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American Bridge 21st Century in another TV ad features a former Trump voter who flipped to Joe Biden for economic reasons. The ad is part of a two-week $4 million media campaign targeting seniors, veterans and rural voters in Michigan,
A new People’s Action Power TV ad accuses President Trump of “winging it from the hip” and hurting local farmers through his trade policy. The liberal organization’s ad will run on TV, radio and online through the La Crosse/Eau Claire
A federal appeals court says a judge’s decision to delay the deadline for returning Wisconsin absentee ballots can proceed, finding GOP lawmakers and political parties didn’t have standing to challenge the extension. The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday
Two of the three justices from the state Supreme Court’s liberal wing asked pointed questions about a complaint brought by a conservative law firm asking for more than 100,000 voters to be removed from the state’s rolls. The remaining five
President Trump will campaign in La Crosse and Green Bay on Saturday. The stops at the La Crosse Regional Airport and Austin Straubel International Airport will be Trump’s sixth campaign swing through Wisconsin in 2020. The campaign also announced Eric
A new NBC News-Marist poll finds Joe Biden up 10 points in Wisconsin with a majority of voters believing the winner of November’s election should fill a vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court. The poll found 54 percent of likely
A federal appeals court has stayed a judge’s decision delaying the deadline for absentee ballots as it considers a flurry of new filings. On Thursday, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the parties to address two issues: whether the
Though the Green Party and Kanye West wanted onto Wisconsin’s presidential ballot, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider how conservative Supreme Court newcomer Brian Hagedorn bucked party politics in a high court decision that could help Joe Biden.
Vice President Mike Pence in his ninth Wisconsin visit this year touted the strength of the U.S. economy during Donald Trump’s first three years as president and pledged a “principled, conservative woman” will be picked for a U.S. Supreme Court
A new group with conservative links has filed a federal lawsuit against five Wisconsin cities seeking to prevent them from using $6.3 million in grants from a private center to run the fall elections, likening the money to bribery. The
Joe Biden’s campaign is out with a new TV ad in Wisconsin again knocking President Trump’s reported comments that soldiers who die in combat are “suckers” and “losers.” The new spot features a soldier who lost both legs in combat
The latest poll from the UW-Madison Elections Research Center shows Joe Biden with an edge on Donald Trump among likely Wisconsin voters. The race is largely unchanged among registered voters compared to the last poll in August. But it has
A federal judge announced Wednesday he won’t rule until after the Nov. 3 election on a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin’s requirement that student IDs include an expiration date to qualify as a valid ID for voting. Judge James Petersen wrote in
The GOP-controlled state Legislature today filed notice it plans to appeal a federal judge’s ruling allowing absentee ballots to be counted so long as they’re postmarked by Election Day and received six days later on Nov. 9. The brief filing
President Trump’s reelection team is confident its burgeoning ground game in Wisconsin will be able to “chase down” Republicans skeptical of absentee voting and deliver victory come November. Andrew Iverson, the state director for Trump Victory Wisconsin, told WisPolitics.com the
Joe Biden’s campaign released a pair of 60-second radio ads in Wisconsin, including one in which the former vice president says he has a plan to “restore the promise of the middle class for rural America in rural America.” The
Dem presidential candidate Joe Biden in his Wisconsin visit Monday said President Trump choked when it came to his responsibility to face the COVID-19 pandemic. Biden accused the president of always attempting to change the subject whenever reporters ask him
Priorities USA and Senate Majority PAC are launching a new $7.5 million digital advertising effort focused on driving voter turnout, especially among people of color. The buy includes four swing states that include key Senate contests — Arizona, Maine, Michigan
A federal judge Monday granted a series of changes Dems sought to the November election, including pushing back by six days the deadline for absentee ballots to be returned so long as they’re postmarked by Election Day. Typically, absentee ballots
Biden’s campaign featured a Wisconsin woman in TV ads it ran nationally during last night’s Emmys. The woman, identified as Margaret, talks about the challenges of being a full-time mom, teacher and IT person as her kids try to learn
American Bridge 21st Century in another TV ad features a former Trump voter who flipped to Joe Biden for economic reasons. The ad is part of a two-week $4 million media campaign targeting seniors, veterans and rural voters in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. The organization told WisPolitics.com the ads in
A new People’s Action Power TV ad accuses President Trump of “winging it from the hip” and hurting local farmers through his trade policy. The liberal organization’s ad will run on TV, radio and online through the La Crosse/Eau Claire media market and some of the surrounding area. It features
