The next few weeks at The Recombobulation Area
After an especially busy and discombobulating 6+ weeks since returning to our roots as an independent publication, we’re doing some recombobulating of our own before ramping up our election coverage.
The Recombobulation Area
Dan Shafer's award-winning political opinion column and online publication on the discombobulating politics of Milwaukee and Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin Politics Group Chat: Moving from the primary to the general
Primary post-mortem, breaking down results by region, fake polls and real polls, the big data center issue, Chris Taylor’s investiture, and much more.
COMING SOON: 'Brick By Brick: What it takes to rebuild the Blue Wall'
Dan Shafer joins a panel of journalists and political experts for a post-primary conversation on Wednesday, Aug. 19, at 12 p.m. CT.
David Crowley, Francesca Hong, and the electability conundrum
Yet another conversation about the top two candidates in Wisconsin's Democratic primary being unfortunately oversimplified.
The moment in Wisconsin's Democratic primary campaign that changed everything
The full story of Wisconsin’s discombobulating Democratic primary cannot be told without the key turning point — the campaign finance crisis that derailed Sara Rodriguez's campaign.
5 takeaways from downballot results in Wisconsin's August primary
There were many competitive primaries in state legislative elections, particularly in the Milwaukee area, where incumbent Sylvia Ortiz-Velez lost big and Dem challenger Ben Brist won a key primary.
We desperately need to fix Milwaukee’s central count process
The votes were counted accurately in the end. Legislative Republicans keep blocking an obvious, important fix. But there still needs to be more accountability in Milwaukee.
WISGOP-endorsed candidates fall flat in August primary
The Republican Party of Wisconsin endorsed candidates in statewide races for Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of State. Both lost.
Let Her Cooke: The now-Democratic nominee in the 3rd Congressional District wins big in primary
It's going to be "Van Orden vs. Cooke: Part II" in western Wisconsin, in a district that could determine control of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Did Kelda Roys win Dane County votes that could have gone to Francesca Hong?
The State Senator from Madison outperformed her statewide vote share of 7.5% in one key part of the state -- Dane County, where she gained 11%.