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In the aftermath of the 2020 election, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider why the blue wave or a veto-proof Legislature did not happen.
On this week’s episode, WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross discuss election results, the Trump campaign’s call for a recount, the state’s skyrocketing COVID-19 cases and more.
In the closing days of the race, polls showed Biden headed for a comfortable victory with most having him above 50 percent. Surveys were less frequent in 2016, when Hillary Clinton also was seen to be on track for beating Trump. Biden won. Clinton lost. But Biden’s advantage of 0.6 percent is a far cry from the margin suggested by the many polls.
The state’s top election official clarified poll workers are allowed to fix some mistakes made by absentee voters as the Trump campaign charges officials in Milwaukee County “tainted” an estimated 15 percent of absentee ballots. Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien
The Trump campaign will have to pre-pay the estimated cost of a recount before that process can begin, says Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe. And she added that payment must be received within a day of the last of the
Check out the slideshow below for images from around Wisconsin on Election Day. [slide-anything id=”114525″]… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription options on the WisPolitics-State Affairs platform, which is
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Nov. 12: WisPolitics.com D.C. event: Experts discuss possible post-election health care changes Join WisPolitics.com for a D.C. event from noon to 1 p.m. CT on Thursday, Nov. 12, focusing on possible post-election changes to health
Though Trump improved on his totals from 2016, especially in Florida, it doesn’t appear to be enough to give him the presidency.
Under President Trump’s leadership, the administration worked swiftly with bipartisan members of Congress to enact generous unemployment insurance programs through the CARES Act. Unfortunately for Wisconsinites, however, the administration’s efforts have been hindered by inaction from those in Madison.
Instead of taking wide-ranging actions that do not consider whether businesses are doing what they need to do in order to control the spread of the virus before swiftly shutting them down, Gov. Evers and other leaders should take a more fine-tuned approach that identifies actual sources of outbreaks and addresses them directly.
In the aftermath of the 2020 election, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider why the blue wave or a veto-proof Legislature did not happen.
On this week’s episode, WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross discuss election results, the Trump campaign’s call for a recount, the state’s skyrocketing COVID-19 cases and more.
In the closing days of the race, polls showed Biden headed for a comfortable victory with most having him above 50 percent. Surveys were less frequent in 2016, when Hillary Clinton also was seen to be on track for beating Trump. Biden won. Clinton lost. But Biden’s advantage of 0.6 percent is a far cry from the margin suggested by the many polls.
The state’s top election official clarified poll workers are allowed to fix some mistakes made by absentee voters as the Trump campaign charges officials in Milwaukee County “tainted” an estimated 15 percent of absentee ballots. Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien in a statement Wednesday cited “reports of irregularities in several
The Trump campaign will have to pre-pay the estimated cost of a recount before that process can begin, says Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe. And she added that payment must be received within a day of the last of the state’s 72 counties turning over its canvass to the state.
Check out the slideshow below for images from around Wisconsin on Election Day. [slide-anything id=”114525″]… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription options on the WisPolitics-State Affairs platform, which is the new home for WisPolitics subscriber products.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Nov. 12: WisPolitics.com D.C. event: Experts discuss possible post-election health care changes Join WisPolitics.com for a D.C. event from noon to 1 p.m. CT on Thursday, Nov. 12, focusing on possible post-election changes to health care. Experts will also talk about the Nov. 10 hearing
Though Trump improved on his totals from 2016, especially in Florida, it doesn’t appear to be enough to give him the presidency.
Under President Trump’s leadership, the administration worked swiftly with bipartisan members of Congress to enact generous unemployment insurance programs through the CARES Act. Unfortunately for Wisconsinites, however, the administration’s efforts have been hindered by inaction from those in Madison.
Instead of taking wide-ranging actions that do not consider whether businesses are doing what they need to do in order to control the spread of the virus before swiftly shutting them down, Gov. Evers and other leaders should take a more fine-tuned approach that identifies actual sources of outbreaks and addresses them directly.