly u... <more>
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WisPolitics Dem convention coverage
Wisconsin Democratic activists favored U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton as Barack Obama's running mate this fall, with New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson finishing a close second, according to the annual convention straw poll conducted by WisPolitics.com. Attendees at this weekend's state party convention a... <more>
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Ryan not expecting VP call; not interested in GOP leadership
U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, doesn’t expect a phone call from John McCain about running with him. He’s also got no interest in becoming a member of the House leadership or running for governor. But keep him on the list of potential U.S. Senate candidates -- some day. In a wide-rangin... <more>
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Top Dem women working hard for Obama
Barack Obama doesn't have to do anything to win over Hillary Clinton supporters Barbara Lawton and Kathleen Falk. They're already on board. With the Dems' primary season now over and Clinton preparing to throw her support behind Obama tomorrow, the party's presumptive nominee is now starting to ... <more>
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State said to weather economic storm so far
Most panelists at a June 3 WisPolitics.com- WisBusiness.com forum on the state economy said despite the business slowdown and high gas prices, the state economy itself wasn't in recession. Department of Revenue economist John Koskinen pointed to the state's dipping unemployment rate, for example.... <more>
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Walsh: Martin ready to develop legislative relationships
Carolyn “Biddy” Martin will have a series of challenges as the new UW-Madison chancellor. One of them, says former Board of Regents President David Walsh, is persuading lawmakers not only that the system’s flagship campus is a good investment, but also that it’s a good steward of state money. “I... <more>
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McCain visit offers taste of fall presidential campaign
Presumptive GOP presidential nominee John McCain spent Thursday and Friday in the Milwaukee area, drumming up both publicity and donations in a critical swing state for his 2008 run against likely Dem opponent Barack Obama. McCain called Obama’s foreign policy judgment into question Friday, saying ... <more>
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Martin selected to be next UW-Madison chancellor
Cornell University Provost Carolyn “Biddy” Martin has been named the preferred candidate to replace retiring Chancellor John Wiley at the helm of UW-Madison. Martin, who began her academic career as a lecturer at UW-Madison, has been at the Ithaca, N.Y., Ivy League school since 1983, starting as an... <more>
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Friebert: Dem super delegate process working as intended
Members of the Democratic National Committee have no business being superdelegates. Other than that, longtime Dem activist Bob Friebert has no problem with the influence of superdelegates on this year’s nominating process. In fact, he says the system is working exactly as intended when he and ot... <more>
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Assembly fails to override budget repair vetoes
The Assembly returned to the floor Wednesday with Republicans hoping to override three partial vetoes in the budget repair bill signed by Gov. Jim Doyle on May 16, but fell short on all three measures. Doyle, who signed the budget repair bill nearly four months after he first forecast a budget sho... <more>
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Milwaukee Police Chief: Crime fear worse than reality
New Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn has released new crime figures that he says show “significant declines ... in all the crimes that take place on the street corners.” He said those crimes with declining rates include homicide, robbery, aggravated assault and car theft. “We’re working it hard... <more>
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WisPolitics GOP convention coverage
With the presidential election just around the corner, the state Republican Party brought a neighboring governor and potential vice-presidential pick to assess the GOP at its annual convention last weekend. Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty took the stage Friday as the keynote speaker in Stevens Point, u... <more>
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Wineke, Jefferson tout '08 prospects ahead of state conventions
RPW Executive Director Mark Jefferson and DPW Chairman Joe Wineke agree that Barack Obama will eventually be the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee. But each said at a recent WisPolitics luncheon that an Obama candidacy would have drastically different effects on the electorate in Wisconsin... <more>
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"Wisconsin Votes" author discusses state demos
UW-Madison professor and author Robert Booth Fowler thinks the Democrats will maintain their presidential winning streak in Wisconsin, saying at a recent WisPolitics Luncheon that he had yet to see “some evidence” to suggest that John McCain will carry the Badger State this fall. “I think it’s vir... <more>
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Kind defends his free trade, farm bill positions
U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, tells WisPolitics in a wide-ranging interview that he hopes President Bush's threatened veto of what he considers a disappointing farm bill could give Congress a way to improve it. "There's very little reform in it," Kind said of the deal, calling it bloated legisla... <more>
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Four vie for UW-Madison chancellor post
Four finalists are vying replace retiring John Wiley as chancellor of UW-Madison. It's one of five chancellor vacancies in the UW System in addition to openings at Green Bay, Parkside, River Falls, Whitewater. The selection of final candidates, announced May 7, culminates a three-month search by th... <more>
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Decker: Legislative leaders "fairly close" on budget repair
Senate Majority Leader Russ Decker said in a WisPolitics interview last week that he and Assembly Speaker Mike Huebsch are "fairly close in concept" to agreement on how to address the projected $525 million budget deficit. Asked if Gov. Jim Doyle wasn't on the same page, Decker said, "That's accur... <more>
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McCain's Midwest Regional Director focusing on Wisconsin, Michigan
While working for Rudy Giuliani’s campaign in New Hampshire, Jennifer Hallowell had a view of John McCain’s comeback from the outside. “I had a front row seat to history in a lot of ways,” Hallowell said of her days in New Hampshire during a new interview with WisPolitics. Now, she's hoping to ca... <more>
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8th CD fall rematch set
Freshman Dem Congressman Steve Kagen of Appleton urges Fox Valley constituents to allow him to "finish the job we've started." Former GOP Assembly Speaker John Gard says, "We need a new direction in Washington," calling the capital a "mess" where "poisonous partisan feuds" dominate. With Gard's f... <more>
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Excerpt from Wisconsin Votes: An Electoral History by Robert Booth Fowler
Editor's Note: This text is excerpted from Wisconsin Votes: An Electoral History, by Robert Booth Fowler. Fowler will appear at a WisPolitics.com Luncheon on May 6. C... <more>