WisGOP: Statement on Bernie Sanders’ visit to Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. – If you are covering Senator Bernie Sanders’ events in Superior and Baraboo today, please consider the following statement from WisGOP Chairman Brian Schimming: “Wisconsin Democrats are doubling down on disaster by putting socialist Senator Bernie Sanders on tour.
PPAWI Political Fund: Launches ad on Hovde’s anti-abortion positions
Media Contact Analiese Eicher Analiese.eicher@ppwi.org 608-449-5218 Madison, Wis. – With Election Day less than a month away, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin Political Fund is launching a six-figure ad buy targeting Eric Hovde’s radical positions on reproductive freedom. The ad highlights Hovde’s past comments
NDRC: NYT: In Wisconsin, Democrats hope competing down ballot helps Harris, too
Washington, D.C. — As the New York Times reported today, new fair maps are fueling “an energized Democratic Party” in Wisconsin “after perhaps the most systematic gerrymander in the country” was replaced with more competitive district lines. The local energy could even have
WisDems: In Wisconsin, Democrats hope competing down ballot helps Harris, too
MADISON, Wis. — New reporting from the New York Times highlights pivotal legislative races in Wisconsin and the potential effects those races will have on the Presidential election. Under the new, fair maps signed into law by Governor Evers earlier this year, Wisconsinites will
FRI REPORT: Dane, Milwaukee counties so far account for smaller share of absentee ballot requests than in ‘20, ‘22
Quotes of the Week Rebecca Cooke is afraid to debate because the truth will come out about her. – U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, knocking his Dem opponent Rebecca Cooke as “afraid to debate” in a press call this week.
WisDems: VIDEO RECAP: College students call out Eric Hovde for demolishing the Silver Dollar Tavern & insulting young people
MADISON, Wis. —Today, college students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison held a press conference outside the remnants of the Silver Dollar Tavern, the beloved bar that California bank owner Eric Hovde (R–Laguna Beach) tore down earlier this year. At the press conference, the students
Hovde campaign: Milwaukee Police Association endorses Eric Hovde for U.S. Senate
MADISON — Today, the Milwaukee Police Association (MPA) endorsed Wisconsin entrepreneur Eric Hovde for the United States Senate. The endorsement was announced by Alexander Ayala, President of the MPA, at the Milwaukee Police Association headquarters in Milwaukee. Following the MPA endorsement, Eric Hovde
U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Janesville Gazette: ‘This is our story.’ Baldwin, mom respond to Hovde’s criticism of fentanyl-focused campaign ad
MADISON, Wis. — In case you missed it, a new story from the Janesville Gazette featured Brooke, a Janesville-area woman who lost her son to fentanyl, speaking out against Eric Hovde’s harmful rhetoric and standing up for Tammy Baldwin’s efforts to combat the
Harris campaign: Political commentator Charlie Sykes and other Republicans host press call on Harris-Walz endorsement
Today, conservative political commentator and former talk show host Charlie Sykes, former Wisconsin Republican Senate Majority Leader Dale Schultz, and former Wisconsin Court of Appeals Judge Dave Deininger held a press call to share why they are endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris.These endorsements follow
Sen. Cowles: WPS’s latest money grab proposal puts ratepayers at risk
Contact: Senator Cowles ~ (920) 660-0615 or (608) 266-0484 GREEN BAY – Senator Rob Cowles (R-Green Bay) released the following statement after submitting comments to the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) encouraging the Commissioners to either dramatically revise or outright reject
Hovde ad says Baldwin ‘never tells the truth’
GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde’s campaign is up with a new TV ad calling Baldwin’s spots “nasty” and accusing her of “never” telling the truth.
Fix Washington PAC targets Baldwin on transgender issues
It’s the second ad on the topic from the group, and the GOP-aligned Senate Leadership Fund also focused on transgender issues in the first spot of its buy in the Wisconsin race. GOP businessman Eric Hovde has also run ads on the topic.
Rewind: Your Week in Review for Oct. 11
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss this week’s Supreme Court oral arguments on Gov. Tony Evers’ 400-year veto, the latest in the U.S. Senate race and President Joe Biden’s stop in Milwaukee.
Harris, those backing her outspent Trump and his allies over last 11 weeks
Dem VP Kamala Harris and those backing her have spent $74.6 million in ads in Wisconsin since Joe Biden dropped out of the race, while Donald Trump and his supporters dropped $53.1 million, according to AdImpact.
WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ take an early look at agency requests for Wisconsin’s next budget
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss the next biennial state budget and take a first look at agency requests for spending Wisconsin’s robust surplus. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and The Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.