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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
The pro-Trump super PAC America First Action has started a second TV ad in Wisconsin focusing on the protests in Kenosha with a female business owner saying the Biden-Harris ticket “won’t even try” to stop violent demonstrations. A PAC spokeswoman
Joe Biden has released a new TV ad in Wisconsin featuring a former casualty notification officer who says Trump “doesn’t get it” in reference to the president’s reported comments that soldiers who die in war are suckers and losers. The
As the presidential candidates jockey for Wisconsin votes in November, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss the status of the horse race following multiple candidate visits, ads and polls.
MOSINEE — President Donald Trump tonight at a Wisconsin rally told supporters a vote for his Dem opponent Joe Biden would be a vote for China and the “violent, left-wing mob.” Outside a Central Wisconsin Airport hangar in Mosinee, Trump
Two new polls this week have Joe Biden maintaining his lead over President Trump. A CNN poll released Thursday had Biden leading Trump by 10 points among likely Wisconsin voters, a larger edge for the Dem nominee than in other
Wisconsin Republican National Committeeman Tom Schreibel says he feels the race between President Trump and Joe Biden may be closer than polls currently suggest. “If you look at the polling four years ago in how the national trends tracked compared
Joe Biden’s campaign is out with two new TV ads in Wisconsin, including one featuring a Pennsylvania man who says he made a mistake voting for Donald Trump in 2016. They follow three new ads the Biden campaign released Wednesday.
Biden’s campaign continued its outreach to Black voters today with a pair of new ads running in Wisconsin featuring men speaking in a barber shop about their support for the former vice president and running mate Kamala Harris. The Biden
Joe Biden’s campaign rolled out three new TV ads in Wisconsin, including one featuring a woman saying, “We need a president who will protect our health care.” Biden’s campaign said the ads are part of a $65 million paid media
President Trump’s campaign announced a new ad campaign in Wisconsin and other targeted states focused on the economy. One ad features a woman who says Joe Biden “could never handle the economy after COVID-19.” Trump’s campaign said the campaign is
Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe said she has not heard concerns from local election officials about missing this week’s deadlines to send absentee ballots after the temporary halt from the state’s high court. The state Supreme Court Monday lifted
A new CNN poll has Joe Biden leading Donald Trump by 10 points among likely Wisconsin voters, a larger edge for the Dem nominee than in other public polls conducted following the violent protests in Kenosha. Fifty-two percent of likely
The Green Party is weighing legal options after the state Supreme Court rejected its suit seeking to place presidential candidate Howie Hawkins on the Wisconsin ballot. Otherwise, party backers will have to look at a write-in campaign for Hawkins and
Vice President Mike Pence in a campaign stop in Janesville renewed his attack on Joe Biden as a “Trojan horse for the radical left” while touting President Trump’s coronavirus response and support for law enforcement. Pence focused much of his
Joe Biden led Donald Trump among likely Wisconsin voters in the latest Siena College/New York Times poll, which found the Dem nominee is more trusted on handling the protests, race relations and unifying America. Meanwhile, likely voters favor the president
A Brown County judge late Friday rejected Kanye West’s bid to be added to Wisconsin’s presidential ballot, ruling his nomination papers were turned in after the 5 p.m. deadline on the day they were due. West’s campaign tried to argue
Crawford County in Wisconsin’s Driftless Area has typically been a blue stalwart of southwestern Wisconsin. According to Olson Feed Service proprietor Tammy Olson, of Seneca, even conservative-leaning local candidates have run as Democrats because there was no hope of the area electing a Republican. But as farm crises and big agriculture have made themselves felt in the area, that trend has begun to shift.
The Elections Commission made “every possible effort” Thursday afternoon to gather the information the Wisconsin Supreme Court wanted on absentee ballots that may have already been sent. But the commission was unable to pull it together due to the state’s
The presidential race in Wisconsin was largely unchanged in the latest Marquette University Law School Poll even after the turmoil in Kenosha, where violent protests broke out after a police officer shot a Black man in the back seven times.
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
The pro-Trump super PAC America First Action has started a second TV ad in Wisconsin focusing on the protests in Kenosha with a female business owner saying the Biden-Harris ticket “won’t even try” to stop violent demonstrations. A PAC spokeswoman said the ad will run in the Green Bay, La
Joe Biden has released a new TV ad in Wisconsin featuring a former casualty notification officer who says Trump “doesn’t get it” in reference to the president’s reported comments that soldiers who die in war are suckers and losers. The spot is the sixth new ad the Biden campaign has
As the presidential candidates jockey for Wisconsin votes in November, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss the status of the horse race following multiple candidate visits, ads and polls.
