Wisconsin has the fourth most expensive U.S. Senate race in the country, according to AdImpact. Between Jan. 1 and Wednesday afternoon, more than $177.3 million had been spent on broadcast, cable TV, radio, digital and satellite, according to the tracking
GOP gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels says he wants to replace the Wisconsin Elections Commission with what he’s calling the Wisconsin Election Integrity Group. The construction exec only specified he wants representatives from all eight of the state’s congressional districts to
Panelists at a WisPolitics.com virtual luncheon Thursday said while Republicans have been focusing on inflation, crime and taxes, Democrats have until recently been largely focused on abortion. WISN-TV “UpFront” host Matt Smith said Democrats in the past few weeks have
Senate Dems and the state Party have put nearly four times the resources into state Sen. Jeff Smith’s campaign since Sept. 1 as they have for their three candidates in the other most watched Senate races this fall, according to a review of campaign finance reports. Republicans need to net one seat this fall to take a two-thirds majority. To prevent that, Dems would have to hold onto Smith’s western Wisconsin 31st SD seat and either defend the open 25th or pick up one of the 9th or 19th districts.
The Green Bay clerk has agreed to expand access to observe early, in-person voting after the RNC filed a lawsuit accusing the city of inappropriately barring observers from some parts of the process. Brown County Circuit Court Judge Marc Hammer
The final Marquette University Law School poll found a tight race for U.S. Senate and a dead-even contest for governor. Fifty percent of likely voters backed U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, while 48 percent supported Dem Mandela Barnes. The Marquette poll
Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes blamed Donald Trump’s rhetoric for a rise in political violence and divisiveness. The Dem Senate nominee at a Milwaukee Rotary Club-WisPolitics.com-Milwaukee Press Club breakfast event Tuesday responded to a question that referred to an attack on
The latest Fox News poll finds tight races for U.S. Senate and guv. In the Senate race, 48 percent of those who have already voted or said they are certain to cast a ballot favored GOP incumbent Ron Johnson, while
The Assembly campaign committees and state parties have moved some $3 million into a few key races in the closing weeks of the campaign, including six-figure investments in one contest that had received little attention at the start of the
Dem Secretary of State Doug La Follette and GOP challenger Amy Loudenbeck have combined to raise more than $507,000 this year. That’s 41 times more than La Follette and 2018 GOP challenger Jay Schroeder had raised through the same period
The state GOP pumped nearly $3.3 million into Tim Michels’ guv campaign during the most recent reporting period. Meanwhile, the state Dem Party transferred more than $5.6 million to Gov. Tony Evers’ campaign during the pre-election period.
Rep. Janel Brandtjen, R-Menomonee Falls, says she had received three military absentee ballots at her home address that she did not request. The Assembly Campaigns and Elections Committee chair has advocated for decertifying the 2020 election results and joined some
GOP Sen. Ron Johnson says if reelected and Republicans regain control of the U.S. Senate, he would likely chair the permanent subcommittee on investigations within the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. Also on the show, Dem U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes wouldn’t say specifically whether he’d support putting the question of abortion rights before voters in the form of a referendum.
Former President Barack Obama today said voters will choose next month between Dems who share their values and Republicans who are only hungry for power.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss surrogate appearances in top races, a judge’s ruling clerks can’t accept partial witness addresses on absentee ballot envelopes, the final attorney general debate and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, gauge the chances the GOP can reach a veto-proof majority in the Legislature in the fall general election. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
Dem Mandela Barnes pulled in $8.5 million over 19 days, outraising GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson more than 3-to-1 during the pre-election reporting period. Barnes, the state’s lieutenant governor, reported spending $9.4 million during the period and had $2.55 million
Fond du Lac DA Eric Toney in a debate Thursday compared Dem AG Josh Kaul to a “plastic bag blowing in the wind,” while Kaul accused Toney of not knowing how the Department of Justice works.
The Dem-aligned House Majority PAC has dropped the rest of the ad buy it had reserved for Dem Brad Pfaff in his bid for the 3rd CD, according to AdImpact. The group had reserved nearly $1.7 million on paid media
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin at a rally for GOP guv candidate Tim Michels said the guv’s race will have “dire consequences” for the state if Gov. Tony Evers is reelected, calling Evers and other Dems “agents of chaos.” Meanwhile, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., ripped Michels at a Madison rally and accused the GOP construction exec of having “crawled into bed” with election deniers and conspiracy theorists.
