Meet the members of Donald Trump's transition team: Rick Dearborn

A Wisconsin connection

Photo credit:  Twitter

Text from 12/13/2004 press release from Sen. Sessions' office

Sen. Jeff Sessions was the first U.S. Senator to endorse Donald Trump.

Scott Walker appears to respect Sessions' views on immigration.

Other transition team posts:
Stephen Bannon.  (11/12/2016)

Actually, folks, the river didn't rise on this election day

The New York Times, 11/9/2016

(Revised headline for online editiona0

Source:  Federal Election Commission (1980-2012), Google (2016)

And no, USA Today, this didn't happen either.

Preliminarily, voter turnout decreased 1.8% compared to 2012, 3.5% compared to 2008.

UPDATE. Chilton Public Library holdings, 2011-2015

Somehow, Chilton escaped notice during my 2014 A to Z overview.

 Source:  Wisconsin Public Library Service Data

2011-2015 changes:

• Books |  -7,974
• Audio |    +927
• Video |     +538
• Periodicals | +6
• Expenditures | +$138 (+0.3%) 

Chilton Public Library

• Shared online catalog:  SIRSI  (Manitowoc-Calumet Library System)
• Collection development policy

Source:  Chilton Public Library

Other updates:
Abbotsford Public Library.  (9/20/2016)
Adams County Public Library.  (9/20/2016)
Albertson Memorial Library.  (9/20/2016)
Algoma Public Library.  (9/21/2016)
Alma Public Library.  (9/21/2016)
Altoona Public Library.  (9/22/2016)
Amery Area Public Library.  (9/22/2016)
Lettie W. Jensen Public Library.  (9/23/2016)
Antigo Public Library.  (9/23/2016)
Appleton Public Library.  (9/23/2016)
Arcadia Free Public Library.  (9/24/2016)
Argyle Public Library.  (9/24/2016)
Lester Public Library of Arpin.  (9/25/2016)
Vaughn Public Library, Ashland.  (9/25/2016)
Augusta Memorial Public Library.  (9/26/2016)
Baldwin Public Library.  (9/27/2016)
Balsam Lake Public Library.  (9/28/2016)
Baraboo Public Library.  (9/29/2016)
Barneveld Public Library.  (9/30/2016)
Barron Public Library.  (10/1/2016)
Bayfield Carnegie Library.  (10/2/2016)
Beaver Dam Community Library.  (10/3/2016)
Belleville Public Library.  (10/4/2016)
John Turgeson Public Library, Belmont.  (10/5/2016)

Beloit Public Library.  (10/6/2016)
Benton Public Library.  (10/7/2016)
Berlin Public Library.  (10/9/2016)
Big Bend Village Library.  (10/10/2016)
Black Creek Village Library,.  (10/11/2016)
Black Earth Public Library.  (10/12/2016)
Black River Falls Public Library.  (10/13/2016)
Blair-Preston Public Library.  (10/14/2016)
Blanchardville Public Library.  (10/15/2016)
G. E. Bleskacek Memorial Family Library.  (10/16/2016)
Bloomington Public Library.  (10/17/2016)
Hildebrand Memorial Library, Boscobel.  (10/18/2016)
Boulder Junction Public Library.  (10/19/2016)
Boyceville Public Library.  (10/20/2016)
Brandon Public Library.  (10/21/2016)
Brillion Public Library.  (10/22/2016)
Brodhead Memorial Public Library.  (10/23/2016)
Brookfield Public Library.  (10/24/2016)
Brown Deer Public Library.  (10/25/2016)
Brownsville Public Library.  (10/26/2016)
Bruce Area Library. (10/27/2016)

Burlington Public Library.  (10/28/2016)
Butler Public Library.  (10/29/2016)
Forest Lodge Public Library, Cable.  (10/30/2016)
Cadott Community Library.  (10/31/2016)
Jane Morgan Memorial Library, Cambria.  (11/1/2016)

