Crute claims his campaign is serious, but a common rule of thumb is that if a candidate has to declare their candidacy isn’t a gimmick, there is an overwhelming reason to believe it is.

The people of southwest Wisconsin deserve a representative who is not hyper partisan and looks out for them, regardless of party.

It’s certainly ironic that someone who is working feverishly to destroy America’s wetlands has himself created a vast ethical swamp.

For the Freedom Caucus, it is seen as a victory in their mission: pursuing the conservative cause as they alone define it. For the left, it is seen as another sign that there is a solid chance they will take back control of the House — and maybe even the Senate — in the next election.

Moving the cenotaph and adding an explanatory plaque seems like a reasonable compromise. But it’s perfectly understandable why descendants of those whose lives were permanently altered during and for years after that war would rather it just go away.

While constituencies on both sides of the political divide often bristle at any talk of, “criminal justice reform,” I believe there’s achievable consensus when focusing on “outcome-based criminal justice reform.”