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Wisconsin
vision 2020
Dec. 15, 2020
Wisconsin Supreme Court Was One Vote Away From Flipping the State to Trump
If not for a progressive justice’s upset win earlier this year, the decision could have gone the other way, costing Biden ten electoral votes.
By
Ed Kilgore
gop
Nov. 18, 2020
Republicans Keep Trying to Throw Out Black Votes After the Election
What challenging ballots in Milwaukee and Detroit is really about.
By
Matt Stieb
vision 2020
Nov. 5, 2020
Trump Scrambles for Legal Strategy to Stop Defeat
A flurry of lawsuits from Team Trump may, at the very best, delay the inevitable.
By
Ed Kilgore
poll position
Oct. 28, 2020
COVID Resurgence May Keep Trump From Closing the Gap With Biden
As Trump urges voters to stop dwelling on his handling of the pandemic, COVID-19 is making an attention-grabbing comeback, especially in the Midwest.
By
Ed Kilgore
supreme court
Oct. 27, 2020
Trump’s Justices Show How They Might Help Him in Contested Election
Gorsuch defends Republican state legislatures’ power over election disputes. Kavanaugh echoes Trump’s attacks on mail-in ballots. Be very afraid.
By
Ed Kilgore
trump campaign
Oct. 1, 2020
Trump Cancels One of His Saturday Wisconsin Rallies As Local COVID Cases Surge
A rare coronavirus-considerate decision from the president.
By
Matt Stieb
vision 2020
Sept. 11, 2020
Wisconsin Ballot-Access Legal Battle Could Screw Up Voting by Mail
Don’t look now, but the chaos over Wisconsin’s April primary could be repeated in November as courts interfere with mail-ballot timetables.
By
Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
Sept. 9, 2020
Is the Rust Belt or the Sun Belt the Key Battleground Region in 2020?
Less than two months from Election Day, the pivotal region for the campaigns to focus on is the same one that won it all for Trump in 2016.
By
Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
Sept. 4, 2020
Mail Ballot Requests Are Sky High, and They’re Largely From Democrats
Expectations that mail ballot requests will spike are being fulfilled, along with a partisan tilt in voting methods and a maybe a contested election.
By
Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
Aug. 31, 2020
Presidential Battleground States Change All the Time
Ohio, Iowa, Colorado, and Virginia are recent battlegrounds that are no longer very competitive, while Florida and Wisconsin remain critical in 2020.
By
Ed Kilgore
kenosha
Aug. 31, 2020
As Trump Plans Trip to Kenosha, Wisconsin Leaders Ask Him to Stay Away
State and local leaders believe that Trump’s visit to Kenosha on Tuesday is more likely to aggravate than abate tensions.
By
Matt Stieb
kenosha
Aug. 26, 2020
Two Shot Dead in Kenosha Amid Third Night of Jacob Blake Protests
A 17-year-old from Illinois has been arrested and charged with first-degree intentional homicide.
By
Benjamin Hart
vision 2020
Aug. 20, 2020
A Hidden Advantage for Biden: Minimal Interest in Minor Parties
At some point the shallow pool of voters Trump might tap to cut into Biden’s lead could dry up.
By
Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
Aug. 15, 2020
Kanye West Trying to Get on Ballot in Two More Purple States
The rapper registered as a Republican in Wyoming after announcing his presidential campaign.
By
Ben Jacobs
coronavirus
Aug. 2, 2020
After an Early Summer Lull, COVID-19 Cases Surge in the Midwest
With the South still facing significant outbreaks, the governors of Ohio, Wisconsin, and Illinois are bracing for their own coronavirus uptick.
By
Matt Stieb
vision 2020
July 6, 2020
Trump Targeting Wrong Battleground States, Just As Clinton Did in 2016
The president needs to focus on lifting his national numbers, not “playing defense” in Ohio or Iowa.
