Monthly Archives: May 2012
Election overload
If you have the chance to visit WisconsinVote.org you’ll see that Wisconsin Public Television and Radio are in election overload mode. Last Friday’s Here & Now on WPT managed to jam five recall-related interviews or taped stories into its half-hour … Continue reading
Relaunch of Wisconsin Vote website
If you haven’t visited WisconsinVote.org please take a look. But even if you have, please take a second look. The site has undergone a complete overhaul, and as someone who interacts with it on a daily basis during election season, … Continue reading
Take Your Marks
On “Here & Now,” tonight we launch coverage of the general recall election. Hear what newly minted Democratic recall candidate for Governor, Tom Barrett, told supporters the night he won the primary. Incumbent Republican candidate, Scott Walker, also fired up … Continue reading
The absence of the undecided voter
Talk to longtime political observers in both major parties and they’ll share with you the long-held belief that 45 percent of the people always vote for a Republican candidate, 45 percent always vote for a Democratic one, leaving 10 percent … Continue reading
One Month To Go
After months of waiting, the recall election is finally upon us. I was voter number 58 at my ward today on Madison’s north side. We don’t have a Senate recall here, so my choices were limited to the Democratic primaries … Continue reading
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