Young people see socialism as a way to help the working class and aren’t afraid of it, a group of students said in a discussion aired Sunday on“UpFront.” The program brought together a small group of college students who call
President Trump was neck-and-neck with his potential Dem rivals in a new poll from the UW-Madison Elections Research Center. Meanwhile, Bernie Sanders was leading the Dem field by a double-digit margin. The new poll found Sanders favored by 30 percent
At the moment, the presidential ground game in Wisconsin looks like a battle of the 70-something New York billionaires. President Trump and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg have aggressively built a Wisconsin campaign presence on the ground, while Bloomberg has the airwaves virtually to himself. Besides Bloomberg, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren is the only one of Trump’s Democratic challengers to open a Wisconsin office and deploy paid staff here as of mid-February.
A panel featuring a pair of partisan operatives and pollster Charles Franklin highlighted the potential for a surge in turnout in the April presidential primary tipping the balance of the Supreme Court race down ballot. But speaking at a WisPolitics.com
The state Assembly last night approved a pared-back bill to extend closing time for bars by two hours until 4 a.m. during the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee this July. The bill’s author Rep. Rob Swearingen, R-Rhinelander, said the changes
On the debut episode of “Battleground Wisconsin Now,” Edge Messaging LLC President Brian Fraley and Cap Times Opinion Editor Jessie Opoien discuss the state Legislature’s end-of-session rush, Tuesday’s primary results and the push to extend bar hours for the 2020 Democratic National Convention.
New polling from Quinnipiac University released today had President Trump with leads of between 7 and 11 points on each of the top Dems vying for their party’s nomination to face him this fall. The Quinnipiac poll looked at Wisconsin,
Senate Democrats sought unsuccessfully to get the Senate to sign off on extending bar hours to 4 a.m. during the party’s national convention in Milwaukee this summer. An Assembly committee signed off on the proposal last week. But Senate Majority
The state Republican Party says its newly opened field office on the north side of Milwaukee was vandalized Tuesday night. A video released on the party’s Twitter account shows silver and black paint on the building’s windows covering signs for
American Bridge today announced a new $1 million buy in Wisconsin as it continues to try undercutting President Trump’s support among those who voted for him four years ago, particularly rural voters. The latest buy will run for three weeks
Wisconsin is one of 28 states where presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg is running three new TV ads that declare he’s the only Dem in the race who can beat President Trump. A state-based spokesman said the spots are running in
Edge Messaging LLC President Brian Fraley and Cap Times Opinion Editor Jessie Opoien discuss the electoral landscape in Wisconsin and the 2020 Democratic National Convention in the introductory episode of “Battleground Wisconsin Now.”
Bloomberg has spent several hundred million dollars nationwide in a presidential bid political scientists call unprecedented. Now some Democrats across the country accuse Bloomberg of luring away campaign staffers with higher-paying jobs, much above the average rate.
Peggy Williams-Smith, president and CEO of Visit Milwaukee, is urging business leaders to prepare for constant commotion during the upcoming Democratic National Convention. “There’s going to be problems getting around downtown,” she said. “There are, I mean let’s face it.
The Assembly State Affairs Committee has amended a bill that would expand bar hours for the Democratic National Convention, removing provisions that would’ve established a permit process for wedding barns. The amendment also pulled from the bill a section changing
The UW-Madison Elections Research Center announced it will poll in the Midwestern battleground states of Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan. The effort includes polling all three states in February immediately after this week’s New Hampshire primary, again before the national conventions
Organizers for the Democratic National Convention have announced JCP Construction of Milwaukee will be the general contractor for the 2020 Democratic National Convention. The Democratic National Convention Committee also said yesterday that Milwaukee-based Hargrove will handle event management. JCP Construction
The remaining Dem presidential candidates collectively outraised President Trump in Wisconsin for the third quarter in a row, according to a WisPolitics.com analysis of FEC numbers. But the president still drew in significantly more when compared to any other single
A bill that would allow southeastern Wisconsin municipalities to OK extending closing hours for bars and brewers during the 2020 Dem National Convention in Milwaukee began circulating for co-sponsorships last week. The bill proposes a host of other changes to
The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors is doubling its voter registration campaign funding in response to a state lawsuit to purge 200,000 voters from the rolls. “We must do everything we can to protect the right to vote, especially in
Young people see socialism as a way to help the working class and aren’t afraid of it, a group of students said in a discussion aired Sunday on“UpFront.” The program brought together a small group of college students who call themselves democratic socialists. “UpFront” is produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com.
