
Dave Cieslewicz: Observations on the veep debate
It was nice to see two guys disagreeing agreeably.
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It was nice to see two guys disagreeing agreeably.

Tim Walz’s rise is about more than being an endearing Midwestern dad. There’s policy achievements and a sense of urgency at the core of his ascent, and that’s exactly what Democrats need right now.

In November, a referendum will ask whether “only” citizens should have the right to vote. … This referendum, framed as a matter of legal clarity, is a smokescreen for an exclusionary agenda that seeks to marginalize already vulnerable populations.

Perhaps not trusting the will of the fickle American voter, Democrats have increasingly looked to noncitizens to give themselves a permanent majority. It’s no coincidence that the “pathway to citizenship” they support for the untold millions of illegal immigrants allowed into the country under the Biden-Harris also includes a “pathway to voting.” They want a new electoral base.

What’s been going on these past several months, mostly flying beneath the radar, are massive campaigns to purge voter rolls and new legislation in several states to hold down the vote of any population segment that they suspect might vote against them.

Why the two presidential candidates don’t listen to self-insured managers of health care is a mystery. The reality, though, is that politicians listen to consultants and wonks who have never paid a health care bill for a group of workers.

Four factors are at work that could combine to explode Wisconsin’s already extremely high property tax burden.

Remapped 51st AD is 55% Democrat. But incumbent Republican is running hard.

This Banned Books Week and beyond, tell Wisconsin’s GOP lawmakers that we support Wisconsin students’ freedom to read, and we trust parents, teachers, and our public libraries working together — not politicians — to create the best learning environment possible for our kids.

Last week, our nation observed Banned Book Week, a time when, sadly, we need to pay attention to the number of books being sought by zealots who wish to ensure the rest of us do not read whatever we desire.
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This is a historic event. It takes a lot of guts for a Republican to show his or her face in Dane County.

Dane County is the polar opposite of what Trump uses in his rallies and threatens if elected to a second term.

Donald Trump can win the Dairy State by running up the numbers in rural Wisconsin. No recent presidential candidate has achieved such a lopsided victory in rural communities like he did in 2016. But if he wants to replicate that success, he should stick to a policy contest, not a personality one.

It was nice to see two guys disagreeing agreeably.

Tim Walz’s rise is about more than being an endearing Midwestern dad. There’s policy achievements and a sense of urgency at the core of his ascent, and that’s exactly what Democrats need right now.

In November, a referendum will ask whether “only” citizens should have the right to vote. … This referendum, framed as a matter of legal clarity, is a smokescreen for an exclusionary agenda that seeks to marginalize already vulnerable populations.

Perhaps not trusting the will of the fickle American voter, Democrats have increasingly looked to noncitizens to give themselves a permanent majority. It’s no coincidence that the “pathway to citizenship” they support for the untold millions of illegal immigrants allowed into the country under the Biden-Harris also includes a “pathway to voting.” They want a new electoral base.

What’s been going on these past several months, mostly flying beneath the radar, are massive campaigns to purge voter rolls and new legislation in several states to hold down the vote of any population segment that they suspect might vote against them.

Why the two presidential candidates don’t listen to self-insured managers of health care is a mystery. The reality, though, is that politicians listen to consultants and wonks who have never paid a health care bill for a group of workers.

Four factors are at work that could combine to explode Wisconsin’s already extremely high property tax burden.

Remapped 51st AD is 55% Democrat. But incumbent Republican is running hard.

This Banned Books Week and beyond, tell Wisconsin’s GOP lawmakers that we support Wisconsin students’ freedom to read, and we trust parents, teachers, and our public libraries working together — not politicians — to create the best learning environment possible for our kids.

Last week, our nation observed Banned Book Week, a time when, sadly, we need to pay attention to the number of books being sought by zealots who wish to ensure the rest of us do not read whatever we desire.
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This is a historic event. It takes a lot of guts for a Republican to show his or her face in Dane County.

Dane County is the polar opposite of what Trump uses in his rallies and threatens if elected to a second term.

Donald Trump can win the Dairy State by running up the numbers in rural Wisconsin. No recent presidential candidate has achieved such a lopsided victory in rural communities like he did in 2016. But if he wants to replicate that success, he should stick to a policy contest, not a personality one.