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As voters hit the polls, more than 1.9 million votes cast ahead of Election Day

Tuesday, Nov 3, 2020

As the polls open this morning, the state’s top election official says she expects “a smooth day.” “I’m glad to report as we kick it off that we have no issues that have been reported so far to us about

Read More »

Trump says he brought ‘law and order to Kenosha’ during final Wisconsin stop

Tuesday, Nov 3, 2020

KENOSHA — President Trump proclaimed he brought “law and order to Kenosha” as he returned to the southeastern Wisconsin city for the first time since touring the damage left by violent protests that followed the police shooting of a Black

Read More »

Political strategists on ‘UpFront’ offer divergent takes on Trump, Biden’s chances of winning Wisconsin

Monday, Nov 2, 2020

A Republican strategist said the GOP believes the race for president in Wisconsin is closer than polls show, while a Democratic strategist said it appears Wisconsin is ready to “fire” President Trump. “The intensity that is felt on the Republican

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More than 174K Wisconsin absentee ballots not yet returned

Monday, Nov 2, 2020

There were still more than 174,000 outstanding absentee ballots as of the latest update from the state Elections Commission with voters facing an 8 p.m. deadline tomorrow to get them back in the hands of local clerks. According to this

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Trump to visit Kenosha today as new polls show him continuing to trail Biden

Monday, Nov 2, 2020

President Trump returns to Wisconsin today for his 10th visit of 2020 on the heels of three new polls that showed him trailing Joe Biden among likely state voters. The latest New York Times/Siena College poll, released yesterday, found 52

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Biden, Trump offer sharp contrasts on COVID-19 in back-to-back Wisconsin rallies

Friday, Oct 30, 2020

In back-to-back rallies in Wisconsin today, Donald Trump continued to insist the nation is turning the corner on COVID-19, while Dem rival Joe Biden accused the president of surrendering to the virus.

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Dems hopeful after recent shift to blue for some Milwaukee suburbs 

Friday, Oct 30, 2020

Milwaukee County’s voting landscape appears to be changing again as longtime suburban GOP strongholds are tilting blue, longtime observers say.

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Presidential race ad spending tops $126M in Wisconsin since April primary

Friday, Oct 30, 2020

The battleground state of Wisconsin has so far notched over $126 million spent on presidential race ads on TV, cable, radio and digital since the April 7 primary, with most of it from the pro-Biden side. Pro-Biden forces accounted for

Read More »

WisOpinion.com: ‘The Insiders’ offer Election Day predictions & insights

Friday, Oct 30, 2020

Election Day is around the corner and the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, offer their insights and predictions regarding the impending outcome.

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Kavanaugh denies request from conservative group to bar cities’ use of private election administration grants

Friday, Oct 30, 2020

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh has denied a request from a conservative group to bar Wisconsin’s five largest cities from using private money to cover costs for Tuesday’s election as it appeals a decision that found the funding was

Read More »

Evers authorizes up to 400 Guard members to assist with election

Friday, Oct 30, 2020

Gov. Tony Evers has authorized up to 400 members of the National Guard to work at polling stations across the state, a total roughly double the statewide shortage of poll workers reported today by the state’s top election official. Elections

Read More »

State Supreme Court declines to give clerks guidance on handling ballot misprint

Friday, Oct 30, 2020

A split state Supreme Court has declined to give clerks in Calumet and Outagamie counties guidance on how to address thousands of ballots with a printing error that local officials say threatens their ability to count all votes by a

Read More »

Trump, Biden to visit Friday; Harris in Wisconsin today

Thursday, Oct 29, 2020

President Trump, who campaigned in West Salem Tuesday, will be in Green Bay Friday afternoon for another rally. The upcoming trip comes the same day Joe Biden will return to Wisconsin for the first time since September. It will be

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Pence says voters choosing between ‘Trump recovery’ or ‘Biden depression’

Thursday, Oct 29, 2020

Vice President Pence warned this election is a choice on whether “America remains America.” At a campaign rally in Mosinee on Wednesday, Pence told viewers if Dem presidential candidate Joe Biden wins, he would only serve as a “Trojan horse

