When renowned pollster Charles Franklin helped design his first national telephone survey in 1988 to gauge voters’ favorite U.S. Senate candidates, 75% of the people called picked up the phone.
“I would make more money ... if I bet on the poll than if I bet on my subjective judgment,” Charles Franklin said. “And boy, that almost makes you believe in the science.”
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Books on Franklin’s desk at his home office in Madison.
“One of the problems with communication is people think that I have some control over the results of the survey,” Franklin said. “And that I should do something to change the results that would go more in their direction.”
Framed posters of former presidents Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama adorn the stairway to Franklin's basement office.
Franklin’s last poll before this month's election came quite close to the final result. It almost always does.
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"Unfortunately the math doesn’t add up," Michels told supporters. "I just called Gov. Evers and I conceded."
Leading by around 40,000 votes with an estimated 93% of ballots counted early Wednesday, Johnson said he's confident Barnes cannot make up his deficit.
In a race centered around abortion and his public safety record, Kaul's showing notched Democrats another statewide win Tuesday night.
Democrat Barrett defeats GOP challenger Hamilton in the first competitive Dane County sheriff’s race in eight years.
The high number of referendums is a sign of the times as school districts grapple with inflation, staffing issues, and COVID relief funds that are quickly running out.
Results reflect outcomes in all precincts unless otherwise noted.
"Unfortunately the math doesn’t add up," Michels told supporters. "I just called Gov. Evers and I conceded."
Leading by around 40,000 votes with an estimated 93% of ballots counted early Wednesday, Johnson said he's confident Barnes cannot make up his deficit.
In a race centered around abortion and his public safety record, Kaul's showing notched Democrats another statewide win Tuesday night.
Democrat Barrett defeats GOP challenger Hamilton in the first competitive Dane County sheriff’s race in eight years.
Stoughton and Waunakee referendums were among those heading toward passage.
Results reflect outcomes in all precincts unless otherwise noted.
