REMINDER: Tune in for LIVE ELECTION NIGHT COVERAGE with the “Wisconsin Politics Group Chat”

When polls close at 8 p.m., we’ll be going live — together, in person! — from downtown Milwaukee. Find out where to watch here.

The Recombobulation Area is a 19-time 21-TIME! Milwaukee Press Club award-winning opinion column and online publication founded by Milwaukee journalist Dan Shafer.

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Folks, tonight is the night. Spend Election Night with the “Wisconsin Politics Group Chat” LIVE from downtown Milwaukee.

The live broadcast will feature Patrick Kreitlow of UpNorthNews, Dr. Kristin Lyerly of “The Dr. Kristin Lyerly Show,” Kate Duffy of Motherhood for Good, Dan Shafer of The Recombobulation Area (hey, that’s me!), and special guests.

You can find us here on Substack, on YouTube, and on the UpNorthNews Facebook page.

To tune in right here on Substack, find us at the link below (or here).

You can find us on the Motherhood for Good YouTube Channel here.

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For any news from the evening, I’ll be planning to share any updates on the livestream first, and also on my Substack notes page and Twitter account.

Beyond the governor’s race, we’ll be monitoring Wisconsin’s congressional races as well as downballot races in the state legislature.

Dan Shafer@DanRShafer

The State Assembly is a TOSS UP in Wisconsin. Republicans have controlled the Assembly for 30 of the past 32 years. Democrats have a path to flip it this year, for the first time since the 2008 election. There are eight key races I'm watching. THREAD 🧵

6:16 PM · Nov 3, 2026 · 7.54K Views

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Let’s recombobulate, Wisconsin!

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Dan Shafer is an independent journalist from Milwaukee who writes and publishes The Recombobulation Area. He worked with Civic Media from 2024 to 2026. He’s written for The New York Times, The Daily Beast, Heartland Signal, Belt Magazine, WisPolitics, and Milwaukee Record. He previously worked at Seattle Magazine, Seattle Business Magazine, the Milwaukee Business Journal, Milwaukee Magazine, and BizTimes Milwaukee. He’s won 24 Milwaukee Press Club Excellence in Journalism Awards. He’s on Twitter at @DanRShafer.

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