Rewind: Your Week in Review for June 4

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and the Capital Times’ Briana Reilly discuss the state budget, the La Crosse County district attorney’s decision not to press charges over potential voter fraud cases, and the latest action in legislative committees.

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Baldwin calls on Dems to keep moving state, nation forward

U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin called on Dems to live up to the Wisconsin motto and to keep moving the state and the nation “forward” on progressive policies. The Madison Dem thanked volunteers and party workers for all of their efforts and donations in the past year that resulted in Biden

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Barnes says Dems ‘more united than ever before’

Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes said he intends to do everything he can to ensure Evers wins another term and that Wisconsin voters remove Johnson from office in 2022. Barnes noted how the state was the birthplace of the labor and progressive movements, and how it has been on the forefront

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Kaul says ‘big lie’ that 2020 election was stolen a threat to

The “big lie” that last year’s presidential election was stolen poses a threat to democracy itself, AG Josh Kaul told Dem activists. Addressing the virtual convention, Kaul recounted the legal fights the Department of Justice was involved in leading up to the election. He also touted the agency’s work afterward

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Kind says GOP poses ‘existential threat’ to democracy

U.S. Rep. Ron Kind told Dems “it’s not too early to be thinking about next year” and the upcoming 2022 elections. Kind, D-La Crosse, touted the bills passed through the U.S. House on infrastructure and election reform, as well as the latest COVID-19 relief package. He said it’s essential that

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Moore says Dems need to be ‘bouncers’ to help party bounce back

U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Milwaukee, told Dem activists the party has been bounced around by Republicans thanks to gerrymandered maps. But she pledged the party would bounce back so long as activists dedicated themselves to being “bouncers.” Moore knocked Republicans for fighting commonsense efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, and

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Pocan calls on Dems to reelect Evers, oust Johnson

Kicking off the night of speeches, U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan praised Gov. Tony Evers and President Joe Biden for their efforts to end the COVID-19 pandemic. The Town of Vermont Dem thanked grassroots Dem voters and organizers for their efforts to get people to the polls and promote absentee ballots

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for June 4

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and the Capital Times’ Briana Reilly discuss the state budget, the La Crosse County district attorney’s decision not to press charges over potential voter fraud cases, and the latest action in legislative committees.

Read More »