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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Wisconsin on Election Day

Oct. 22, 2024 07:02 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wisconsin is no stranger to close presidential elections. The margin of victory was less than a percentage point in the state's 2020, 2016, 2004 and 2000 elections. So it might be again this Election Day. Both Republican former President Donald Trump and...

Wisconsin reloads after offseason portal losses follow 1st-round defeat in NCAA Tournament

Oct. 22, 2024 06:16 AM EDT

Wisconsin (22-14, 11-9 Big Ten) Wisconsin has some major holes to fill after getting upset by James Madison in the first round of last season’s NCAA Tournament. The Badgers return only two of their top five scorers from a year ago, as they lost A.J. Storr and Chucky Hepburn to the...

Early voting kicks off in battleground Wisconsin with push from Obama, Walz

Oct. 22, 2024 00:04 AM EDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — In-person early voting kicks off Tuesday across battleground Wisconsin, with former President Barack Obama and Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz hosting a rally in liberal Madison and Republicans holding events to encourage casting a ballot for Donald Trump before...

Liz Cheney helps Harris seek moderate votes as they paint Trump as a dangerous choice

Oct. 21, 2024 21:24 PM EDT

BROOKFIELD, Wisc. (AP) — Kamala Harris teamed up with Liz Cheney in three battleground states on Monday to make a bipartisan appeal to Republicans who might be uneasy about Donald Trump, describing the former president as a malignant force that must be excised from American politics. ...

Walker, Locke lead the way as Wisconsin beats Northwestern 23-3

Oct. 19, 2024 17:24 PM EDT

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Tawee Walker ran for 126 yards in another big performance, Braedyn Locke threw for a touchdown and ran for a score, and Wisconsin beat Northwestern 23-3 on Saturday. The Badgers (5-2, 3-1 Big Ten) came away with another easy win, locking down the Wildcats...

Wisconsin voters consider constitutional amendment barring noncitizens from voting

Oct. 19, 2024 00:13 AM EDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Voters in swing state Wisconsin will have another choice to make after casting their ballots for president in November — whether to explicitly bar foreign nationals from voting. At the bottom of the ballot is a statewide referendum authored by Republican...

Wisconsin US Senate candidates trade accusations of lying during testy debate

Oct. 18, 2024 21:43 PM EDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Republican challenger Eric Hovde repeatedly accused each other of lying over the course of their closely watched Senate race during an often-testy and confrontational debate Friday. Here are eight takeaways from the...

Trump delivers a pointed and at times bitter speech at Al Smith charity dinner

Oct. 17, 2024 23:32 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump laced into Vice President Kamala Harris and other Democrats on Thursday in a pointed and at times bitter speech as he headlined the annual Al Smith charity dinner in New York. Trump, in remarks that often felt more like a rally...

The Latest: Harris keeps a focus on 'blue wall' states in the campaign's final weeks

Oct. 17, 2024 22:08 PM EDT

With three weeks left in the presidential campaign, Democrat Kamala Harris is spending most of her days trying to shore up support in the “blue wall” states of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin as she tries to avoid a repeat of Hillary Clinton’s collapse there eight years ago. ...

In the campaign's final weeks, Harris is keeping a focus on 'blue wall' states

Oct. 17, 2024 20:34 PM EDT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — With three weeks left in the presidential campaign, Democrat Kamala Harris is spending most of her days trying to shore up support in the “blue wall” states of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin as she tries to avoid a repeat of Hillary Clinton’s collapse there eight...