By
Ed Kilgore
voting rights
May 18, 2020
Wisconsin Showed How Voter Suppression Efforts Can Backfire
Vote suppression efforts can be turned on the perpetrators if they are exposed to sunlight.
By
Ed Kilgore
covid-19
Apr. 14, 2020
Wisconsin Justices Voted Absentee Before Making Everyone Else Vote in Person
Safety for me, risk of infection for thee.
By
Zak Cheney-Rice
vision 2020
Apr. 14, 2020
The Wisconsin Results Should Worry Republicans Everywhere
Democrats’ judicial landslide, despite Republican voter suppression, is another sign all the anticipatory gloating of Trump supporters was premature.
By
Ed Kilgore
covid-19
Apr. 8, 2020
The Novel Coronavirus Is Devastating Black Communities. This Was Predictable.
Wisconsin is an object lesson in how racist policies have created an environment that leaves black Americans vulnerable.
By
Zak Cheney-Rice
republican party
Apr. 7, 2020
The Wisconsin GOP Is Risking Voters’ Lives to Protect Its Minority Rule
Republicans are disenfranchising voters by holding an election mid-pandemic so that they can keep disenfranchising Democrats through gerrymanders.
By
Eric Levitz
wisconsin primary
Apr. 7, 2020
Here’s What Voting in the Middle of Pandemic Looks Like
Voters in Wisconsin are wearing masks and waiting in long lines as the states holds its primary amid the coronavirus outbreak.
By
Adam K. Raymond
the national interest
Apr. 7, 2020
The Next Coronavirus Bill Is Democrats’ Last Chance to Ensure a Fair Election
The travesty in Wisconsin is a preview of what is to come unless Democrats insist on a fair election.
By
Jonathan Chait
2020 elections
Apr. 6, 2020
Wisconsin Court Reinstates Tuesday’s Mid-Pandemic Primary
After intense gubernatorial and legislative conflict and multiple appeals, it looks like Republicans will get the low-turnout election they wanted.
By
Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
Mar. 27, 2020
State That May Decide 2020 Elections Approaches Chaotic April Primary
Moving to voting by mail without fair rules could affect the general election in crucial states like Wisconsin, as its April primary is showing.
By
Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
Jan. 3, 2020
Democrats Still Have Multiple Routes to 2020 Electoral College Win
It’s not necessarily all about the Rust Belt.
By
Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
Dec. 14, 2019
Judge Orders Purge of 200,000 Voters in Wisconsin
A conservative lawsuit prevailed, and majority Democratic areas in the battleground state may feel the most impact.
By
Chas Danner
impeachment
Nov. 26, 2019
Impeachment Polls Steady, Tracking Trump Job Approval
Indications that political independents were souring on impeachment were probably premature.
By
Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
Oct. 26, 2019
459,000 Working-Class White Male Wisconsinites Didn’t Vote In 2016
Democrats fear that four years of presidential appeals to white identity politics could politicize these nonvoters — and reelect Donald Trump.
By
Eric Levitz
vision 2020
July 19, 2019
How Trump Could Thread the Needle Again and Win While Losing the Popular Vote
If it all comes down to Wisconsin, Democrats should worry.
By
Ed Kilgore
the democrats
Apr. 3, 2019
Democrats May Have Just Lost Wisconsin for a Decade
Liberals needed to win last night’s State Supreme Court election to prevent the GOP from passing new gerrymanders and voter-suppression laws in 2020.
By
Eric Levitz
vision 2020
Mar. 11, 2019
Democrats Aim at Midwest With Choice of Milwaukee for 2020 Convention
Democrats hope to tilt Wisconsin, and perhaps the entire region, but parties don’t always get a bump in the state where they hold their convention.
By
Ed Kilgore
the media
Dec. 6, 2018
The GOP Is Making Its Contempt for Democracy Clear. Will the Mainstream Media?
Republicans are no longer bothering to disguise their anti-democratic worldview. Will the “liberal” media keep disguising it for them?
