OLLI 0194 - The Governor's Race and the Midterms
Course Description
With a month to go, where does the race for governor stand? And with the U.S. House and Senate up for grabs, where are those winds blowing? And beyond the vote, what issues are voters most concerned about in Wisconsin and in the nation? We’ll look at all these topics with fresh data from the Marquette Law School Poll. Presenter Charles Franklin is Professor of Law and Public Policy at Marquette Law School, where he has directed the Marquette Law School Poll since 2012. In that time, he has conducted more than 100 polls of Wisconsin and the nation. The Marquette Law School poll is ranked 2nd of over 500 pollsters nationally by Nate Silver.
Presenter(s)
Charles Franklin
Charles Franklin is Professor of Law and Public Policy at Marquette Law School, where he has directed the Marquette Law School Poll since 2012. In that time he has conducted more than 100 polls of Wisconsin and the nation. The Marquette Law School poll is ranked 2nd of over 500 pollsters nationally by Nate Silver and ranked 3rd by FiveThirtyEight.com, the only poll with a perfect 10 score for transparency in reporting methodology and results. Franklin was Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin Madison for 22 years before leaving to join the Marquette Law School in 2012. He is past president of the Society for Political Methodology and an elected Fellow of the Society. From 2002 to 2020 he was a member of the ABC News election night Decision Desk. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Michigan.