Wisconsin has the fourth most expensive U.S. Senate race in the country, according to AdImpact. Between Jan. 1 and Wednesday afternoon, more than $177.3 million had been spent on broadcast, cable TV, radio, digital and satellite, according to the tracking service. Pennsylvania had the most expensive race over that period
GOP gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels says he wants to replace the Wisconsin Elections Commission with what he’s calling the Wisconsin Election Integrity Group. The construction exec only specified he wants representatives from all eight of the state’s congressional districts to serve on the body, but he did not provide details
Panelists at a WisPolitics.com virtual luncheon Thursday said while Republicans have been focusing on inflation, crime and taxes, Democrats have until recently been largely focused on abortion. WISN-TV “UpFront” host Matt Smith said Democrats in the past few weeks have been widening the issues they’re promoting. “Locally, there have been
Senate Dems and the state Party have put nearly four times the resources into state Sen. Jeff Smith’s campaign since Sept. 1 as they have for their three candidates in the other most watched Senate races this fall, according to a review of campaign finance reports. Republicans need to net one seat this fall to take a two-thirds majority. To prevent that, Dems would have to hold onto Smith’s western Wisconsin 31st SD seat and either defend the open 25th or pick up one of the 9th or 19th districts.
The Green Bay clerk has agreed to expand access to observe early, in-person voting after the RNC filed a lawsuit accusing the city of inappropriately barring observers from some parts of the process. Brown County Circuit Court Judge Marc Hammer granted an injunction today that the RNC had sought in
The final Marquette University Law School poll found a tight race for U.S. Senate and a dead-even contest for governor. Fifty percent of likely voters backed U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, while 48 percent supported Dem Mandela Barnes. The Marquette poll conducted earlier this month had Johnson at 52 and Barnes
Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes blamed Donald Trump’s rhetoric for a rise in political violence and divisiveness. The Dem Senate nominee at a Milwaukee Rotary Club-WisPolitics.com-Milwaukee Press Club breakfast event Tuesday responded to a question that referred to an attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband. Barnes said Trump on the
The latest Fox News poll finds tight races for U.S. Senate and guv. In the Senate race, 48 percent of those who have already voted or said they are certain to cast a ballot favored GOP incumbent Ron Johnson, while 46 percent backed Dem Mandela Barnes. A month ago, it
The Assembly campaign committees and state parties have moved some $3 million into a few key races in the closing weeks of the campaign, including six-figure investments in one contest that had received little attention at the start of the cycle. Rep. Tip McGuire, D-Kenosha, reported $397,061 in receipts between
Dem Secretary of State Doug La Follette and GOP challenger Amy Loudenbeck have combined to raise more than $507,000 this year. That’s 41 times more than La Follette and 2018 GOP challenger Jay Schroeder had raised through the same period four years ago. The significant spike in fundraising comes as
The state GOP pumped nearly $3.3 million into Tim Michels’ guv campaign during the most recent reporting period. Meanwhile, the state Dem Party transferred more than $5.6 million to Gov. Tony Evers’ campaign during the pre-election period.
Rep. Janel Brandtjen, R-Menomonee Falls, says she had received three military absentee ballots at her home address that she did not request. The Assembly Campaigns and Elections Committee chair has advocated for decertifying the 2020 election results and joined some Republicans in strongly criticizing election administration in the state since
GOP Sen. Ron Johnson says if reelected and Republicans regain control of the U.S. Senate, he would likely chair the permanent subcommittee on investigations within the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. Also on the show, Dem U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes wouldn’t say specifically whether he’d support putting the question of abortion rights before voters in the form of a referendum.
Former President Barack Obama today said voters will choose next month between Dems who share their values and Republicans who are only hungry for power.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss surrogate appearances in top races, a judge’s ruling clerks can’t accept partial witness addresses on absentee ballot envelopes, the final attorney general debate and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, gauge the chances the GOP can reach a veto-proof majority in the Legislature in the fall general election. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
Dem Mandela Barnes pulled in $8.5 million over 19 days, outraising GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson more than 3-to-1 during the pre-election reporting period. Barnes, the state’s lieutenant governor, reported spending $9.4 million during the period and had $2.55 million in the bank as of Oct. 19. Johnson raised $2.6
Fond du Lac DA Eric Toney in a debate Thursday compared Dem AG Josh Kaul to a “plastic bag blowing in the wind,” while Kaul accused Toney of not knowing how the Department of Justice works.
The Dem-aligned House Majority PAC has dropped the rest of the ad buy it had reserved for Dem Brad Pfaff in his bid for the 3rd CD, according to AdImpact. The group had reserved nearly $1.7 million on paid media for the last two weeks of the race. On Friday,
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin at a rally for GOP guv candidate Tim Michels said the guv’s race will have “dire consequences” for the state if Gov. Tony Evers is reelected, calling Evers and other Dems “agents of chaos.” Meanwhile, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., ripped Michels at a Madison rally and accused the GOP construction exec of having “crawled into bed” with election deniers and conspiracy theorists.