Data Wonk

• The Private Election Grants Didn’t Help Biden

  Jun 16th, 2021 by Bruce Thompson

  If anything they helped Trump, an analysis of state election results show.

• Trump Country Has Much Lower GDP

  Jun 9th, 2021 by Bruce Thompson

  Yet the difference is smaller in Wisconsin. Why?

• Republicans Oppose Making It Easier to Vote

  Jun 2nd, 2021 by Bruce Thompson

  Against foundation grants to improve elections even in GOP-leaning districts.

• Should Unemployment Payments be Lower?

  May 26th, 2021 by Bruce Thompson

  Businesses struggling to hire should focus on making their wages more attractive.

• How Republicans Are Misleading Donors

  May 19th, 2021 by Bruce Thompson

  NRCC creates fake Trump fundraising letter filled with misleading information.

• Should Liz Cheney Be Praised?

  May 12th, 2021 by Bruce Thompson

  Or condemned? Liberals seem to disagree.

• Ron Johnson Threatens Republicans

  May 5th, 2021 by Bruce Thompson

  Pandemic policies he pushes will cause the most deaths among Republican voters.

• About That Data on Charter Schools

  Apr 28th, 2021 by Bruce Thompson

  Diving deeper into charter school data and polls of voters tells interesting story.

• The Paradox of Voucher Schools

  Apr 21st, 2021 by Bruce Thompson

  They work better than MPS schools for minority students. Yet most Democrats oppose them.

• GOP Governors Have Higher COVID-19 Rates

  Apr 7th, 2021 by Bruce Thompson

  More cases, more deaths per capita in states run by Republicans.

• How Fox Spread Lies About State’s Election

  Mar 31st, 2021 by Bruce Thompson

  Sidney Powell, Rudy Giuliani and some very fishy graphs about Wisconsin’s presidential election.

• State Faces Voter Suppression Effort

  Mar 24th, 2021 by Bruce Thompson

  Not by the Legislature. Instead court cases seek new policies to restrict voting.