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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.
Milwaukee County’s voting landscape appears to be changing again as longtime suburban GOP strongholds are tilting blue, longtime observers say.
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
Election Day is around the corner and the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, offer their insights and predictions regarding the impending outcome.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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
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
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
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
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said he would take nothing for granted in the election, while President Trump rolled into Wisconsin for another large, outdoor rally in Waukesha Saturday night. “UpFront” host Adrienne Pedersen asked Biden how confident he is
WAUKESHA — Visiting one of the nation’s COVID-19 hotspots, President Trump insisted the pandemic is “rounding the corner” during a rally Saturday evening. The rally comes amid a continued surge of COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin. The current case rate in
Libertarian presidential candidate Jo Jorgensen said during a stop at Hart Park in Wauwatosa today that GOP and Democratic voters who feel disillusioned with their parties should vote for her.
It’s hard to say whether there are more similarities or differences between the tumultuous year 2020 and the historic election year of 1968.
President Trump has two campaign stops planned for Wisconsin in the final stretch of the election. Trump will be in Waukesha on Saturday and in West Salem Tuesday. Saturday’s rally is set for 7 p.m. at Stein Aircraft Services in
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.
Milwaukee County’s voting landscape appears to be changing again as longtime suburban GOP strongholds are tilting blue, longtime observers say.
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 $80.7 million of that spending, with $36.7 million directly from
Election Day is around the corner and the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, offer their insights and predictions regarding the impending outcome.
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 OK. It is the latest legal setback for the conservative
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 Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe told reporters at her weekly media
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 state-imposed deadline. The majority didn’t explain its rationale Thursday for
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 Biden’s third stop in the state this year, compared to
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 for the radical left.” “This election is really a choice
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 percent said they support Libertarian Jo Jorgensen. The poll has
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, COVID, COVID” while knocking Dem governors around the country who
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 of the WMCA and clerk of the town of Greenville,
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 reinstate a federal judge’s order that would’ve extended the deadline
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 visit by President Trump to the La Crosse area. Biden’s
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 was 49-44. The poll also found: *73 percent of those
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said he would take nothing for granted in the election, while President Trump rolled into Wisconsin for another large, outdoor rally in Waukesha Saturday night. “UpFront” host Adrienne Pedersen asked Biden how confident he is about winning Wisconsin’s 10 electoral votes. “I never take anything
WAUKESHA — Visiting one of the nation’s COVID-19 hotspots, President Trump insisted the pandemic is “rounding the corner” during a rally Saturday evening. The rally comes amid a continued surge of COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin. The current case rate in the state has increased by 39 percent from two weeks
Libertarian presidential candidate Jo Jorgensen said during a stop at Hart Park in Wauwatosa today that GOP and Democratic voters who feel disillusioned with their parties should vote for her.
It’s hard to say whether there are more similarities or differences between the tumultuous year 2020 and the historic election year of 1968.
President Trump has two campaign stops planned for Wisconsin in the final stretch of the election. Trump will be in Waukesha on Saturday and in West Salem Tuesday. Saturday’s rally is set for 7 p.m. at Stein Aircraft Services in Waukesha. Tuesday’s rally is to begin at 4 p.m. at