
Mark Pocan: Dem gubernatorial candidates must focus on Walker, not each other
To be successful, Democrats must focus on Gov. Walker’s failures and show Wisconsin voters their vision for the state, rather than attacking each other.
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To be successful, Democrats must focus on Gov. Walker’s failures and show Wisconsin voters their vision for the state, rather than attacking each other.

When candidates challenge an incumbent, they only have one option: To convince voters to change course. In doing so, they often have to fabricate a new reality from which they then vow to save a state’s citizens.

Violence and bullying are often committed by those who are ignorant of what they’re angry about.

Documents show state will allow 93 percent of workers to earn less than $15 hour.

His replacement, a coal lobbyist named Andrew Wheeler, is likely to be even worse.

Gov. Scott Walker spent nearly $1.6 million on TV ads over the first six months of 2018, according to his campaign finance report. He dropped another $279,195 on online ads. Walker’s TV buys include one for $23,262 in late January
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The eight Dem guv candidates hit on Foxconn, reducing the state’s prison population and other issues as they met for their first televised debate of the campaign July 12. Read WisPolitics.com coverage here. Watch the debate: https://www.tmj4.com/decision2018

Pocan’s proposal not backed by Baldwin, most Democratic candidates for Congress.

Sykes reviews Dan Kaufman’s new book, “The Fall of Wisconsin: The Conservative Conquest of a Progressive Bastion and the Future of American Politics.”

GOP U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner continues to advocate for the revitalization of the Voting Rights Act — along with Congressional Black Caucus members such as Milwaukee Congresswoman Gwen Moore and Georgia Congressman John Lewis.

To be successful, Democrats must focus on Gov. Walker’s failures and show Wisconsin voters their vision for the state, rather than attacking each other.

When candidates challenge an incumbent, they only have one option: To convince voters to change course. In doing so, they often have to fabricate a new reality from which they then vow to save a state’s citizens.

Violence and bullying are often committed by those who are ignorant of what they’re angry about.

Documents show state will allow 93 percent of workers to earn less than $15 hour.

His replacement, a coal lobbyist named Andrew Wheeler, is likely to be even worse.

Gov. Scott Walker spent nearly $1.6 million on TV ads over the first six months of 2018, according to his campaign finance report. He dropped another $279,195 on online ads. Walker’s TV buys include one for $23,262 in late January with the bulk of it coming in late April. The
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** July 26: WisPolitics Luncheon with Mike McCabe Join WisPolitics.com for lunch at the Madison Club, 5 East Wilson St., Madison, on Thursday, July 26 with Mike McCabe to discuss his bid for the Democratic nomination to run against GOP Gov. Scott Walker. Check-in and lunch

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker spent nearly $1.6 million on TV ads over the first six months of 2018, according to his campaign finance report. He dropped another $279,195 on online ads. Walker’s TV buys include one for $23,262 in
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Rep. Ron Kind has the biggest warchest heading into the August primary of all sitting Wisconsin congressmen seeking re-election this year. The La Crosse Dem has $3.1 million in the bank, after raising $364,728 over the second quarter of the year.
The eight Dem guv candidates hit on Foxconn, reducing the state’s prison population and other issues as they met for their first televised debate of the campaign July 12. Read WisPolitics.com coverage here. Watch the debate: https://www.tmj4.com/decision2018

Pocan’s proposal not backed by Baldwin, most Democratic candidates for Congress.

Sykes reviews Dan Kaufman’s new book, “The Fall of Wisconsin: The Conservative Conquest of a Progressive Bastion and the Future of American Politics.”

GOP U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner continues to advocate for the revitalization of the Voting Rights Act — along with Congressional Black Caucus members such as Milwaukee Congresswoman Gwen Moore and Georgia Congressman John Lewis.