Charles Franklin

Republicans Race Clock as Wisconsin Shows One-Party Rule May End

When Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker pushes a tax cut and changes to education funding next year, he’ll make the pitch to friends: Fellow Republicans will be controlling the legislature.

Obama Wins Wisconsin, Home State of Romney Running Mate Ryan

President Barack Obama won Wisconsin, according to projections by Fox News and MSNBC, recapturing a state that had voted Democratic in every presidential election since 1988.

Wisconsin Lurches Between Parties in Political Unrest

Wisconsin is an equal opportunity elector, a state where almost anything is possible. Politically it doesn’t just swing -- it lurches as it goes to war with itself.

Wisconsin Republican Voters Rival Democrats in Recall

After 15 months of clamoring for Scott Walker’s recall, Wisconsin Democrats learned in the May 8 primary that Republicans are just as energized in their defense of the first-term governor.

Wisconsin Union Law’s Future May Hinge on High Court Election

Wisconsin voters will elect a Supreme Court justice today in a race that has become a proxy for the battle over Republican Governor Scott Walker ’s law curbing collective bargaining for public unions.

Wisconsin’s Senate Race Pits Fiery Thompson Versus Cool Baldwin

Former Governor Tommy Thompson wound up an arm-waving speech with a series of “God love yous” beneath a fluttering American flag amid whistles and cheers.

Would-Be Wisconsin Governors Bid for Recall Primary Win

Amid applause last week for winning a third term as Milwaukee’s mayor, Democrat Tom Barrett fixed his gaze on the next job -- bouncing out Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker in a June 5 recall.

Thompson Tries Comeback in Senate as Tea Party Remakes Wisconsin

Tommy Thompson, the longest-serving governor in Wisconsin history, dropped to the floor of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel editorial board room last week and ripped through his morning push-up routine, as a video camera recorded a state political icon exercising in his stocking feet.

Comeback Hopefuls MIA for 12 Years Key to Senate Control

Call them been-around-the-block Senate hopefuls.

Walker Union Fight Intensifies as Wisconsin’s Recalls Threaten Republicans

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker knows how to attract crowds -- especially shouting, fist-shaking ones waving recall placards and clamoring for his political scalp.

"It's a mixed message."

- Charles Franklin on Dec 04, 2012

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Malaysia Government Defeats Anwar to Extend 55-Year Rule

Syria Says Israel Strike Sends Fireball Into Night

Subbarao Says India Policy-Easing Room Practically Non-Existent

France Declares Austerity Over as Germany Offers Wiggle Room

Malaysia Government Widens Election Lead Against Anwar