The nerdy political drama of Wisconsin's nomination paper season

About this episode

The episode discusses the significance of Wisconsin's nomination paper season and its implications for upcoming elections.

Every election, politicians around Wisconsin gather signatures to get on the ballot. This can be an incredibly stressful time for politicians and the results give us interesting clues about the elections to come. From independent candidates to signature challenges in court to hints about what seats will be competitive in November, there is a lot to learn from the end results, if we just bother to look. And that's what we do here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Rick Solem

Topics covered

• politics
• elections
• signature gathering
• independent candidates
• signature challenges
• competitive seats

Keywords

• Wisconsin
• nomination papers
• elections
• politicians
• signatures
• competitive seats
• signature challenges

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Places: Wisconsin

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