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Six battleground districts could determine majority control of the Wisconsin Senate on Nov. 3
Confirmed
In Short: Biden's visit comes as Democrats are trying to maintain their razor-tight control of the Senate, with six battleground districts potentially determining the majority.
President Joe Biden made a rare campaign appearance in Wisconsin, a key battleground state, to support Democratic candidates in the upcoming Senate elections.
Biden's favorability in Wisconsin has remained around 40% for the past year, according to a recent Marquette University Law School poll.
The president's appearance was also a touch wistful, as Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers lavished praise on Biden for being a strong partner for Milwaukee, a city Trump once called a 'horrible city.'
Biden noted that during Trump's presidency, there was 'infrastructure week' but 'he didn’t build a damn thing.'
Meanwhile, Republican gubernatorial nominee Tom Tiffany survived a plane crash Saturday night, swimming out of a sinking aircraft in Lake Wausau.
Tiffany sustained minor injuries and described the experience as a reminder of the 'preciousness of life.'
White House deputy chief of staff Natalie Quillian defended Baldwin's absence, saying, 'Senator Baldwin is an amazing partner to this administration in leading the charge in the bipartisan infrastructure law.'
The Wisconsin Senate is a key battleground for the upcoming elections, with Democrats needing to maintain their control.
A Buddhist nun will offer support to voters in Wisconsin, adding a unique element to the campaign efforts.
Background
The Wisconsin Senate is the upper house of the Wisconsin State Legislature. Together with the Wisconsin State Assembly they constitute the legislative branch of the state of Wisconsin.
What's confirmed
- “Baldwin may be able to skip a Biden event, but she cannot avoid the verdict of working families in Wisconsin when they head to the polls,” said Wisconsin GOP chairman Brian Schimming.
- Biden's visit to Wisconsin, which has some 340,000 lead pipes, comes as the Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday issued a final rule requiring drinking water systems across the country to identify and replace lead pipes within 10 years.
- Biden’s favorability in Wisconsin has hovered around 40% for the past year and did not increase after he dropped out of the presidential race this summer, according to a recent Marquette University Law School poll.
What's still developing
- 20, 2026, in the Wisconsin State Journal Menomonee Falls-born actor Richard Riehle, who had a memorable role in the 1999 movie "Office Space" in addition to hundreds of other movie and television credits, has died at the age of 78.
- 20, 2026, in the Wisconsin State Journal Richard Riehle as Walt Finnerty on "Grounded for Life" on FOX.
- Lyman also discusses the Clinton Foundation’s internship postings calling for ‘high discretion’ and an incident at a Wisconsin youth football game where a parent allegedly tripped a player on ‘Hannity.’ A new poll has found that a majority of Americans oppose President Donald Trump’s decisions to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America and impose higher tariffs on Canadian goods.
- “There just aren’t many places where he can be of much help to Democrats in competitive races.” Biden has spent scant time on the campaign trail since ending his reelection effort in July.
- “Senator Baldwin had a previously scheduled event at a family farm in Eau Claire to receive the American Farm Bureau Federation’s ‘Friend of Farm Bureau’ award recognizing her leadership fighting for America’s hardworking farmers, growers, and producers,” said Eli Rosen, Baldwin’s communications director, in response to a query about why she was skipping the president’s visit.
- “Democrats in tight races, for the most part, are calculating that the risk of embracing Biden far exceeds any reward that his efforts would bring to their campaign,” said Christopher Borick, director of the Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion in Pennsylvania.
- (AP) — President Joe Biden is making a rare jump into the 2024 political battleground fray since taking a step back after ending his reelection bid.
- “I don’t think that polling on Biden is based on what he’s done in office,” Pocan said.
- Democratic U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, whose district includes Wisconsin’s deeply Democratic capital city of Madison, said Biden’s policies are popular in the battleground state even if polls show he is not.