PAI Analyzes New Rasmussen Poll on WI’s Governor Race
August 27, 2010, Rasmussen Poll on Wisconsin’s Governor Race. PAI Analysis:
On August 27, 2010, Rasmussen Reports released its latest poll on the Wisconsin gubernatorial race. This poll indicates that both Republican candidates remain ahead of Democratic frontrunner Tom Barrett but only by a small amount. This poll differs from the many others conducted since January [...]
WI Dept. Revenue Report Indicates State’s Economy Is Growing
Report Highlights
The Department of Revenue indicated that 24,500 jobs have been created since January 2010. The manufacturing sector, long the driving force of the state economy, has been the leading source of the employment boom. With the creation of nearly ten-thousand manufacturing jobs since the beginning of the year, the [...]
U.S. Senate Race Analysis: Feingold v. Johnson v. Westlake
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The 2010 Wisconsin Senate Race: A Methodical Analysis.
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Senate frontrunners Russ Feingold and Ron Johnson are becoming more visceral in their attacks on one another. With the Wisconsin Senate race officially a “dead heat,” both Ron Johnson and Russ Feingold are intensifying their rhetoric and tone.
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Wisconsin Gubernatorial Candidates Meet in Debate
On Friday, August 6, 2010, Republican gubernatorial candidates Scott Walker and Mark Neumann participated in the first of three pre-primary debates. WTMJ, the state’s largest media conglomerate, hosted this debate from the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds in Milwaukee. Jeff Wagner, the moderator of the debate and host of the popular Jeff Wagner Show, asked questions pertaining [...]
Doyle’s Approval Ratings at All-Time Low
The Wisconsin Survey Center, an offshoot of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Political Science Department, finds that Governor Jim Doyle’s approval rating has plummeted by eight points in the last six months. In February 2010, Governor Doyle’s approval rating stood at a paltry 46%, but by July 2010, his approval rating had dipped to an all-time [...]
New Wisconsin Smoking Ban Violates Due Process
Renewed debate engulfed Wisconsinites on July 5, 2010 as the statewide indoor smoking ban officially became law. The act prohibits tobacco use in all workplaces, restaurants, taverns, theatres, lodging establishments, day care centers, college residence halls, and sports arenas. Governor Doyle, in his signing statement, argued that the statewide smoking ban promotes healthy living. Unfortunately, [...]
State Funding for Public Schools to See Major Cuts
School districts throughout the Badger State, especially those in Milwaukee and surrounding communities, will be affected by the legislature’s decision to reduce state funding for public schools. As a result of this decision, local communities will surely increase property taxes in order to fund their educational institutions.
On July 2, 2010, recently-elected State Superintendent of Public [...]
Feingold Vulnerable in 2010
On June 23rd, Rasmussen Reports, one of the nation’s foremost polling agencies, released its first Wisconsin U.S. Senate poll since little-known political outsider Ron Johnson won the endorsement of the Republican Party late last month. The poll indicates that progressive Senator Russ Feingold is highly vulnerable in 2010.
For just the second time in his political [...]
UW System Increases Tuition by 5.5%
For the second consecutive week, the focus of the Wisconsin segment of the Weekly Political Forecast is focused on the issue of irresponsible spending in the Wisconsin education system. As a follow-up to last week’s discussion of the state of the public school system, we have decided to examine in detail wasteful spending by state [...]
