Polls open for midterm election
Tuesday, Nov 8, 2022
Polling places are open across Wisconsin as election officials brace for high turnout amid partisan tensions in a high stakes midterm election.
Polling places are open across Wisconsin as election officials brace for high turnout amid partisan tensions in a high stakes midterm election.
A Waukesha County judge late Monday declined to issue an injunction that would’ve sequestered military absentee ballots, saying it was a “drastic” remedy that would at least temporarily disenfranchise military voters. GOP state Rep. Janel Brandtjen and others filed the
GOP gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels says he’s anticipating a good number of Republican poll watchers tomorrow when asked if he trusts the process underway in municipalities statewide. Meanwhile, Gov. Tony Evers is painting Michels as a “radical” in the final hours of the campaign, reaffirming the state has free and fair elections and defending municipalities using private funds to help run elections.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the latest polls, record spending in the races for U.S. Senate and governor, what voters can expect as candidates make their closing arguments in the sprint to Election Day and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, review the top partisan TV commercials of the 2022 campaign season. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson announced the city’s deputy director at its Election Commission was fired after she illegally requested military absentee ballots that were sent to GOP state Rep. Janel Brandtjen.
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.
Polling places are open across Wisconsin as election officials brace for high turnout amid partisan tensions in a high stakes midterm election.
A Waukesha County judge late Monday declined to issue an injunction that would’ve sequestered military absentee ballots, saying it was a “drastic” remedy that would at least temporarily disenfranchise military voters. GOP state Rep. Janel Brandtjen and others filed the
GOP gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels says he’s anticipating a good number of Republican poll watchers tomorrow when asked if he trusts the process underway in municipalities statewide. Meanwhile, Gov. Tony Evers is painting Michels as a “radical” in the final hours of the campaign, reaffirming the state has free and fair elections and defending municipalities using private funds to help run elections.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the latest polls, record spending in the races for U.S. Senate and governor, what voters can expect as candidates make their closing arguments in the sprint to Election Day and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, review the top partisan TV commercials of the 2022 campaign season. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson announced the city’s deputy director at its Election Commission was fired after she illegally requested military absentee ballots that were sent to GOP state Rep. Janel Brandtjen.
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.