WisPolitics.com: Dem conventioneers prefer Vinehout for governor

MIDDLETON — More than a third of Democratic Party of Wisconsin conventioneers voting in a WisPolitics.com straw poll favored state Sen. Kathleen Vinehout for the party’s 2018 gubernatorial nomination. Vinehout, of Alma, was favored by 184, or 38 percent, of the 489 delegates, alternates and registered guests who voted in the straw poll. State Rep. Dana Wachs, of Eau Claire, was backed by 61, or 1… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options. Username or E-mail Password * Remember Me

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WisPolitics.com: Dem conventioneers prefer Vinehout for governor

Contact: WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross, 608-669-8418 MIDDLETON — More than a third of Democratic Party of Wisconsin conventioneers voting in a WisPolitics.com straw poll favored state Sen. Kathleen Vinehout for the party’s 2018 gubernatorial nomination. Vinehout, of Alma, was favored by 184, or 38 percent, of the 489 delegates, alternates and registered guests who voted in the straw poll. State Rep. Dana Wachs, of Eau Claire, was backed by 61, or 13 percent. Bob Harlow, who ran unsuccessfully for Congress in California last year, is the only announced Democratic candidate for governor. He received less than 1 percent of the

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Laning credits win to activists seeing ‘real change’ in party’s direction

Dem Chair Martha Laning, fresh off her re-election, said party activists gave her another two years at the helm because they’re “seeing real change happening” with the ground game she’s building in Wisconsin. The party suffered historic losses in 2016, losing the state’s electoral votes in a presidential race for the first time since 1984 and hitting their smallest minority in the Assembly since t… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options.

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Hulsey ponders political comeback

Former state Rep. Brett Hulsey says he’s considering another bid for public office, but isn’t committing to anything. “I’m happy in private practice,” Hulsey said in an interview. Hulsey is now vice president of environment for SynSel, a developer, owner and operator of biorefineries. He also said he’s been rehabbing an 1849 farm house on the east side of Madison. The Madison Dem ran for the party’s gubernatorial nomination in 2014, but lost badly to Mary Burke. In addition to running what some thought was an uphill campaign, Hulsey was involved in a string of incidents that drew negative headlines

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WisPolitics.com: Dem conventioneers prefer Vinehout for governor

MIDDLETON — More than a third of Democratic Party of Wisconsin conventioneers voting in a WisPolitics.com straw poll favored state Sen. Kathleen Vinehout for the party’s 2018 gubernatorial nomination. Vinehout, of Alma, was favored by 184, or 38 percent, of the 489 delegates, alternates and registered guests who voted in

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WisPolitics.com: Dem conventioneers prefer Vinehout for governor

Contact: WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross, 608-669-8418 MIDDLETON — More than a third of Democratic Party of Wisconsin conventioneers voting in a WisPolitics.com straw poll favored state Sen. Kathleen Vinehout for the party’s 2018 gubernatorial nomination. Vinehout, of Alma, was favored by 184, or 38 percent, of the 489 delegates, alternates

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Hulsey ponders political comeback

Former state Rep. Brett Hulsey says he’s considering another bid for public office, but isn’t committing to anything. “I’m happy in private practice,” Hulsey said in an interview. Hulsey is now vice president of environment for SynSel, a developer, owner and operator of biorefineries. He also said he’s been rehabbing

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