Wisconsin Megathread

[Dr. Arch]

Snowstorm already in progress up north, supposed to be double digits up there. Supposed to turn to a mix in SE WI sometime in the afternoon and full on snow at 6 so that will depress this election.

Hoping it holds off on snow until after 4:30 so I can vote and get my ass home.

Yeah, the whole state is gonna be buried in it. I'm voting in an hour though.

[LimoLiberal]

Hope it snows 2 feet in Waukesha and NE Wisconsin

[Dr. Arch]

Hope it snows 2 feet in Waukesha and NE Wisconsin

It's actually about a foot in NE Wisconsin.

[MasterJedi]

Snowstorm already in progress up north, supposed to be double digits up there. Supposed to turn to a mix in SE WI sometime in the afternoon and full on snow at 6 so that will depress this election.

Hoping it holds off on snow until after 4:30 so I can vote and get my ass home.

Yeah, the whole state is gonna be buried in it. I'm voting in an hour though.

Lucky, needed to be at work at 7, just needs to hold off until 4:30 and let me get it done lol

Hoping Oak Creek doesn't go stupid full on right though. Whole hoopla over the school board doing its job instead of a referendum to save money by spending money (green/energy savings) and a crazy mayoral candidate who doesn't like the development going on.

[Wiz in Wis]

Snowstorm already in progress up north, supposed to be double digits up there. Supposed to turn to a mix in SE WI sometime in the afternoon and full on snow at 6 so that will depress this election.

Hoping it holds off on snow until after 4:30 so I can vote and get my ass home.

Yeah, the whole state is gonna be buried in it. I'm voting in an hour though.

South of Madison should be relatively unaffected. Not that there is a lot of Wisconsin south of Madison.

[Wiz in Wis]

Was voter 46 at 8 am in Madison Ward 9. Machine projected 2600 votes at that location based on AM turnout.

[Gass3268]

Was voter 46 at 8 am in Madison Ward 9. Machine projected 2600 votes at that location based on AM turnout.

I doubt it lasts or maybe the machine was off, but that projection would put it at amound Presidential level of turnout.

[The Dowager Mod]

Snowstorm already in progress up north, supposed to be double digits up there. Supposed to turn to a mix in SE WI sometime in the afternoon and full on snow at 6 so that will depress this election.

Hoping it holds off on snow until after 4:30 so I can vote and get my ass home.

Yeah, the whole state is gonna be buried in it. I'm voting in an hour though.

South of Madison should be relatively unaffected. Not that there is a lot of Wisconsin south of Madison.

Hey now, Janesville is a lovely place. 

[redjohn]

Madison voters energized. Several friends casting their first votes (for Dallet, among others) today.

[LimoLiberal]

Madison is one of the only places where Democrats don't even need to invest in turnout operations in certain elections - a Republican president does all the work for them.

[MasterJedi]

Snowstorm already in progress up north, supposed to be double digits up there. Supposed to turn to a mix in SE WI sometime in the afternoon and full on snow at 6 so that will depress this election.

Hoping it holds off on snow until after 4:30 so I can vote and get my ass home.

Yeah, the whole state is gonna be buried in it. I'm voting in an hour though.

South of Madison should be relatively unaffected. Not that there is a lot of Wisconsin south of Madison.

Hey now, Janesville is a lovely place. 

A lot of locals seem to think it's a gleaming metropolis in the country lol

[Oryxslayer]

Was voter 46 at 8 am in Madison Ward 9. Machine projected 2600 votes at that location based on AM turnout.

I doubt it lasts or maybe the machine was off, but that projection would put it at amound Presidential level of turnout.

Wisconsin, and the entire upper midwest as a whole tends to have higher turnout then the nation in every comparable election. I recall a piece from the 2006 midterm coverage discussing how Minnesota was expecting turnout just below presidential years because of the regions culture and tradition regarding elections.

[henster]

Ugh, looks like a snow storm is hitting most of the state.

[MasterJedi]

Ugh, looks like a snow storm is hitting most of the state.

Generally will hit the north more than the south so deep red central WI will be affected the most.

[redjohn]

Wonder how Milwaukee turnouts/votes today. The liberal-leaning candidates (combined) won with a 26-point margin there in the spring primary; Clinton won Milwaukee County by 37 points. Obviously a completely different electorate, but a big margin in Milwaukee probably hands it to Dallet. If Dallet can win most of the counties that swung to Trump, though, she may not need a Presidential-style margin in Milwaukee.

[MasterJedi]

Wonder how Milwaukee turnouts/votes today. The liberal-leaning candidates (combined) won with a 26-point margin there in the spring primary; Clinton won Milwaukee County by 37 points. Obviously a completely different electorate, but a big margin in Milwaukee probably hands it to Dallet. If Dallet can win most of the counties that swung to Trump, though, she may not need a Presidential-style margin in Milwaukee.

I'm hoping to see Steve Taylor lose (doubt it) and the Treasury to not be eliminated (doubt it) otherwise it's just my school board that has any meaningful election going on.

[Dr. Arch]

63 voters at my ward at 9:00AM with a steady stream of people coming in as we left. We were in the 40s at the same time for the primary.

[LimoLiberal]

63 voters at my ward at 9:00AM with a steady stream of people coming in as we left. We were in the 40s at the same time for the primary.

Where are you in the state?

[Dr. Arch]

63 voters at my ward at 9:00AM with a steady stream of people coming in as we left. We were in the 40s at the same time for the primary.

Where are you in the state?

Madison, in the urban area, so turnout is up and up in Dane.

[Wiz in Wis]

Was voter 46 at 8 am in Madison Ward 9. Machine projected 2600 votes at that location based on AM turnout.

I doubt it lasts or maybe the machine was off, but that projection would put it at amound Presidential level of turnout.

Yeah, in hindsight, that seems really optimistic.

[KingSweden]

Don’t see how Screnock wins this. Dallet by 6-8 IMO.

Let’s not overread early turnout reports...

[Gass3268]

https://twitter.com/MadisonWIClerk/status/981206748873752576

https://twitter.com/briana_reilly/status/981210222021828608

https://twitter.com/MadisonWIClerk/status/981212380851032065

[Dr. Arch]

↑ Big turnout uptick as expected. Also, it hasn't started snowing yet in Dane and several co-workers already told me they're planning to vote after work, so expect that to keep going up relative to the whole state--especially up Nort.

[Gass3268]

https://twitter.com/B_M_Finnigan/status/981168698336542720

[Dr. Arch]

https://twitter.com/B_M_Finnigan/status/981168698336542720

So, Dane absentees alone are overwhelming the entirety of Waukesha.