The Wisconsin Legislature has successfully adopted the same proposed constitutional amendment in each of the last two sessions, to make it illegal for the government to raid segregated funds for transportation to fill holes in the state budget. This qualifies the question for a deciding vote by electors in the upcoming November 2014 general election. […]
Upcoming Debates
Date Wed, Oct. 15, 2014 - 5:54pm By Hamilton
Don’t miss the last debates of the election season. Governor Walker & Mary Burke, Candidates for Wisconsin Governor October 17, Milwaukee area stations Brad Schimel & Susan Happ, Candidates for Wisconsin Attorney General October 24, Wisconsin Public Television October 29, WISC-TV
National Election Overview
Date Wed, Oct. 15, 2014 - 5:49pm By Hamilton
In the 2010 midterm elections, a wave of Republicans surged into the 112th Congress, consolidating the GOP hold on the House of Representatives. Although the Republican onslaught is unlikely to be repeated, this year’s midterm elections may shift the balance in the Senate, where the GOP is expecting to capture the majority. Historically, midterm elections […]
John Doe Update
Date Thu, Oct. 2, 2014 - 4:00pm By Hamilton
The latest update in the John Doe saga includes a request from Club for Growth’s Eric O’Keefe for an investigation into Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisolm. According to the records, O’Keefe, who is a subject of the John Doe case, filed a federal lawsuit in February alleging the probe was an attempt to criminalize […]
Political Campaigns Turn to Social Media
Date Thu, Oct. 2, 2014 - 2:53pm By Hamilton
In a new report from WISN, Professor Mike Wagner from the UW-Madison School of Journalism, outlines how candidates are spending more time engaging in coversation with voters online through social media.
Big Names on the Campaign Trail
Date Thu, Oct. 2, 2014 - 2:19pm By Hamilton
Photo Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel This week, candidate Mary Burke and current Governor Scott Walker had big names on the campaign trail. While New Jersey Governor Chris Christie traveled to Hudson with Walker, First Lady Michelle Obama appeared with Burke at a rally in Milwaukee. The First Lady’s speech focused on getting out the vote, […]
Republican Leaders Dispute GAB Ballots
Date Thu, Oct. 2, 2014 - 1:48pm By Hamilton
A lawsuit filed by Republican officials regarding the design of the state’s standard ballot was dismissed by a Waukesha County judge in late September. The lawsuit stated that the new model ballot issued by the Government Accountability Board (GAB) would confuse voters because of the way the first candidate’s name would be listed in the […]
New MU Poll has Walker Leading for First Time Since March
Date Thu, Oct. 2, 2014 - 1:43pm By Hamilton
A new Marquette Law School Poll was released this week, putting Gov. Scott Walker at 50 percent, and Mary Burke at 45 percent among likely voters. This is the first time either candidate has had a lead greater than the margin of error. Those in Wisconsin politics were paying close attention to the poll, as […]
Recent Polls Have Positive News for Gov. Walker
Date Thu, Sep. 18, 2014 - 2:55pm By Hamilton
Directly following a good run of polling for Democratic challenger Mary Burke, Governor Walker has had some consistently positive poll numbers emerge in the latest round. About a week ago, Mary Burke had taken the lead in Real Clear Politics aggregate, but after the latest Marquette Poll, Governor Walker has retaken a slight lead. While […]
Part of Wisconsin Campaign Finance Law Invalidated by Federal Court
Date Thu, Sep. 18, 2014 - 1:47pm By Hamilton
Earlier this year, Tidbits reported on a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision (McCutcheon v. FEC) in which the court struck down individual aggregate contribution limits to federal campaigns. In McCutcheon, the law in question limited how much an individual candidate could receive in total from numerous contributors. The Supreme Court held that the law was […]