Cambridge Community Library.  (11/2/2016)
Cameron Public Library.  (11/3/2016)
Campbellsport Public Library.  (11/4/2016)
Cashton Memorial Library.  (11/5/2016)
Eckstein Memorial Library, Cassville.  (11/6/2016)
Cedar Grove Public Library.  (11/7/2016)

Cedarburg Public Library.  (11/8/2016)
Centuria Public Library.  (11/9/2016)
Calhoun Memorial Library, Chetek.  (11/10/2016)

The population of mostly white Elliott County Kentucky peaked in 1900

 Source:  Wikipedia

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts

A Kentucky County Ended Its Historic Democratic Streak To Vote For Trump.  (FiveThirtyEight, 11/10/2016)

UPDATE. Calhoun Memorial Library (Chetek) holdings, 2011-2015

Source:  Wisconsin Public Library Service Data

2011-2015 changes:

• Books |  -796
• Audio |   +37
• Video | +545
• Periodicals | -2
• Expenditures | +$21,299 (+85%) 

Other updates:
Abbotsford Public Library.  (9/20/2016)
Adams County Public Library.  (9/20/2016)
Albertson Memorial Library.  (9/20/2016)
Algoma Public Library.  (9/21/2016)
Alma Public Library.  (9/21/2016)
Altoona Public Library.  (9/22/2016)
Amery Area Public Library.  (9/22/2016)
Lettie W. Jensen Public Library.  (9/23/2016)
Antigo Public Library.  (9/23/2016)
Appleton Public Library.  (9/23/2016)
Arcadia Free Public Library.  (9/24/2016)
Argyle Public Library.  (9/24/2016)
Lester Public Library of Arpin.  (9/25/2016)
Vaughn Public Library, Ashland.  (9/25/2016)
Augusta Memorial Public Library.  (9/26/2016)
Baldwin Public Library.  (9/27/2016)
Balsam Lake Public Library.  (9/28/2016)
Baraboo Public Library.  (9/29/2016)
Barneveld Public Library.  (9/30/2016)
Barron Public Library.  (10/1/2016)
Bayfield Carnegie Library.  (10/2/2016)
Beaver Dam Community Library.  (10/3/2016)
Belleville Public Library.  (10/4/2016)
John Turgeson Public Library, Belmont.  (10/5/2016)

Beloit Public Library.  (10/6/2016)
Benton Public Library.  (10/7/2016)
Berlin Public Library.  (10/9/2016)
Big Bend Village Library.  (10/10/2016)
Black Creek Village Library,.  (10/11/2016)
Black Earth Public Library.  (10/12/2016)
Black River Falls Public Library.  (10/13/2016)
Blair-Preston Public Library.  (10/14/2016)
Blanchardville Public Library.  (10/15/2016)
G. E. Bleskacek Memorial Family Library.  (10/16/2016)
Bloomington Public Library.  (10/17/2016)
Hildebrand Memorial Library, Boscobel.  (10/18/2016)
Boulder Junction Public Library.  (10/19/2016)
Boyceville Public Library.  (10/20/2016)
Brandon Public Library.  (10/21/2016)
Brillion Public Library.  (10/22/2016)
Brodhead Memorial Public Library.  (10/23/2016)
Brookfield Public Library.  (10/24/2016)
Brown Deer Public Library.  (10/25/2016)
Brownsville Public Library.  (10/26/2016)
Bruce Area Library. (10/27/2016)

Burlington Public Library.  (10/28/2016)
Butler Public Library.  (10/29/2016)
Forest Lodge Public Library, Cable.  (10/30/2016)
Cadott Community Library.  (10/31/2016)
Jane Morgan Memorial Library, Cambria.  (11/1/2016)

Cambridge Community Library.  (11/2/2016)
Cameron Public Library.  (11/3/2016)
Campbellsport Public Library.  (11/4/2016)
Cashton Memorial Library.  (11/5/2016)
Eckstein Memorial Library, Cassville.  (11/6/2016)
Cedar Grove Public Library.  (11/7/2016)

Cedarburg Public Library.  (11/8/2016)
Centuria Public Library.  (11/9/2016)

Original 12/8/2015 post, "A to Z through the Wisconsin Public Library Service Data: Collections (Calhoun Memorial Library, Chetek)", starts here.

