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Wisconsin delegates tell WisPolitics they are confident with Donald Trump as their nominee as they focus on what it takes to win in November.
WisPolitics gathered a selection of top quotes from this week’s Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
WisPolitics will be posting here throughout the convention to help you keep track of convention news and tidbits.
Beloit billionaire and GOP megadonor Diane Hendricks at the RNC in Milwaukee said she is “living proof that the American Dream is possible with hard work and determination.” But she said that dream is now under threat.
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Assembly Speaker Robin Vos told reporters today he expects Donald Trump’s speech tonight to have a more unifying tone and said he hopes people will see the “real side” of the former president.
U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde in a WisPolitics-WisconsinEye interview said he would “totally recuse myself” from the California bank he owns and step away from his business holdings if he defeats U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, in November.
U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, at the RNC in Milwaukee today said Republicans are in a good spot to secure House seats in play, but added “we can’t take our foot off the gas.”
On Tap at the Brewhouse Inn & Suites is hosting multiple private parties this week for state delegations to the Republican National Convention, featuring custom cheese carvings of Donald Trump as well as the party’s elephant mascot. Located in the
Panelists at a UW-Milwaukee event painted a dismal outlook for Democrats this November, speculating that Republicans could control Congress and the White House.
Sgt. Bill Pekrul, a World War II veteran from Milwaukee, told attendees at the RNC this evening “America is still worth fighting for.”
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, leads a July 17, 2024, discussion with graduates of The Joseph Project, a faith-based jobs initiative he co-founded with late Milwaukee Pastor Jerome Smith. Joining Johnson (left) was Nate Harris (center), who is now a shuttle driver for The Joseph Project, and Vernon Mitchell (right), a warehouse worker at Denali Ingredients in New Berlin. Photo by David Wise
Wisconsin delegates at the RNC in Milwaukee tell WisPolitics border security and inflation are some of the biggest issues for them going into this year’s presidential election.
Milwaukee County GOP Chair Hilario Deleon, 23, in a WisPolitics-WisconsinEye interview said he sees abortion and technology as the main issues where younger Republicans differ from the older generation.
“With President Trump going to places like the South Bronx and North Philly, I think President Trump can make it out to Madison, or the Dane County area in Wisconsin,” Maly said.
Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien, spoke at this morning’s Wisconsin delegation breakfast at the RNC in Milwaukee, where former U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores, R-Texas, and U.S. Rep. Cory Mills, R-Florida, also provided remarks.
Software startup Renaissant will use a recently completed $5 million investment round to fund further development of its logistics platform, the Milwaukee-based company announced. The Series A funding round was led by Green Bay’s TitletownTech — a venture capital firm
TOP STORIES Hovde calls Baldwin ‘rubber stamp’ for Biden in RNC speech … In a five minute speech before the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Hovde said Baldwin, a Democrat, shares responsibility with Biden for the national debt, inflation and
Former Gov. Scott Walker praised Donald Trump’s pick of JD Vance to be his running mate as a nod to people who feel forgotten, adding Trump must seize the “opportunity” from the weekend shooting to show a national audience that
The Wisconsin RNC delegation has front-row seating in the Fiserv Forum. Photo by David Wise, July 16, 2024. Photo by Kate Morton, July 16, 2024. A view from the floor of the 2024 RNC. Photo by Kate Morton, July 16,
Wisconsin delegates tell WisPolitics they are confident with Donald Trump as their nominee as they focus on what it takes to win in November.
WisPolitics gathered a selection of top quotes from this week’s Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
WisPolitics will be posting here throughout the convention to help you keep track of convention news and tidbits.
Beloit billionaire and GOP megadonor Diane Hendricks at the RNC in Milwaukee said she is “living proof that the American Dream is possible with hard work and determination.” But she said that dream is now under threat.
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Assembly Speaker Robin Vos told reporters today he expects Donald Trump’s speech tonight to have a more unifying tone and said he hopes people will see the “real side” of the former president.
U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde in a WisPolitics-WisconsinEye interview said he would “totally recuse myself” from the California bank he owns and step away from his business holdings if he defeats U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, in November.
U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, at the RNC in Milwaukee today said Republicans are in a good spot to secure House seats in play, but added “we can’t take our foot off the gas.”
On Tap at the Brewhouse Inn & Suites is hosting multiple private parties this week for state delegations to the Republican National Convention, featuring custom cheese carvings of Donald Trump as well as the party’s elephant mascot. Located in the original Pabst Blue Ribbon Brewery building near Fiserv Forum in
Panelists at a UW-Milwaukee event painted a dismal outlook for Democrats this November, speculating that Republicans could control Congress and the White House.
Sgt. Bill Pekrul, a World War II veteran from Milwaukee, told attendees at the RNC this evening “America is still worth fighting for.”
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, leads a July 17, 2024, discussion with graduates of The Joseph Project, a faith-based jobs initiative he co-founded with late Milwaukee Pastor Jerome Smith. Joining Johnson (left) was Nate Harris (center), who is now a shuttle driver for The Joseph Project, and Vernon Mitchell (right), a warehouse worker at Denali Ingredients in New Berlin. Photo by David Wise
Wisconsin delegates at the RNC in Milwaukee tell WisPolitics border security and inflation are some of the biggest issues for them going into this year’s presidential election.
Milwaukee County GOP Chair Hilario Deleon, 23, in a WisPolitics-WisconsinEye interview said he sees abortion and technology as the main issues where younger Republicans differ from the older generation.
“With President Trump going to places like the South Bronx and North Philly, I think President Trump can make it out to Madison, or the Dane County area in Wisconsin,” Maly said.
Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien, spoke at this morning’s Wisconsin delegation breakfast at the RNC in Milwaukee, where former U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores, R-Texas, and U.S. Rep. Cory Mills, R-Florida, also provided remarks.
Software startup Renaissant will use a recently completed $5 million investment round to fund further development of its logistics platform, the Milwaukee-based company announced. The Series A funding round was led by Green Bay’s TitletownTech — a venture capital firm created by the Green Bay Packers and Microsoft — and
TOP STORIES Hovde calls Baldwin ‘rubber stamp’ for Biden in RNC speech … In a five minute speech before the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Hovde said Baldwin, a Democrat, shares responsibility with Biden for the national debt, inflation and “allowing criminals and terrorists to enter our country” through the
Former Gov. Scott Walker praised Donald Trump’s pick of JD Vance to be his running mate as a nod to people who feel forgotten, adding Trump must seize the “opportunity” from the weekend shooting to show a national audience that he is a fighter for those same people. “I don’t
The Wisconsin RNC delegation has front-row seating in the Fiserv Forum. Photo by David Wise, July 16, 2024. Photo by Kate Morton, July 16, 2024. A view from the floor of the 2024 RNC. Photo by Kate Morton, July 16, 2024. “The No. 1 Republican Service Dog” relaxes on the