2024 Election Recap

While the dust may have settled from the election, we are still looking at the political future through the Tyndall effect.

NATIONALLY

ABC endorsed Donald Trump wins second presidency, GOP takes back US Senate with at least 53 seats (and counting). For all the caterwauling from Democrats about the evils of the electoral college, Trump won the popular vote by at least 4 million votes, gaining ground with college voters (even flipping a UW LAX student ward), women, and people of color – nearly winning a majority of Latino voters.

Thanks to Biden/Harris inflation – $1.4 Billon doesn’t buy as much as it once did. While the Democratic presidential campaign spent $400 million more than Donald Trump, they lost every swing state, including the union-funded “blue wall” in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan.

US Senate: Both Michigan and Nevada were held by Democrats (barely), but Republicans picked up four other seats (WV, MT, OH, PA), giving them control 53-47 for the first time since 2021.

House: GOP flipped 8 seats, DEM flipped 7, so Republicans held the majority 220-213.

WISCONSIN

Wisconsin voter turnout was at least 72.5% – about 4.7 million people.

Trump carried Wisconsin by the largest margin in a Wisconsin presidential election in twelve years. While he underperformed in the WOW counties (Waukesha, Ozaukee and Washington), he had small and steady gains nearly everywhere else in the state.

Incumbent Democrat US SEN Baldwin barely defeated GOP businessman Eric Hovde, thanks in part to a Democratic funded far right candidate.

In spite of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin raising nearly $60 million (twice as much as the Wisconsin GOP Party), and an additional $10 million from outside groups:

The state congressional delegation remained the same (still 6 GOP to 2 DEM, and new NE WI GOP Congressman Tony Wied has a 100% score on the federal ABC legislative survey).
Republicans still hold control of both houses of the Wisconsin legislature (although their majorities were narrowed)
Did I mention that GOP Donald Trump won Wisconsin?

Wisconsin voters approved nearly 80% of school referendum requests, raising property taxes by $3.4 billion.

WHAT’S NEXT:
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