Dan Shafer
@danshafer.bsky.social
Founder of The Recombobulation Area. Political Editor, Civic Media. 18x Milwaukee Press Club award winner. Exhausted Dad. BUCKS FAN.
Not many candidates have declared for the Assembly yet, but several have for the Senate and many are good candidates. If Dems can win two of the three districts won by Harris last year (and hold the Eau Claire seat), they'd flip the chamber.
November 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Not many candidates have declared for the Assembly yet, but several have for the Senate and many are good candidates. If Dems can win two of the three districts won by Harris last year (and hold the Eau Claire seat), they'd flip the chamber.
Realignment (more reliable every-election voters shifting Dem) + typical thermostatic public opinion + midterm historical trends = advantageous election cycle for Dems
November 5, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Realignment (more reliable every-election voters shifting Dem) + typical thermostatic public opinion + midterm historical trends = advantageous election cycle for Dems
Milwaukee County Dems are going to have to do a lot better this time around. Losing *both* the Donovan and Rodriguez seats was brutal.
November 5, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Milwaukee County Dems are going to have to do a lot better this time around. Losing *both* the Donovan and Rodriguez seats was brutal.
Incumbency is a stronger factor in legislative races, though (I think @jdjmke.bsky.social put it at a +4 advantage). I'd still put the Assembly as Toss-up at best.
November 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Incumbency is a stronger factor in legislative races, though (I think @jdjmke.bsky.social put it at a +4 advantage). I'd still put the Assembly as Toss-up at best.
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November 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Eight years of construction traffic, yes, but at the end of it, Waukesha County's commute will be several minutes faster, so... worth it?
October 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Eight years of construction traffic, yes, but at the end of it, Waukesha County's commute will be several minutes faster, so... worth it?