Call for unity at GOP convention about getting behind Tiffany, past efforts to oust Schimming

Chair Brian Schimming addresses the 2026 Republican Party of Wisconsin state convention in the Wisconsin Dells. Photo by JR Ross, May 16, 2026.

On the surface, the call for unity at this weekend’s GOP state convention was about getting the activist base behind gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany. The subtext, though, was a push to move past the internal squabbles over state Chair Brian Schimming that some party insiders fear could hobble Tiffany’s pursuit of the governor’s office this fall. None of the elected officials who made pleas for...

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