Second judge shreds Scott Walker for trying to block elections he fears losing
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker keeps trying to dodge elections he’s afraid he’ll lose — and judges keep telling him he can’t do that.
By Matthew Chapman - March 28, 2018Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker keeps trying to dodge elections he’s afraid he’ll lose — and judges keep telling him he can’t do that.
By Matthew Chapman - March 28, 2018A judge ruled Gov. Scott Walker can’t refuse to hold special elections. Now his allies in the legislature are trying to change the law so that he can.
By Matthew Chapman - March 23, 2018Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker refused to schedule special elections he feared Republicans would lose. Now a judge he appointed is making him do it anyway.
By Kaili Joy Gray - March 22, 2018The Republican Party’s only legislative achievement is a non-starter with voters.
By Eric Boehlert - March 14, 2018It’s desperation time for Rick Saccone.
By Tommy Christopher - March 13, 2018Democrat Conor Lamb is about to take over Trump country.
By Tommy Christopher - March 12, 2018The Republican in Pennsylvania’s special election is dangerously close to losing. So naturally, Trump is attacking him.
By Matthew Chapman - March 09, 2018Republicans are on the verge of losing a congressional district where Trump won by 20 percent. So they’re trashing their own candidate to save face.
By Oliver Willis - March 09, 2018Conor Lamb should never have become a competitive candidate in Pennsylvania. But he is.
By Matthew Chapman - March 02, 2018Philip Young is the 39th Democrat since Trump took office to flip a state legislative seat blue.
By Matthew Chapman - February 27, 2018It’s the 38th legislative flip since Trump took office.
By Matthew Chapman - February 27, 2018Scott Walker is scared Democrats will pick off seats in Wisconsin. So he’s refusing to allow special elections at all.
By Matthew Chapman - February 27, 2018Steve Montenegro, the frontrunner to replace a Republican embroiled in a sex scandal, just got caught in his own sex scandal.
By Caroline Orr - February 26, 2018The revelation raises questions about what Pennsylvania GOP candidate Rick Saccone pledged to those he met with — and what price voters may have to pay for his promises.
By Caroline Orr - February 23, 2018A Republican running for Congress in Arizona said teenage survivors of the Florida school massacre sound like Hitler.
By Oliver Willis - February 23, 2018The saga of Kentucky’s House District 49 shows anything is possible — even deep in Trump country.
By Matthew Chapman - February 20, 2018Tax cuts were Republicans’ not-so-secret weapon to stopping Democrats in the midterms. So far it doesn’t seem to be working.
By Matthew Chapman - February 19, 2018