Poli sci prof @RiponCollege. Media analyst, speaker. I cover American politics, elections, money in politics. Email for talks.
Ripon, WI
Joined July 2016
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“Money can buy the megaphone, but it really can’t buy the mood that we see in the country.”
Quoted in The Morning Dispatch on campaign spending in the 2026 midterms.
thedispatch.com/newsletter/m… #CampaignFinance #Midterms2026
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The shift in the generic ballot against the president's party continues. Although consistent with the historic pace & direction, this should be close to the largest 2-year shift in generic ballot polling on record; see below for the averages since the 30s
natesilver.net/p/generic-bal…
What does $30 million in outside spending actually buy? The New Republic looks at the crypto industry’s spending in Ohio and the message it may send beyond one Senate race. I shared a few thoughts.
newrepublic.com/post/215811/…
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The 2026 Dem insurgency is a new tea party on steroids.
Fewer Dems approve of Dem members of Congress (47%) than the GOP did of GOP members at this pt in 2010 (52%).
More Dem House members are going down in primaries (5 so far & likely rising) than all of 2010 for the GOP (2).
What is happening in the Taylor-Lazar Wisconsin Supreme Court race? I spoke with Courthouse News about the current state of the contest, including why spending looks so different this year. courthousenews.com/a-year-af…
#WisconsinPolitics #WisconsinSupremeCourt #Election2026
Grateful to be interviewed for this new NPR Throughline episode on how Super PACs became a force in U.S. elections, and why they matter so much now. Great to join Michael Kang. #SuperPACs #NPRThroughline #Elections #CampaignFinance #MoneyinPolitics
npr.org/2026/02/26/nx-s1-572…
Big news. My new book, Super PACs in the City, is under contract with Cambridge University Press. It shows how outside money reshapes local democracy. In production next month, out September 2026. #LocalPolitics #CampaignFinance #PoliticalScience #MoneyinPolitics #elections
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Understanding the diploma divide
@DaveAHopkins & I were on the The Vital Center podcast with @RuleandRuin in a first-of-it's-kind @NiskanenCenter pod crossover event!
niskanencenter.org/understan…
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Watch #WisconsinEye's Newsmakers @WisEyeLisa feat. @prowag @UWMadison @UW_CCCR @uw_sjmc & @HSchatzinger @riponcollege @RiponCollegeCPP previewing the April 1st election!
FULL PROGRAM: wiseye.org/2025/03/31/newsma…
MORE: wiseye.org/newsmakers
#Wisconsin #elections2025 #wipolitics
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Wisconsin Supreme Court:
-7 counties (in light grey) voted for the conservative in 2019 & flipped liberal in 2020 & ‘23
-1 county (in darker grey) went liberal in 2019 & 2020, then conservative in ‘23
-Both Milwaukee & Waukesha counties moved 10 points to the left from ‘19 to 23.
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Update: Make that $104.5 million in spending on Wisconsin's Supreme Court race.
That includes $57.2 million by @TeamSchimel and those backing him compared to $47.3 million by @crawfordforwi and those supporting her.
And more reports come in every day ...
SCOWIS news: Spending in Wisconsin's Supreme Court race has now eclipsed $100 million, nearly doubling the previous record.
See today's @wispolitics Report for an overview of the groups driving that spending and where they've been putting their money.
What is the state of the race for a seat on the WI Supreme Court? Today I spoke to Newsweek about this: newsweek.com/susan-crawfords… #SCOWIS #wipolitics
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.@Harvard Prof. Michael Sandel, creator of the popular course “Justice,” says that the U.S. election boiled down to one fundamental question. @JusticeHarvard @WalterIsaacson
I’m proud to work at @riponcollege with such excellent students who really shined tonight! Thank you, @WisconsinEye, for live-streaming the discussion.
LIVE @ 5:15PM ON WISEYE.ORG/LIVE
@RiponCollegeCPP @riponcollege: After the #2024Election Now What? A Student Panel - @HSchatzinger
WATCH: wiseye.org/?p=30760
INFO: wiseye.org/schedule
#WisconsinEye #Wisconsin #wipolitics
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🚨 My final election analysis: who will win?
Dude, Where's My Man Wave?!
Its Starting to Look Like America Understands the Assignment
We’re humans, we like certainty.
In fact, we crave certainty of event outcomes that probabilistic models and horserace polling simply can’t give us.
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The simple gender gap in my last @MULawPoll is women 14 points for Harris, men 12 points for Trump, a 26 point gap.
But note women are more for Harris than men in *every* demographic except rural & small town.
Read down, smallest gap at top, largest at bottom.
Great discussion with the panelists. Check out the video. #election #vote #uselection2024 #election2024
Watch the highlight reel from our last event at Knuth Brewing in Ripon about the #USElection2024 with @SykesCharlie, @Emilee_Fannon, and @WisVoter. #politics #wisconsin #vote📷 #election #electionday2024
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Watch #WisconsinEye's Newsmakers with @WisEyeLisa feat. @HSchatzinger @RiponCollegeCPP & Joe Heim @UWLaCrosse
FULL PROGRAM: wiseye.org/2024/10/28/newsma…
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#Wisconsin #WisEyeCampaign2024 #wipolitics #election2024