By
Eric Levitz
politics
Dec. 4, 2018
The GOP’s 2018 Autopsy: Democracy Is Our Enemy
Republicans heard the electorate’s message loud and clear — and are doing everything they can to shrink that electorate, and nullify its verdict.
By
Eric Levitz
2020 elections
Nov. 16, 2018
Should Democrats Focus On the Heartland or the Sunbelt in 2020?
The midterm results don’t really dictate either approach, but a 2020 candidate might.
By
Ed Kilgore
politics
Nov. 5, 2018
Scott Walker Is Trying to Dodge the Midwest’s Backlash Against Trump
For the Wisconsin governor, the question of how to handle Trump is a tricky one.
By
Gabriel Debenedetti
2018 elections
Aug. 15, 2018
Leah Vukmir’s Victory in Wisconsin Is a Rare Win for Republican Women
The veteran conservative state legislator will now face incumbent Democrat Tammy Baldwin in another uphill race in Wisconsin.
By
Ed Kilgore
2018 elections
Aug. 14, 2018
Scott Walker and Tammy Baldwin Prepare for a November Slugfest in Wisconsin
Democrats will choose an opponent for longtime nemesis Scott Walker while Republicans are staging a pricey primary to challenge Tammy Baldwin.
By
Ed Kilgore
June 25, 2018
SCOTUS Punts Again on the Question of Partisan Gerrymandering
It’s now unlikely the Supremes will clarify any limitations on using redistricting for blatantly partisan purposes until the eve of 2020.
By
Ed Kilgore
May 3, 2018
Scott Walker Will Give 671,00 Wisconsin Families an Election-Year Check
The Wisconsin governor’s $100 child subsidy is a dumb, cynical policy — but there’s a lot Democrats can learn from it.
By
Eric Levitz
Apr. 3, 2018
Progressive Judge Wins Big in Wisconsin Special Election
It was a sweet and auspicious victory for Wisconsin progressives, who have recently taken a beating.
By
Ed Kilgore
Mar. 29, 2018
Scott Walker Abandons Fight Against Special Elections
The hyper-partisan governor of hyper-polarized Wisconsin loses a round to the courts.
By
Ed Kilgore
Mar. 28, 2018
The Clock Is Ticking on SCOTUS’s Decision about Partisan Gerrymandering
The second major partisan gerrymandering case before SCOTUS isn’t clearing up the Court’s future direction.
By
Ed Kilgore
Mar. 22, 2018
Court Orders Scott Walker to Hold Special Elections Republicans Want to Avoid
Scott Walker figures the best way to avoid embarrassing special election results is to not hold the elections at all. But a judge disagrees.
By
Ed Kilgore
Mar. 16, 2018
Tammy Baldwin’s Tough Reelection Fight in Hyperpolarized Wisconsin
An awful lot’s going on politically in Wisconsin this year, and Senator Tammy Baldwin’s right in the middle of it.
By
Ed Kilgore
Mar. 14, 2018
Lamb Win Could Point to Democratic Resurgence in Lily-white Districts
Under the right circumstances, it looks like Democrats can again win in places where they don’t have their customary minority base.
By
Ed Kilgore
Feb. 20, 2018
The Debate Over Gerrymandering Is Changing in a Fundamental Way
Redistricting isn’t just about nice-looking maps anymore.
By
Ed Kilgore
2018 midterms
Jan. 17, 2018
Democrats Pick Up Wisconsin State Senate Seat in District Trump Won by 17 Points
Scott Walker, the state’s Republican governor, called it a “wake-up call” for his party.
By
Margaret Hartmann
Jan. 9, 2018
Oprah Should Run — for Governor of Wisconsin
Democrats won’t need star power to win the White House in 2020. But they sure could use some at the state level next fall.
By
Eric Levitz
Oct. 19, 2017
Voter Suppression In Wisconsin May Have Won the State for Trump
There’s growing evidence that GOP efforts to discourage voting were as important as any Clinton mistakes in turning the crucial state red.
By
Ed Kilgore
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