This series takes a look at the numerical changes in Wisconsin public library collections in 9-year increments:  1996, 2005, and 2014.

All statistical information from the Wisconsin Public Library Service Data.

Calhoun Memorial Library, Chetek

• Shared online catalog:  MORE  (Indianhead Federated Library System)
• Collection development policy:  Not available online

Photo credit:  Calhoun Memorial Library

From this graph, you can understand why voter suppression became a top priority for the GOP after 2008

Sources:  Federal Election Commission and U.S. Election Atlas

Related article:

NCGOP Sees Encouraging Early Voting, Obama/Clinton Coalition Tired, Fail to Resonate in North Carolina.  (North Carolina Republican Party press release, 11/7/2016)

North Carolina Obama Coalition Crumbling 

African American Early Voting is down 8.5% from this time in 2012. 

 Caucasian voters early voting is up 22.5% from this time in 2012.



Related post:
Weasel Watch: Robin Vos wants to place limits on Wisconsin's smashingly successful early voting efforts.  (11/5/2016)
Meet Green Bay voter suppression advocate Kris Teske.  (10/25/2016)
Arizona election disaster: This is what the GOP game plan for voter suppression looks like.  (3/29/2016)
Scott Walker on Voter ID: It's going just according to plan.
Voter Suppression: Rep. Tom Larson Uses the City of Milwaukee as the Bogeyman.  (3/31/2014)
State Senator Mary Lazich Shows Her True Colors.  (3/18/2014)
Wisconsin Headline? No, the Ohio Legislature Also Approved Model Voter Suppression Legislation from ALEC.  (3/14/2014)
Mary Lazich's modern way.  (3/12/2014)
And the Hypocrisy Just Keeps on Coming: Republicans Can't Even Give Lip Service to Their "Principles".  (2/14/2014)

That gasket-blowin' Bob Gannon wants to lock her up

Thanks to this guy, Rep. Jesse Kremer, and Sen. Duey Stroebel, we're going to have us a frightful 2017-19 legislative session.

An excerpt from Rule of law must be upheld.  ( Bob Gannon press release, 11/9/2016)

Other gasket-blowin' posts:
That gasket-blowin' Bob Gannon urges GOP to unite behind 'Sassy Trump'.  (8/19/2016)
3 GOP Wisconsin State Assembly frosh running unopposed for re-election.  (7/27/2016)
For gasket-blowin' Bob Gannon, more guns = greater safety.  (6/23/2016)
UPDATE: Gasket-blowin' Bob Gannon brings his own stir stick to cauldron of fear.  (6/9/2016)
Al Ott retires after serving 30 years in Wisconsin Assembly; No word yet from that gasket-blowin' Bob Gannon.  (4/1/2016)
Dear gasket-blowin' Bob Gannon, You know this constitutional amendment means the end of Fearless Leader Vos.  (2/25/2016)
Turning the gasket-blowin' Bob Gannon's sneering, small-d democrat slur on its head.  (1/17/2016)
Dear Alan, the gasket-blowin' Bob Gannon lives in Washington County.  (1/13/2016)
When it comes to that gasket-blowin' Bob Gannon, the bird is the word.  (1/12/2016)
That gasket-blowin' Bob Gannon is back on the scene with more words of wisdom.  (12/21/2015)
The way I see it, Bob Gannon's bill doesn't have a snowball's chance in hell in the Wisconsin State Senate.  (11/24/2015)
'Real gun control' as described by the volatile, gasket-blowing Bob Gannon.  (10/3/2015)
Bob Gannon boldly blows another gasket.  (9/15/2015)
Bob Gannon blows a gasket.  (7/6/2015)

