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With just over a week to go, the Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, assess the state of the presidential race in swing state Wisconsin.
Data from Advertising Analytics show $120.1 million spent so far on ads in the battleground state of Wisconsin in the general election race, with the pro-Biden effort spending over $77.3 million and Trump’s side spending $43.6 million. That amounts to
The Milwaukee and Green Bay media markets are among the top nationally in presidential TV ad volume in recent weeks, according to a new report from the Wesleyan Media Project In both markets, pro-Biden ads outpaced pro-Trump ads in volume
There’s no evidence that foreign actors seeking to meddle in American elections have accessed or compromised Wisconsin’s state voter registration database, the state’s top election official said. Yesterday’s update from Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe comes after the FBI and
A federal judge has refused to issue an injunction preventing five Wisconsin cities from using private grants to help put on next month’s election. The Wisconsin Voter Alliance, which has GOP ties, filed suit seeking to prevent Green Bay, Kenosha,
President Trump is expected back in Wisconsin on Saturday for a campaign stop in Milwaukee, according to two GOP sources with knowledge of the plans. One source said the president’s stop, which would be his seventh of the year, will
The state Elections Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to tell Outagamie and Calumet counties it does not have the authority to issue a waiver allowing some 22 jurisdictions to bypass state law and count misprinted ballots by hand. But anticipating the
Wisconsin eclipsed the 1 million mark for absentee ballots as more than 75,500 people took advantage of the first day of early, in-person voting, according to the state Elections Commission. The city of Milwaukee led the way with over 4,000
The RNC announced it will spend $25 million in Wisconsin and four other states over the final two weeks of the election. Data from Advertising Analytics shows the party has committed $910,138 in Wisconsin between today and Nov. 3. But
Milwaukee’s election chief expects “pretty high” turnout when early in-person voting starts tomorrow. She also said the city will have 14 early voting sites, more than in the last presidential election. In an interview that aired Sunday on “UpFront,” Claire
President Trump told a Janesville rally tonight the outcome of the election rests on Wisconsin. “We win Wisconsin, we win the whole ballgame,” he said. “What the hell do you think I’m doing here on a freezing night with 45-degree
Young voters of all political stripes in Wisconsin agree on a big motivating factor driving them to the polls this fall: President Donald Trump. Their participation could determine the outcome, especially in a state that swings on thin margins like
The Biden campaign and pro-Biden forces have a nearly $29 million spending advantage over Trump and pro-Trump groups on ad spending in Wisconsin since the April 7 primary. Data from Advertising Analytics show $116 million spent so far on ads
The Wisconsin Voters Alliance is appealing a ruling that rejected its bid to prevent five cities from using $6.3 million in private grants to help cover the costs of running next month’s election amid a pandemic. In a filing yesterday,
Local clerks generally say they will have sufficient staffing for Election Day, but the state’s top election official reported today 51 municipalities across 31 counties are facing a severe shortage of poll workers. Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe said during
President Trump’s rally in Janesville on Saturday will focus on support for law enforcement, his campaign says. The event comes two weeks after Trump was originally scheduled to be in Janesville for a rally, but canceled due to his COVID-19
This presidential election will offer two paths for foreign and economic policy with two very different outcomes, said a panel of UW-Madison professors. International political economy Prof. Mark Copelovitch told an alumni association virtual event this election is fundamentally different
Morning Consult reporter Claire Williams says polling from her organization shows concerns about the economy are by far the most pressing issue on voters’ minds ahead of the presidential election. That largely matches analysis provided to WisPolitics.com by a number
Gov. Tony Evers ripped the Legislature for its inaction on battling COVID-19 as he asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate a lower court ruling extending the deadline for absentee ballots. That deadline usually is Election Day, but a federal
Vice President Mike Pence in his 10th 2020 campaign visit to Wisconsin today touted the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court to a crowd of several hundred in Waukesha. “I’ll make your prediction: Judge Amy Coney
With just over a week to go, the Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, assess the state of the presidential race in swing state Wisconsin.
Data from Advertising Analytics show $120.1 million spent so far on ads in the battleground state of Wisconsin in the general election race, with the pro-Biden effort spending over $77.3 million and Trump’s side spending $43.6 million. That amounts to a $33.7 million spending advantage for the pro-Biden camp since
The Milwaukee and Green Bay media markets are among the top nationally in presidential TV ad volume in recent weeks, according to a new report from the Wesleyan Media Project In both markets, pro-Biden ads outpaced pro-Trump ads in volume by a roughly 4-1 ratio from Sept. 28 through Oct.
