Data Wonk

• Why GOP Wants to Spread COVID-19

  Jan 27th, 2021 by Bruce Thompson

  72% of state voters support mask mandate. But Republicans worry only about Trump supporters.

• New Voters Won the 2020 Election

  Jan 20th, 2021 by Bruce Thompson

  And the results in swing states challenged by Trump are exactly in line with the national vote.

• We Hate State Administrators

  Jan 13th, 2021 by Bruce Thompson

  State Supreme Court conservatives keep blasting the administrative state. Why?

• State’s COVID-19 Surge Has Passed

  Jan 6th, 2021 by Bruce Thompson

  But will it return? The data tells a story of what we might expect.

• Tales Told By The 2020 Election

  Dec 31st, 2020 by Bruce Thompson

  The Republican gerrymander held. But Waukesha County has grown more Democratic since 2012.

• We Won Wisconsin Big!

  Dec 23rd, 2020 by Bruce Thompson

  Actually Trump was defeated by Trump — as state and national voting patterns show.

• State Supreme Court Justices Unmasked

  Dec 16th, 2020 by Bruce Thompson

  The losing minority in Trump election case vent their anger and reveal their prejudices.

• How Trump Lost Wisconsin

  Dec 9th, 2020 by Bruce Thompson

  County-by-county analysis shows similar pattern of voting to 2016 — with key differences.

• Trump’s Lawyers vs Democracy

  Dec 2nd, 2020 by Bruce Thompson

  Reading through the lawsuits, you can see why judges rejected them

• State’s Leadership Vacuum Is Killing People

  Nov 25th, 2020 by Bruce Thompson

  Deaths per day will double by Christmas. And red counties are getting hit the worst.

• The Republican Push For Autocracy

  Nov 18th, 2020 by Bruce Thompson

  Analysis shows GOP now resembles authoritarian parties in Hungary and Turkey.

• Can Biden Improve the Economy?

  Nov 11th, 2020 by Bruce Thompson

  Democratic presidents typically do better, but Biden will face an obvious challenge.