President Trump was neck-and-neck with his potential Dem rivals in a new poll from the UW-Madison Elections Research Center. Meanwhile, Bernie Sanders was leading the Dem field by a double-digit margin. The new poll found Sanders favored by 30 percent of those who indicated plans to vote in Wisconsin’s April
At the moment, the presidential ground game in Wisconsin looks like a battle of the 70-something New York billionaires. President Trump and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg have aggressively built a Wisconsin campaign presence on the ground, while Bloomberg has the airwaves virtually to himself. Besides Bloomberg, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren is the only one of Trump’s Democratic challengers to open a Wisconsin office and deploy paid staff here as of mid-February.
A panel featuring a pair of partisan operatives and pollster Charles Franklin highlighted the potential for a surge in turnout in the April presidential primary tipping the balance of the Supreme Court race down ballot. But speaking at a WisPolitics.com luncheon in Madison, Dem strategist Tanya Bjork and GOP operative
The state Assembly last night approved a pared-back bill to extend closing time for bars by two hours until 4 a.m. during the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee this July. The bill’s author Rep. Rob Swearingen, R-Rhinelander, said the changes were an attempt to win over some Senate Republicans who
On the debut episode of “Battleground Wisconsin Now,” Edge Messaging LLC President Brian Fraley and Cap Times Opinion Editor Jessie Opoien discuss the state Legislature’s end-of-session rush, Tuesday’s primary results and the push to extend bar hours for the 2020 Democratic National Convention.
New polling from Quinnipiac University released today had President Trump with leads of between 7 and 11 points on each of the top Dems vying for their party’s nomination to face him this fall. The Quinnipiac poll looked at Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania, all three part of the so-called “blue
Senate Democrats sought unsuccessfully to get the Senate to sign off on extending bar hours to 4 a.m. during the party’s national convention in Milwaukee this summer. An Assembly committee signed off on the proposal last week. But Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, indicated Wednesday that momentum for the
The state Republican Party says its newly opened field office on the north side of Milwaukee was vandalized Tuesday night. A video released on the party’s Twitter account shows silver and black paint on the building’s windows covering signs for Supreme Court Justice Daniel Kelly, President Trump and Vice President
American Bridge today announced a new $1 million buy in Wisconsin as it continues to try undercutting President Trump’s support among those who voted for him four years ago, particularly rural voters. The latest buy will run for three weeks on broadcast and cable TV as well as radio starting
Wisconsin is one of 28 states where presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg is running three new TV ads that declare he’s the only Dem in the race who can beat President Trump. A state-based spokesman said the spots are running in the Milwaukee, Madison, La Crosse, Green Bay and Wausau media
Edge Messaging LLC President Brian Fraley and Cap Times Opinion Editor Jessie Opoien discuss the electoral landscape in Wisconsin and the 2020 Democratic National Convention in the introductory episode of “Battleground Wisconsin Now.”
Bloomberg has spent several hundred million dollars nationwide in a presidential bid political scientists call unprecedented. Now some Democrats across the country accuse Bloomberg of luring away campaign staffers with higher-paying jobs, much above the average rate.
Peggy Williams-Smith, president and CEO of Visit Milwaukee, is urging business leaders to prepare for constant commotion during the upcoming Democratic National Convention. “There’s going to be problems getting around downtown,” she said. “There are, I mean let’s face it. There’s problems when we have multiple events going on downtown.”
The Assembly State Affairs Committee has amended a bill that would expand bar hours for the Democratic National Convention, removing provisions that would’ve established a permit process for wedding barns. The amendment also pulled from the bill a section changing the hours that wineries can operate. The bill’s author, Rep.
The UW-Madison Elections Research Center announced it will poll in the Midwestern battleground states of Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan. The effort includes polling all three states in February immediately after this week’s New Hampshire primary, again before the national conventions this summer with a final poll during the general election.
Organizers for the Democratic National Convention have announced JCP Construction of Milwaukee will be the general contractor for the 2020 Democratic National Convention. The Democratic National Convention Committee also said yesterday that Milwaukee-based Hargrove will handle event management. JCP Construction has been involved in some of the city’s largest developments
The remaining Dem presidential candidates collectively outraised President Trump in Wisconsin for the third quarter in a row, according to a WisPolitics.com analysis of FEC numbers. But the president still drew in significantly more when compared to any other single candidate. Trump collected $337,935 in individual contributions from Wisconsin donors
A bill that would allow southeastern Wisconsin municipalities to OK extending closing hours for bars and brewers during the 2020 Dem National Convention in Milwaukee began circulating for co-sponsorships last week. The bill proposes a host of other changes to the state’s alcohol laws, including: a requirement that wedding barns
The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors is doubling its voter registration campaign funding in response to a state lawsuit to purge 200,000 voters from the rolls. “We must do everything we can to protect the right to vote, especially in the wake of ongoing voter suppression efforts in Wisconsin,” said