Director Barry Burden discusses the Wisconsin state Senate’s rejection of Michael Haas and Brian Bell’s confirmation as administrators of the Wisconsin Elections and Ethics Commissions.
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Politics of Resentment in Washington Post
An opinion article in the Washington Post referenced Professor Katherine Cramer’s latest book, The Politics of Resentment: Rural Consciousness in Wisconsin and the Rise of Scott Walker. In her book, Katherine Cramer uncovers an oft-overlooked piece of …
Analysis by Michael Wagner on Who Trump Voters Trust in Vox
Michael Wagner wrote an analysis for Vox to discuss a national survey by the Elections Research Center that finds out whom Trump supporters trust and how that confidence is related to who the American people want …
Eleanor Powell’s Research on Health Politics and Spending Referenced in New York Times
A paper on the link between legislative politics, hospital behavior, and health care spending by Professor Eleanor Powell was featured in the New York Times. Eleanor Powell and her co-authors investigate the passage of the 2004 …
Elections Research Center Director Interviewed about Supreme Court Gerrymandering Case
The Wall Street Journal interviewed Director Barry Burden for its short video documentary on the constitutionality of gerrymandering. The documentary focuses on the Supreme Court Case on gerrymandering, Gill v. Whitford. The Supreme Court heard the case …
Study on Wisconsin Voter ID Law Featured in New York Times
Professor Kenneth Mayer and doctoral student Michael DeCrescenzo’s study on the impact of the Wisconsin voter identification law on turnout in the 2016 election was featured in the New York Times. Learn more about the study