Madison Reporter

Experts from the University of Wisconsin–Madison are offering their insights and analysis on a range of topics relevant to the 2024 election, including national and state races, polling, political communication, and more.

Professor Barry Burden from the Elections Research Center can provide insights into swing states in the Electoral College, voter turnout, and political advertising. He is available at bcburden@wisc.edu. Allison Prasch, an associate professor in Communication Arts, offers expertise in political communication and presidential rhetoric. She can be reached at aprasch@wisc.edu.

Michael Wagner, a professor in Journalism and Mass Communication, will discuss elections and media-related issues. His contact is mwagner8@wisc.edu. Steven Wright from the Law School can speak about voting and election law due to his experience as a trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice's Voting Section. He is reachable at shwright@wisc.edu.

Robert Yablon and Miriam Seifter co-direct the State Democracy Research Initiative focusing on state-level democracy. They can be contacted at miriam.seifter@wisc.edu and robert.yablon@wisc.edu respectively.

Economist Menzie Chinn is available for commentary on inflation and fiscal policy (mchinn@lafollette.wisc.edu), while Steven Deller offers perspectives on regional economic growth (scdeller@wisc.edu). Laura Dresser provides insight into the labor market outlook (ldresser@wisc.edu).

Erin Barbato directs the Immigrant Justice Clinic and discusses immigration policies' impacts on elections. Contact her at ekmurphy@wisc.edu.

Andrene Wright studies Black political behavior and identity politics (azwright@wisc.edu), while Connie Flanagan focuses on youth engagement in politics (caflanagan@wisc.edu). Ben Marquez specializes in Latine political interests (bmarquez@wisc.edu).

Journalists visiting campus polling places must check in with inspectors but cannot film completed ballots or campaign within 100 feet of entrances.

A broadcast studio for live shoots is available through Amy Gill (aegill@wisc.edu) or Jason Weiss (jhweiss1@wisc.edu).