There’s no evidence that foreign actors seeking to meddle in American elections have accessed or compromised Wisconsin’s state voter registration database, the state’s top election official said. Yesterday’s update from Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe comes after the FBI and Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe on Wednesday warned Iran
A federal judge has refused to issue an injunction preventing five Wisconsin cities from using private grants to help put on next month’s election. The Wisconsin Voter Alliance, which has GOP ties, filed suit seeking to prevent Green Bay, Kenosha, Madison, Milwaukee and Racine from using $6.3 million in grants
President Trump is expected back in Wisconsin on Saturday for a campaign stop in Milwaukee, according to two GOP sources with knowledge of the plans. One source said the president’s stop, which would be his seventh of the year, will be at the airport. Trump, who was in Wisconsin this
The state Elections Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to tell Outagamie and Calumet counties it does not have the authority to issue a waiver allowing some 22 jurisdictions to bypass state law and count misprinted ballots by hand. But anticipating the counties will next head to the courts to fix the
Wisconsin eclipsed the 1 million mark for absentee ballots as more than 75,500 people took advantage of the first day of early, in-person voting, according to the state Elections Commission. The city of Milwaukee led the way with over 4,000 in-person absentee ballots cast. That’s more than double the city
The RNC announced it will spend $25 million in Wisconsin and four other states over the final two weeks of the election. Data from Advertising Analytics shows the party has committed $910,138 in Wisconsin between today and Nov. 3. But that comes as the Trump campaign cut more than $1.5
Milwaukee’s election chief expects “pretty high” turnout when early in-person voting starts tomorrow. She also said the city will have 14 early voting sites, more than in the last presidential election. In an interview that aired Sunday on “UpFront,” Claire Woodall-Vogg said the Milwaukee Election Commission will have a huge
President Trump told a Janesville rally tonight the outcome of the election rests on Wisconsin. “We win Wisconsin, we win the whole ballgame,” he said. “What the hell do you think I’m doing here on a freezing night with 45-degree winds? You think I’m doing it for my health? I’m
Young voters of all political stripes in Wisconsin agree on a big motivating factor driving them to the polls this fall: President Donald Trump. Their participation could determine the outcome, especially in a state that swings on thin margins like the 22,177 votes that led Trump to victory over Hillary
The Biden campaign and pro-Biden forces have a nearly $29 million spending advantage over Trump and pro-Trump groups on ad spending in Wisconsin since the April 7 primary. Data from Advertising Analytics show $116 million spent so far on ads in the Badger state on the general election race, with
The Wisconsin Voters Alliance is appealing a ruling that rejected its bid to prevent five cities from using $6.3 million in private grants to help cover the costs of running next month’s election amid a pandemic. In a filing yesterday, the group asked federal Judge William Griesbach to issue an
Local clerks generally say they will have sufficient staffing for Election Day, but the state’s top election official reported today 51 municipalities across 31 counties are facing a severe shortage of poll workers. Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe said during her weekly media briefing that shortage equated to roughly 180
President Trump’s rally in Janesville on Saturday will focus on support for law enforcement, his campaign says. The event comes two weeks after Trump was originally scheduled to be in Janesville for a rally, but canceled due to his COVID-19 diagnosis. The campaign says all attendees will have their temperature
This presidential election will offer two paths for foreign and economic policy with two very different outcomes, said a panel of UW-Madison professors. International political economy Prof. Mark Copelovitch told an alumni association virtual event this election is fundamentally different from other presidential elections. While another term for Donald Trump
Morning Consult reporter Claire Williams says polling from her organization shows concerns about the economy are by far the most pressing issue on voters’ minds ahead of the presidential election. That largely matches analysis provided to WisPolitics.com by a number of pollsters over the course of the two-day Midwest Polling
Gov. Tony Evers ripped the Legislature for its inaction on battling COVID-19 as he asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate a lower court ruling extending the deadline for absentee ballots. That deadline usually is Election Day, but a federal judge extended that to Nov. 9 for ballots postmarked by
Vice President Mike Pence in his 10th 2020 campaign visit to Wisconsin today touted the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court to a crowd of several hundred in Waukesha. “I’ll make your prediction: Judge Amy Coney Barrett will soon be Justice Amy Coney Barrett,” he said