Tammy vs. Tommy: a spending tsunami
December 11, 2012
The $78 million total adds up to more than $20 per vote, and more than doubles the previous record for a Wisconsin federal election.
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Data: Votes vs. seats in the 2012 elections
December 04, 2012
The Republicans were able to keep a 5-3 lead in the U.S. House of Representatives, reclaim control of the state Senate by a margin of 18 to 15 seats, and secure a commanding 60-39 advantage in the state Assembly, despite getting fewer votes.
Wisconsin vote split was closer than results
November 18, 2012
In the aftermath of the Nov. 6 elections, words like “fickle” and “schizophrenic” are being bandied about to describe the Wisconsin electorate, which chose a Democratic president but more Republicans for Congress and the state Legislature. A Center analysis shows that the vote tallies in Wisconsin’s congressional and state legislative races were not nearly as lopsided as the parties’ resulting share of seats — and election observers attribute this to the Republicans' redistricting efforts in 2011.
Vernon County bans e-bullying
November 09, 2012
The Vernon County Board passed an ordinance Thursday against sending electronic information “with the intent to annoy, offend, demean, ridicule, degrade, belittle, disparage or humiliate any person and which serves no legitimate purpose.”
Gallery: Voters speak out on money in politics
November 06, 2012
Most. Expensive. Elections. Ever. So did all the money spent on TV ads, mailers, robocalls, live calls and so forth make an impression? Change anyone's mind? Make people more likely to vote — or less? Here's a gallery of what voters at polls around Madison told Center staffers today about the role of money in politics.
Cash from Wisconsin rocked Pennsylvania governor’s race
October 18, 2012
At a campaign stop near Philadelphia early in his 2010 bid for governor, Republican Tom Corbett announced, “We’ve got to raise money,” calling this his campaign’s “No. 1” priority. That same July day, a $1.5 million contribution arrived — from Wisconsin. Barry Kauffman, executive director of Common Cause Pennsylvania, calls this well-traveled donation a prime example of “an elaborate money-laundering scheme” used by the RGA with success in a number of races for governor in 2010 — one that is legal.
A house divided
October 18, 2012
In the battleground state of Wisconsin, Suzanne and Keevin Allen do what much of the political establishment cannot — disagree without being disagreeable.
Rural Slide: Project Overview
October 09, 2012
In this three-part series, the Center's Lukas Keapproth and Mario Koran explore how three Wisconsin counties are coping with their population changes — and potential statewide solutions to rural population loss.
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