Rewind: Your Week in Review for Oct. 14

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the Wisconsin Elections Commission failing to reach agreement on new guidance for poll watchers, results of the latest Marquette University Law School poll, the debates between U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson and Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes and more.

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Johnson, Barnes exchange personal barbs in final debate

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson and Dem challenger Mandela Barnes exchanged a series of personal barbs on Thursday as the GOP incumbent referred to the lieutenant governor as a performer.

Barnes fired back that Johnson’s biggest achievement in business was “saying I do,” suggesting the senator’s in-laws set the stage for the business he once owned.

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Judge declines to allow partial witness addresses on absentee ballots

A Dane County judge has declined to issue an order directing clerks to accept absentee ballots so long as witnesses included any information on their addresses, saying it would cause confusion so close to the election. Judge Nia Trammell on Wednesday noted the Wisconsin Elections Commission previously issued guidance that

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Cook Political Report moves 3rd CD to ‘likely Republican’

Cook Political Report has moved Wisconsin’s 3rd CD to “likely Republican” from “lean Republican.” The outlet’s summary of the changes is behind a paywall. But it listed 10 House rating changes today on Twitter, including the 3rd, where Republican Derrick Van Orden faces Dem state Sen. Brad Pfaff in the

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Johnson encourages early voting at Waukesha rally

GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson at a Waukesha rally urged his backers to vote early so the campaign could turn its focus to turning out other those who haven’t cast ballots yet and free up supporters to serve as poll watchers. “Get your vote in and then not only do

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CNN poll finds tight races for U.S. Senate, guv

A new CNN poll found tight races for the U.S. Senate and guv in Wisconsin with the incumbents in both contests at 50 percent. In the Senate race, 50 percent of likely voters said they backed Johnson, while 49 percent favored Barnes. In the guv’s contest, 50 percent of likely

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for Oct. 14

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the Wisconsin Elections Commission failing to reach agreement on new guidance for poll watchers, results of the latest Marquette University Law School poll, the debates between U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson and Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes and more.

Read More »

Johnson, Barnes exchange personal barbs in final debate

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson and Dem challenger Mandela Barnes exchanged a series of personal barbs on Thursday as the GOP incumbent referred to the lieutenant governor as a performer.

Barnes fired back that Johnson’s biggest achievement in business was “saying I do,” suggesting the senator’s in-laws set the stage for the business he once owned.

Read More »