A federal appeals court says a judge’s decision to delay the deadline for returning Wisconsin absentee ballots can proceed, finding GOP lawmakers and political parties didn’t have standing to challenge the extension. The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday found the state and national Republican parties had suffered no
Two of the three justices from the state Supreme Court’s liberal wing asked pointed questions about a complaint brought by a conservative law firm asking for more than 100,000 voters to be removed from the state’s rolls. The remaining five members of the high court — four conservatives and one
President Trump will campaign in La Crosse and Green Bay on Saturday. The stops at the La Crosse Regional Airport and Austin Straubel International Airport will be Trump’s sixth campaign swing through Wisconsin in 2020. The campaign also announced Eric Trump will be in Rothschild on Thursday…. Please log in
A new NBC News-Marist poll finds Joe Biden up 10 points in Wisconsin with a majority of voters believing the winner of November’s election should fill a vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court. The poll found 54 percent of likely voters backed Biden, while 44 percent supported President Trump. It
A federal appeals court has stayed a judge’s decision delaying the deadline for absentee ballots as it considers a flurry of new filings. On Thursday, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the parties to address two issues: whether the Legislature has standing to appeal the ruling; and whether the
Though the Green Party and Kanye West wanted onto Wisconsin’s presidential ballot, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider how conservative Supreme Court newcomer Brian Hagedorn bucked party politics in a high court decision that could help Joe Biden.
Vice President Mike Pence in his ninth Wisconsin visit this year touted the strength of the U.S. economy during Donald Trump’s first three years as president and pledged a “principled, conservative woman” will be picked for a U.S. Supreme Court vacancy. The Indiana Republican on Thursday praised the administration’s first-term
A new group with conservative links has filed a federal lawsuit against five Wisconsin cities seeking to prevent them from using $6.3 million in grants from a private center to run the fall elections, likening the money to bribery. The Wisconsin Voter Alliance, created recently to protect the “integrity of
Joe Biden’s campaign is out with a new TV ad in Wisconsin again knocking President Trump’s reported comments that soldiers who die in combat are “suckers” and “losers.” The new spot features a soldier who lost both legs in combat saying Biden “understands the sacrifices the troops make.” The campaign
The latest poll from the UW-Madison Elections Research Center shows Joe Biden with an edge on Donald Trump among likely Wisconsin voters. The race is largely unchanged among registered voters compared to the last poll in August. But it has tightened among likely voters. The new poll found 50 percent
A federal judge announced Wednesday he won’t rule until after the Nov. 3 election on a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin’s requirement that student IDs include an expiration date to qualify as a valid ID for voting. Judge James Petersen wrote in an order today it was too close to the election
The GOP-controlled state Legislature today filed notice it plans to appeal a federal judge’s ruling allowing absentee ballots to be counted so long as they’re postmarked by Election Day and received six days later on Nov. 9. The brief filing also indicated GOP lawmakers intend to “imminently” file an emergency
President Trump’s reelection team is confident its burgeoning ground game in Wisconsin will be able to “chase down” Republicans skeptical of absentee voting and deliver victory come November. Andrew Iverson, the state director for Trump Victory Wisconsin, told WisPolitics.com the GOP’s ground game, which he said recently knocked its millionth
Joe Biden’s campaign released a pair of 60-second radio ads in Wisconsin, including one in which the former vice president says he has a plan to “restore the promise of the middle class for rural America in rural America.” The second ad slams President Trump for his handling of the
Dem presidential candidate Joe Biden in his Wisconsin visit Monday said President Trump choked when it came to his responsibility to face the COVID-19 pandemic. Biden accused the president of always attempting to change the subject whenever reporters ask him about COVID-19. Biden also noted recordings from author Bob Woodward
Priorities USA and Senate Majority PAC are launching a new $7.5 million digital advertising effort focused on driving voter turnout, especially among people of color. The buy includes four swing states that include key Senate contests — Arizona, Maine, Michigan and North Carolina — along Florida, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. The
A federal judge Monday granted a series of changes Dems sought to the November election, including pushing back by six days the deadline for absentee ballots to be returned so long as they’re postmarked by Election Day. Typically, absentee ballots must be returned by 8 p.m. on Election Day to
Biden’s campaign featured a Wisconsin woman in TV ads it ran nationally during last night’s Emmys. The woman, identified as Margaret, talks about the challenges of being a full-time mom, teacher and IT person as her kids try to learn at home during COVID-19. A 60-second version of the spot