MOSINEE — President Donald Trump tonight at a Wisconsin rally told supporters a vote for his Dem opponent Joe Biden would be a vote for China and the “violent, left-wing mob.” Outside a Central Wisconsin Airport hangar in Mosinee, Trump continued to hit on a law-and-order theme while promising that
Two new polls this week have Joe Biden maintaining his lead over President Trump. A CNN poll released Thursday had Biden leading Trump by 10 points among likely Wisconsin voters, a larger edge for the Dem nominee than in other public polls conducted following the violent protests in Kenosha. Fifty-two
Wisconsin Republican National Committeeman Tom Schreibel says he feels the race between President Trump and Joe Biden may be closer than polls currently suggest. “If you look at the polling four years ago in how the national trends tracked compared to what the results were, I think that you have
Joe Biden’s campaign is out with two new TV ads in Wisconsin, including one featuring a Pennsylvania man who says he made a mistake voting for Donald Trump in 2016. They follow three new ads the Biden campaign released Wednesday. The spots are part of a $65 million buy running
Biden’s campaign continued its outreach to Black voters today with a pair of new ads running in Wisconsin featuring men speaking in a barber shop about their support for the former vice president and running mate Kamala Harris. The Biden campaign said the ads are running on TV and digital
Joe Biden’s campaign rolled out three new TV ads in Wisconsin, including one featuring a woman saying, “We need a president who will protect our health care.” Biden’s campaign said the ads are part of a $65 million paid media program this week that includes TV, radio, digital, print and
President Trump’s campaign announced a new ad campaign in Wisconsin and other targeted states focused on the economy. One ad features a woman who says Joe Biden “could never handle the economy after COVID-19.” Trump’s campaign said the campaign is an eight-figure buy. It didn’t provide specifics on the buy
Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe said she has not heard concerns from local election officials about missing this week’s deadlines to send absentee ballots after the temporary halt from the state’s high court. The state Supreme Court Monday lifted the temporary order in rejecting the Green Party’s effort to
A new CNN poll has Joe Biden leading Donald Trump by 10 points among likely Wisconsin voters, a larger edge for the Dem nominee than in other public polls conducted following the violent protests in Kenosha. Fifty-two percent of likely voters backed Biden, while 42 percent favored Trump. Libertarian Jo
The Green Party is weighing legal options after the state Supreme Court rejected its suit seeking to place presidential candidate Howie Hawkins on the Wisconsin ballot. Otherwise, party backers will have to look at a write-in campaign for Hawkins and vice presidential candidate Angela Walker. In a 4-3 decision, the
Vice President Mike Pence in a campaign stop in Janesville renewed his attack on Joe Biden as a “Trojan horse for the radical left” while touting President Trump’s coronavirus response and support for law enforcement. Pence focused much of his 38-minute address on the Dem nominee, labeling Biden a “cheerleader
Joe Biden led Donald Trump among likely Wisconsin voters in the latest Siena College/New York Times poll, which found the Dem nominee is more trusted on handling the protests, race relations and unifying America. Meanwhile, likely voters favor the president on the economy. The poll found 48 percent of likely
A Brown County judge late Friday rejected Kanye West’s bid to be added to Wisconsin’s presidential ballot, ruling his nomination papers were turned in after the 5 p.m. deadline on the day they were due. West’s campaign tried to argue the signatures were turned in at 14 seconds past 5
Crawford County in Wisconsin’s Driftless Area has typically been a blue stalwart of southwestern Wisconsin. According to Olson Feed Service proprietor Tammy Olson, of Seneca, even conservative-leaning local candidates have run as Democrats because there was no hope of the area electing a Republican. But as farm crises and big agriculture have made themselves felt in the area, that trend has begun to shift.
The Elections Commission made “every possible effort” Thursday afternoon to gather the information the Wisconsin Supreme Court wanted on absentee ballots that may have already been sent. But the commission was unable to pull it together due to the state’s decentralized election system. The Supreme Court directed the commission to
The presidential race in Wisconsin was largely unchanged in the latest Marquette University Law School Poll even after the turmoil in Kenosha, where violent protests broke out after a police officer shot a Black man in the back seven times. Forty-seven percent of likely voters backed Joe Biden, while 43