Data Wonk
How Trump Lost Wisconsin
County-by-county analysis shows similar pattern of voting to 2016 — with key differences.
Dec 9th, 2020 by Bruce Thompson
Trump’s Lawyers vs Democracy
Reading through the lawsuits, you can see why judges rejected them
Dec 2nd, 2020 by Bruce Thompson
State’s Leadership Vacuum Is Killing People
Deaths per day will double by Christmas. And red counties are getting hit the worst.
Nov 25th, 2020 by Bruce Thompson
The Republican Push For Autocracy
Analysis shows GOP now resembles authoritarian parties in Hungary and Turkey.
Nov 18th, 2020 by Bruce Thompson
Can Biden Improve the Economy?
Democratic presidents typically do better, but Biden will face an obvious challenge.
Nov 11th, 2020 by Bruce Thompson
‘Bleak Winter’ Coming for Wisconsin
The numbers show COVID-19 exploding. True leadership is sorely needed.
Nov 4th, 2020 by Bruce Thompson
Wisconsin Losing War Against COVID-19
Both on the health and economic front, harder hit than most states. Why?
Oct 21st, 2020 by Bruce Thompson
How Republicans Screwed Themselves
Opposition to mask mandate by GOP is bad law and very bad politics.
Oct 14th, 2020 by Bruce Thompson
The Republican Death Squad
Why won’t Vos and Fitzgerald support measures to contain the state’s pandemic surge?
Oct 7th, 2020 by Bruce Thompson
The State of American Judiciary in 2020
ACA rulings show a disturbing right-wing activism. It could get worse.
Sep 30th, 2020 by Bruce Thompson
Supreme Court Shows Its Colors
What the Green Party ruling tells about the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Sep 23rd, 2020 by Bruce Thompson
Is COVID-19 Winning in Wisconsin?
The data is alarming. As are the many allies of the virus.
Sep 16th, 2020 by Bruce Thompson