Read More »

Biden maintains edge in final Marquette Law School Poll ahead of election

Wednesday, Oct 28, 2020

Joe Biden continued to have an edge on President Trump in the final Marquette University Law School Poll ahead of next week’s race. The poll found 48 percent of likely voters backed Biden, while 43 percent supported Trump. Another 2

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Trump continues demand for state to ‘open up’ during West Salem rally

Wednesday, Oct 28, 2020

As Wisconsin set single-day records for COVID-19 cases and deaths, President Trump continued to demand Gov. Tony Evers “open up” the state. Trump during a rally Tuesday slammed the national media for what he said was an obsession with “COVID,

Read More »

Municipal Clerks Association heads expects local election officials will have tallies on election night

Tuesday, Oct 27, 2020

The head of the Wisconsin Municipal Clerks Association said she believes local election officials across the state will complete their tallies and produce unofficial results on election night despite a crush of absentee ballots. Wendy Helgeson, who serves as president

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U.S. Supreme Court rules absentee ballots due by 8 p.m. on Election Day

Tuesday, Oct 27, 2020

Wisconsin voters will have to have their absentee ballots returned to local clerks by 8 p.m. on Election Day, under a ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court. In a 5-3 decision, the court rejected a request from several groups to

Read More »

Biden, Trump, multiple surrogates expected in Wisconsin this week

Tuesday, Oct 27, 2020

President Trump, Joe Biden, Mike Pence and multiple GOP surrogates are due in Wisconsin this week. Biden is returning to Wisconsin on Friday. Vice President Mike Pence will be in the state tomorrow — the day after a previously announced

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UW-Madison Elections Research Center poll shows Biden widening lead in Wisconsin

Monday, Oct 26, 2020

Joe Biden increased his lead over President Trump in the latest survey from the Elections Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Fifty-three percent of likely voters backed Biden, compared to 44 percent who supported Trump. Last month, the split

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As voters hit the polls, more than 1.9 million votes cast ahead of Election Day

Tuesday, Nov 3, 2020

As the polls open this morning, the state’s top election official says she expects “a smooth day.” “I’m glad to report as we kick it off that we have no issues that have been reported so far to us about

Read More »

Trump says he brought ‘law and order to Kenosha’ during final Wisconsin stop

Tuesday, Nov 3, 2020

KENOSHA — President Trump proclaimed he brought “law and order to Kenosha” as he returned to the southeastern Wisconsin city for the first time since touring the damage left by violent protests that followed the police shooting of a Black

Read More »

Political strategists on ‘UpFront’ offer divergent takes on Trump, Biden’s chances of winning Wisconsin

Monday, Nov 2, 2020

A Republican strategist said the GOP believes the race for president in Wisconsin is closer than polls show, while a Democratic strategist said it appears Wisconsin is ready to “fire” President Trump. “The intensity that is felt on the Republican

Read More »

More than 174K Wisconsin absentee ballots not yet returned

Monday, Nov 2, 2020

There were still more than 174,000 outstanding absentee ballots as of the latest update from the state Elections Commission with voters facing an 8 p.m. deadline tomorrow to get them back in the hands of local clerks. According to this

Read More »

Trump to visit Kenosha today as new polls show him continuing to trail Biden

Monday, Nov 2, 2020

President Trump returns to Wisconsin today for his 10th visit of 2020 on the heels of three new polls that showed him trailing Joe Biden among likely state voters. The latest New York Times/Siena College poll, released yesterday, found 52

Read More »

Biden, Trump offer sharp contrasts on COVID-19 in back-to-back Wisconsin rallies

Friday, Oct 30, 2020

In back-to-back rallies in Wisconsin today, Donald Trump continued to insist the nation is turning the corner on COVID-19, while Dem rival Joe Biden accused the president of surrendering to the virus.

Read More »

Dems hopeful after recent shift to blue for some Milwaukee suburbs 

Friday, Oct 30, 2020

Milwaukee County’s voting landscape appears to be changing again as longtime suburban GOP strongholds are tilting blue, longtime observers say.