UPDATE. Centuria Public Library holdings, 2011-2015

Source:  Wisconsin Public Library Service Data

2011-2015 changes:

• Books | -773
• Audio |   -23
• Video | +289
• Periodicals | -16
• Expenditures | +$587

Other updates:
Abbotsford Public Library.  (9/20/2016)
Adams County Public Library.  (9/20/2016)
Albertson Memorial Library.  (9/20/2016)
Algoma Public Library.  (9/21/2016)
Alma Public Library.  (9/21/2016)
Altoona Public Library.  (9/22/2016)
Amery Area Public Library.  (9/22/2016)
Lettie W. Jensen Public Library.  (9/23/2016)
Antigo Public Library.  (9/23/2016)
Appleton Public Library.  (9/23/2016)
Arcadia Free Public Library.  (9/24/2016)
Argyle Public Library.  (9/24/2016)
Lester Public Library of Arpin.  (9/25/2016)
Vaughn Public Library, Ashland.  (9/25/2016)
Augusta Memorial Public Library.  (9/26/2016)
Baldwin Public Library.  (9/27/2016)
Balsam Lake Public Library.  (9/28/2016)
Baraboo Public Library.  (9/29/2016)
Barneveld Public Library.  (9/30/2016)
Barron Public Library.  (10/1/2016)
Bayfield Carnegie Library.  (10/2/2016)
Beaver Dam Community Library.  (10/3/2016)
Belleville Public Library.  (10/4/2016)
John Turgeson Public Library, Belmont.  (10/5/2016)

Beloit Public Library.  (10/6/2016)
Benton Public Library.  (10/7/2016)
Berlin Public Library.  (10/9/2016)
Big Bend Village Library.  (10/10/2016)
Black Creek Village Library,.  (10/11/2016)
Black Earth Public Library.  (10/12/2016)
Black River Falls Public Library.  (10/13/2016)
Blair-Preston Public Library.  (10/14/2016)
Blanchardville Public Library.  (10/15/2016)
G. E. Bleskacek Memorial Family Library.  (10/16/2016)
Bloomington Public Library.  (10/17/2016)
Hildebrand Memorial Library, Boscobel.  (10/18/2016)
Boulder Junction Public Library.  (10/19/2016)
Boyceville Public Library.  (10/20/2016)
Brandon Public Library.  (10/21/2016)
Brillion Public Library.  (10/22/2016)
Brodhead Memorial Public Library.  (10/23/2016)
Brookfield Public Library.  (10/24/2016)
Brown Deer Public Library.  (10/25/2016)
Brownsville Public Library.  (10/26/2016)
Bruce Area Library. (10/27/2016)

Burlington Public Library.  (10/28/2016)
Butler Public Library.  (10/29/2016)
Forest Lodge Public Library, Cable.  (10/30/2016)
Cadott Community Library.  (10/31/2016)
Jane Morgan Memorial Library, Cambria.  (11/1/2016)

Cambridge Community Library.  (11/2/2016)
Cameron Public Library.  (11/3/2016)
Campbellsport Public Library.  (11/4/2016)
Cashton Memorial Library.  (11/5/2016)
Eckstein Memorial Library, Cassville.  (11/6/2016)
Cedar Grove Public Library.  (11/7/2016)

Cedarburg Public Library.  (11/8/2016)

Original 12/8/2015 post, "A to Z through the Wisconsin Public Library Service Data: Collections (Centuria Public Library)", starts here.

This series takes a look at the numerical changes in Wisconsin public library collections in 9-year increments:  1996, 2005, and 2014.

All statistical information from the Wisconsin Public Library Service Data.

Centuria Public Library

• Shared online catalog:  MORE  (Indianhead Federated Library System)
• Collection development policy:  Not included online

Photo credit:  Centuria Public Library