Earlier this summer, Tidbits reported that the Wisconsin Supreme Court had issued its long awaited opinions (League of Women Voters v. Walker and Milwaukee Branch of NAACP v. Walker) upholding Wisconsin’s controversial Voter ID law (2013 Wisconsin Act 23) and declaring it constitutional. However, the law was still on hold after the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s […]
Gov. Walker Releases Jobs Plan
Date Thu, Sep. 18, 2014 - 12:34pm By Hamilton
Governor Scott Walker has released a 64-page campaign jobs plan, “Continuing Wisconsin’s Comeback.” Walker’s plan focuses on: Tax reduction and relief; Closing the skills gap through worker training and higher education tuition freezes; and Putting more controls on state entitlement programs, to get more people working. You can read the highlights of the jobs plan […]
Recent MU Poll Results Still Has Governor’s Race Tied
Date Fri, Sep. 5, 2014 - 9:16am By Hamilton
The latest Marquette University poll came out last week and it once again showed the race deadlocked. Walker expanded his lead amongst registered voters to 47.5 to 44.1 while Burke gained amongst likely voters and leads 48.6 to 46.5. As expected, both sides have declared themselves to be leading the race. Pundits are debating which […]
President Obama Visits Milwaukee’s Laborfest
Date Thu, Sep. 4, 2014 - 3:09pm By Hamilton
President Barack Obama visited Milwaukee on Labor Day to speak at Laborfest. While there, Obama discussed the economy and job creation, and lobbied for raising the minimum wage. Governor Scott Walker met President Obama when he arrived at the airport on Air Force One. Democratic candidate for governor Mary Burke did not meet with the […]
Election Update
Date Thu, Sep. 4, 2014 - 1:52pm By Hamilton
6th Congressional Canvass On election night, Glenn Grothman was named the Republican candidate for the 6th Congressional District; however the following day the Associated Press and other news sources rescinded the call that Grothman had easily won, as he was only up 215 votes from Joe Leibham early Wednesday morning. In the end, after a […]
Primary Color
Date Thu, Aug. 14, 2014 - 12:49pm By Hamilton
Tuesday’s primaries didn’t bring much to the table in terms of headline grabbing races, but there were some interesting results. Gubernatorial Race – Governor Walker v. Mary Burke At the top of the ticket, incumbent Governor Scott Walker will face-off as expected against Democrat challenger Mary Burke. Statewide polling has shown the race is tight […]
2014 Primary Election: Candidates & Results
Date Mon, Aug. 11, 2014 - 2:07pm By Hamilton
* = Incumbent Bold = Will appear on November Ballot Republican primary results listed in the left column; Democratic primary results listed in the center column; Third party primary candidates listed in the right column. Governor of Wisconsin Scott Walker (R)* Mary Burke (D) – 85% Brett Hulsey (D) – 15% Robert Burke (L) […]
UPDATE: MU Poll
Date Thu, Jul. 31, 2014 - 12:08pm By Hamilton
Reactions to last week’s Marquette poll are still coming in as politicos digest the latest results. While there wasn’t a huge shift in the numbers, the results underline the likelihood of the Governor’s race being close to the end. Walker still has his machine, a significant financial advantage, and the important luxury of running in […]
6th Congressional District Primary Debate
Date Wed, Jul. 30, 2014 - 2:15pm By Hamilton
This week, the first debate involving all four Republican candidates for the 6th Congressional District, was featured on the Jerry Bader Show. The candidates (Tom Denow, Sen. Glenn Grothman, Sen. Joe Leibham, and Rep. Duey Stroebel) are vying for the Republican candidacy for the 6th Congressional District seat. The seat has been held by U.S. […]
New Poll: Walker and Burke Still in “Dead Heat”
Date Wed, Jul. 23, 2014 - 1:28pm By Hamilton
On July 23, the much anticipated Marquette University poll was released showing Governor Walker and Democratic candidate Mary Burke in a dead heat, with 46% of those polled supporting Walker, 45% for Burke and 8% were undecided. Amongst likely voters Burke leads Walker 47-46. All of the head to head numbers lie well within […]