Oct 30 'Symbolism isn't enough.' Black Democrats in Milwaukee question whether Biden victory would bring real change By Daniel Bush Former Vice President Joe Biden’s path to victory runs through battleground states like Wisconsin where Black voters in Milwaukee and other metropolitan areas will play a pivotal role in deciding the outcome of the presidential election. Continue reading
Oct 29 Wisconsin Republican Party says hackers stole $2.3 million By Scott Bauer, Associated Press The head of the Wisconsin Republican Party says hackers stole $2.3 million from the party’s account that was being used to help reelect President Donald Trump in the key battleground state. Continue reading
Oct 26 Supreme Court won't extend Wisconsin's absentee ballot deadline By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The justices on Monday refused to reinstate a lower court order that called for mailed ballots to be counted if they are received up to six days after the Nov. 3 election. Continue reading
Oct 24 Watch 3:54 For Wisconsin voters, COVID-19, economy are top of mind By PBS NewsHour Over a million absentee ballots have already been cast in Wisconsin, where COVID-19 and a reeling tourism economy are major issues for voters. PBS Wisconsin political reporter Zac Schultz speaks with Hari Sreenivasan about the changing political landscape in this… Continue watching
Oct 24 Watch 5:59 Inside the fight for suburban swing votes in WI By Zac Schultz, Wisconsin Public Television The Milwaukee suburb of Wauwatosa has become a key swing district for down-ballot races in Wisconsin. Democrats are fighting to maintain a 2018 victory there and parlay it into wins in other suburban districts, while local Republicans are appealing to… Continue watching
Oct 24 Will a lack of door-knocking hurt Biden's Wisconsin campaign? By PBS NewsHour Weekend Wisconsin is a pivotal swing state for the presidential election and both campaigns are spending ample time on outreach there. While Trump surrogates like Vice President Mike Pence have been holding in-person events, Biden’s camp has been campaigning mostly virtually… Continue reading
Oct 20 Wisconsin voters line up to cast early in-person ballots By Scott Bauer, Associated Press Voters across Wisconsin lined up Tuesday to cast their ballots on the first day of early in-person voting in the presidential battleground state. Continue reading
Oct 13 Watch 2:39 How Trump and Biden are talking to critical Florida voters By Yamiche Alcindor, Matt Loffman, Maea Lenei Buhre Florida is among the country's biggest prizes on Election Day, as well as one of the key swing states that has voted for the winning presidential candidate for more than 20 years. Its electoral importance explains why both President Trump… Continue watching
Oct 09 Watch 6:21 How coronavirus is shaping voter mindsets in the battleground of Wisconsin By Yamiche Alcindor, Meredith Lee, Sam Lane As President Trump seeks to highlight his apparent recovery from coronavirus, cases are once again surging in several U.S. states – just weeks before the election. One of them is Wisconsin, a battleground Trump won in 2016 but where he… Continue watching
Oct 09 Watch 12:12 Shields and Brooks on pandemic partisanship, VP debate Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including how the pandemic is influencing voters in battleground Wisconsin, President Trump’s response to his own coronavirus diagnosis, the vice… Continue watching