Read More »

Presidential race ad spending tops $126M in Wisconsin since April primary

Friday, Oct 30, 2020

The battleground state of Wisconsin has so far notched over $126 million spent on presidential race ads on TV, cable, radio and digital since the April 7 primary, with most of it from the pro-Biden side. Pro-Biden forces accounted for

Read More »

WisOpinion.com: ‘The Insiders’ offer Election Day predictions & insights

Friday, Oct 30, 2020

Election Day is around the corner and the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, offer their insights and predictions regarding the impending outcome.

Read More »

Kavanaugh denies request from conservative group to bar cities’ use of private election administration grants

Friday, Oct 30, 2020

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh has denied a request from a conservative group to bar Wisconsin’s five largest cities from using private money to cover costs for Tuesday’s election as it appeals a decision that found the funding was

Read More »

Evers authorizes up to 400 Guard members to assist with election

Friday, Oct 30, 2020

Gov. Tony Evers has authorized up to 400 members of the National Guard to work at polling stations across the state, a total roughly double the statewide shortage of poll workers reported today by the state’s top election official. Elections

Read More »

State Supreme Court declines to give clerks guidance on handling ballot misprint

Friday, Oct 30, 2020

A split state Supreme Court has declined to give clerks in Calumet and Outagamie counties guidance on how to address thousands of ballots with a printing error that local officials say threatens their ability to count all votes by a

Read More »

Trump, Biden to visit Friday; Harris in Wisconsin today

Thursday, Oct 29, 2020

President Trump, who campaigned in West Salem Tuesday, will be in Green Bay Friday afternoon for another rally. The upcoming trip comes the same day Joe Biden will return to Wisconsin for the first time since September. It will be

Read More »

Pence says voters choosing between ‘Trump recovery’ or ‘Biden depression’

Thursday, Oct 29, 2020

Vice President Pence warned this election is a choice on whether “America remains America.” At a campaign rally in Mosinee on Wednesday, Pence told viewers if Dem presidential candidate Joe Biden wins, he would only serve as a “Trojan horse

Read More »

Biden maintains edge in final Marquette Law School Poll ahead of election

Wednesday, Oct 28, 2020

Joe Biden continued to have an edge on President Trump in the final Marquette University Law School Poll ahead of next week’s race. The poll found 48 percent of likely voters backed Biden, while 43 percent supported Trump. Another 2

Read More »

Trump continues demand for state to ‘open up’ during West Salem rally

Wednesday, Oct 28, 2020

As Wisconsin set single-day records for COVID-19 cases and deaths, President Trump continued to demand Gov. Tony Evers “open up” the state. Trump during a rally Tuesday slammed the national media for what he said was an obsession with “COVID,

Read More »

Municipal Clerks Association heads expects local election officials will have tallies on election night

Tuesday, Oct 27, 2020

The head of the Wisconsin Municipal Clerks Association said she believes local election officials across the state will complete their tallies and produce unofficial results on election night despite a crush of absentee ballots. Wendy Helgeson, who serves as president

Read More »

U.S. Supreme Court rules absentee ballots due by 8 p.m. on Election Day

Tuesday, Oct 27, 2020

Wisconsin voters will have to have their absentee ballots returned to local clerks by 8 p.m. on Election Day, under a ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court. In a 5-3 decision, the court rejected a request from several groups to

Read More »

Biden, Trump, multiple surrogates expected in Wisconsin this week

Tuesday, Oct 27, 2020

President Trump, Joe Biden, Mike Pence and multiple GOP surrogates are due in Wisconsin this week. Biden is returning to Wisconsin on Friday. Vice President Mike Pence will be in the state tomorrow — the day after a previously announced

Read More »

UW-Madison Elections Research Center poll shows Biden widening lead in Wisconsin

Monday, Oct 26, 2020

Joe Biden increased his lead over President Trump in the latest survey from the Elections Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Fifty-three percent of likely voters backed Biden, compared to 44 percent who supported Trump. Last month, the split

Read More »
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