Decision Wisconsin

Adam Roberts and Neil Doyle break down the latest Marquette Law School Poll, showing a tight race between David Crowley and Tom Tiffany in Wisconsin’s governor’s election. They examine the issues driving voters, including the cost of living, inflation, and data center development.

The conversation also covers AI-generated campaign videos targeting Rebecca Cooke, a cease-and-desist letter sent to Derek Van Orden, and uncertainty surrounding a potential debate in Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District. Plus, the latest updates as Election Day draws closer.

Adam Roberts and Neil Doyle break down the latest developments in Wisconsin’s governor’s race, including David Crowley and Tom Tiffany appearing at the Wisconsin Counties Association conference and their competing plans to address affordability and the cost of living.

The conversation also covers Tiffany’s comments on the war in Iran, questions about his relationship with President Trump, and the breaking controversy involving media access at one of his campaign events. Plus, the team previews the next Marquette poll and the upcoming Crowley-Tiffany debate.

Adam Roberts and Neal Doyle discuss the political fallout from Tom Tiffany’s plane crash, how the incident could affect Wisconsin’s governor’s race, and the response from David Crowley’s campaign.

The conversation also examines outside spending in Wisconsin’s competitive congressional races, including the battle between Derek Van Orden and Rebecca Cook, and why some super PAC money is flowing to unexpected districts.

Plus, the hosts break down the cancellation of another governor’s debate, the changing role of debates in modern campaigns, and the challenge of cutting through political noise before Election Day.

The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association canceled its planned gubernatorial debate after Tom Tiffany’s campaign declined to participate, leaving voters with fewer opportunities to hear directly from the candidates.

Adam Roberts and Neal Doyle discuss what the decision says about modern campaign strategy, the growing role of social media, the future of televised debates, and how political coverage needs to adapt to the changing media landscape.

Catch the Decision Wisconsin podcast for more coverage of Wisconsin politics and the 2026 governor’s race.

With Wisconsin’s November 3 general election just two months away, election integrity is back in the spotlight after voting and ballot-processing mistakes in Milwaukee, Green Bay and Madison.

Adam Roberts and Neil Doyle examine what happened during Milwaukee’s August primary, when problems involving flash drives delayed election results by about an hour. While officials say there is no evidence votes were counted incorrectly, the incident has drawn scrutiny from the Wisconsin Elections Commission and renewed questions about how election officials prevent mistakes from undermining public trust.

Adam and Neil also discuss duplicate absentee ballots mistakenly mailed to some Green Bay voters during two elections, the previous discovery of nearly 200 uncounted absentee ballots in Madison and the steps election officials say they're taking before November.

AI-generated political videos are getting harder to distinguish from reality. What happens when they show up on a candidate’s official social media account?

Adam Roberts and Neil Doyle examine AI-generated videos posted to Congressman Derrick Van Orden’s Facebook page depicting Democratic opponent Rebecca Cooke saying things she never actually said.

They also break down the latest Marquette Law School Poll in Wisconsin’s race for governor. David Crowley holds a narrow advantage over Tom Tiffany among likely voters, while registered voters are evenly divided. The poll also shows inflation and the cost of living dominating voters’ concerns heading toward November.

With Wisconsin’s race for governor moving from the primary to the general election, Decision Wisconsin is reminding voters to look beyond the topline number when a new poll drops.

On the latest episode, Adam Roberts and Neil Doyle broke down the early polling between Democrat David Crowley and Republican Tom Tiffany, including the Badger Battleground Poll from Platform Communications.

The conversation also touched on Median Strategies, a group that released polling before the primary showing Francesca Hong with a major lead. The group later said its work was a “short-term social experiment” meant to test how unverified polling information could spread through the political ecosystem, according to the Associated Press.

David Crowley has won the Democratic nomination for Wisconsin governor, setting up a general election battle with Republican Tom Tiffany.

In his victory speech, the Milwaukee County Executive called for Democrats to unite after a competitive primary and argued that the race shouldn't be defined by progressives versus moderates or insiders versus outsiders. Crowley thanked Governor Tony Evers, Francesca Hong and his other primary opponents before turning his attention to November.

Crowley lays out his campaign priorities on affordability, child care, health care, education and jobs, while sharing how his own experiences with childhood eviction, addiction in his family and housing instability shaped his approach to public service.

Plus, Crowley takes questions from reporters about uniting the Democratic Party, his campaign's comeback, the possibility of becoming Wisconsin's first Black governor and how he plans to defeat Tom Tiffany in November.

Conservative writer James Wigderson joins Decision Wisconsin Podcast Host Steve Scaffidi for a look at what 2025 may bring to Wisconsin politics and the country. Wigderson writes a twice-weekly newsletter, "Life, Under Construction" and is a regular contributor on 620 WTMJ.

Scaffidi is also the host of the Political Power Hour, heard Monday through Friday on 620 WTMJ, from 9-10 a.m.

Former Wisconsin Congressman Scott Klug, who now hosts the popular "Lost in the Middle" Podcast, joins Political Power Hour host Steve Scaffidi for a review of the 2024 presidential election results, and what lies ahead for President Elect Donald Trump, and the country.

Steve Scaffidi is also the host of the Scaffidiology podcast, available wherever you get your podcasts, or at wtmj.com.