Posted on December 11, 2016August 14, 2025 by Allison Steines, Chardanay Hunt, David Watters and Dino Dominici Boarding the Trump Train Milwaukee students who supported Trump had a significant impact on the outcome of the presidential election in Wisconsin. As the surprising results sank in, Dino Dominici went looking for UWM students who had climbed aboard the Trump train. The Right Not to Vote Chardanay Hunt found a variety of motivations among UWM students who voted for Trump or chose to stay home on election day. Pigs are Flying Allison Steines talked with students whose responses to the Trump win were all over the map. “Despicable” Candidates Turn Off Voters Traditional Milwaukee Democrats who sat out this election played a big part in Trump’s Wisconsin win. David Watters asked a few non-voters why skipped out on election day.