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From WisPolitics … — The State Senate Democratic Committee has transferred $7.3 million to its candidates in four top races since mid-September, helping to fuel fundraising advantages over their GOP counterparts, according to new filings. Meanwhile, the Committee to Elect
From WisPolitics … — GOP vice presidential nominee JD Vance at a Wausau rally today said people “have to stop getting so offended at every little thing” after a speaker at a Trump-Vance campaign rally called Puerto Rico a “floating
TOP STORIES Trump will host rally at Fiserv Forum, campaign in Green Bay with FavreHarris will be in Madison, with high-profile surrogates fanning out across state. … When Trump appears at the Resch Center Wednesday, Oct. 30, he’ll be joined
Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin says she’s prepared to vote to eliminate the filibuster in order to codify Roe v. Wade but would rather work to reform it instead. Meanwhile, Baldwin’s GOP challenger, Eric Hovde, says a Trump victory in Wisconsin would boost his chances in the razor-thin race.
From WisPolitics … — Wisconsin will see dueling visits today from the vice presidential nominees. JD Vance, who had already announced plans to be in Racine this evening, will also make a stop in Wausau this afternoon. Meanwhile, Tim Walz
Quotes of the Week I really think this is one of the most important things I’ve done. Hopefully, people will accept that and listen to me, those that have trusted me and believed in me will think about that, and
Fix Washington PAC, which has run a string of ads attacking Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, is out with a new spot in which people say they thought they knew the senator, but she’s “extreme.”
GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde has launched a pair of new TV ads knocking Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin on “big pharma.”
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the start of early voting, presidential candidate visits, lawsuits targeting Wisconsin elections and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, analyze the U.S. Senate race between GOP businessman Eric Hovde and Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin as Election Day draws closer. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
TOP STORIES GOP Sen. Rob Cowles, WI’s longest-serving state senator, endorses Kamala Harris… called it “one of the most important things I’ve done.” … “Trump has to be defeated, and we have to protect the Constitution,” he said on [Civic
The demand for early, in-person voting continued to create slowdowns with the computer system used to print absentee ballot envelope labels, the Elections Commission says.
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, outraised GOP rival Eric Hovde more than 3-to-1 over the first half of October, fueled by contributions from individual donors, according to their latest campaign finance reports. Baldwin reported $4.8 million
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, outraised GOP rival Eric Hovde more than 3-to-1 over the first half of October, fueled by contributions from individual donors, according to their latest campaign finance reports.
From WisPolitics … — The demand for early, in-person voting continued to create slowdowns today with the computer system used to print absentee ballot envelope labels, the Elections Commission says. The commission initially reported computer problems on Tuesday after at
GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde is up on the air with two new TV ads, including one that calls U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, a “liberal snob.”
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has now asked the U.S. Supreme Court to remove him from Wisconsin’s presidential ballot after he struck out with the state courts.
A Green Bay voter and the town of Oshkosh clerk have asked a federal judge to bar the Elections Commission from using its website that allows people to register and request absentee ballots due to what they allege are “inadequate security measures.”
TOP STORIES Wisconsin sees high turnout on the first day of in-person absentee voting… [WEC] reported Wednesday that 97,436 people voted in-person on Tuesday. … up from 79,774 … in 2020 [the pandemic election that saw 2M absentees] … As
From WisPolitics … — A Green Bay voter and the town of Oshkosh clerk have asked a federal judge to bar the Elections Commission from using its website that allows people to register and request absentee ballots due to what
From WisPolitics … — The State Senate Democratic Committee has transferred $7.3 million to its candidates in four top races since mid-September, helping to fuel fundraising advantages over their GOP counterparts, according to new filings. Meanwhile, the Committee to Elect a Republican Senate has sent more than $2 million to
From WisPolitics … — GOP vice presidential nominee JD Vance at a Wausau rally today said people “have to stop getting so offended at every little thing” after a speaker at a Trump-Vance campaign rally called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage.” Meanwhile, Dem vice presidential candidate Tim Walz
TOP STORIES Trump will host rally at Fiserv Forum, campaign in Green Bay with FavreHarris will be in Madison, with high-profile surrogates fanning out across state. … When Trump appears at the Resch Center Wednesday, Oct. 30, he’ll be joined by … [Packer Super Bowl QB] Favre, who recently revealed
Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin says she’s prepared to vote to eliminate the filibuster in order to codify Roe v. Wade but would rather work to reform it instead. Meanwhile, Baldwin’s GOP challenger, Eric Hovde, says a Trump victory in Wisconsin would boost his chances in the razor-thin race.
From WisPolitics … — Wisconsin will see dueling visits today from the vice presidential nominees. JD Vance, who had already announced plans to be in Racine this evening, will also make a stop in Wausau this afternoon. Meanwhile, Tim Walz will be in Waukesha this afternoon before heading to Manitowoc.
Quotes of the Week I really think this is one of the most important things I’ve done. Hopefully, people will accept that and listen to me, those that have trusted me and believed in me will think about that, and if they’re undecided, that we have to make a change
Fix Washington PAC, which has run a string of ads attacking Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, is out with a new spot in which people say they thought they knew the senator, but she’s “extreme.”
GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde has launched a pair of new TV ads knocking Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin on “big pharma.”
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the start of early voting, presidential candidate visits, lawsuits targeting Wisconsin elections and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, analyze the U.S. Senate race between GOP businessman Eric Hovde and Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin as Election Day draws closer. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
TOP STORIES GOP Sen. Rob Cowles, WI’s longest-serving state senator, endorses Kamala Harris… called it “one of the most important things I’ve done.” … “Trump has to be defeated, and we have to protect the Constitution,” he said on [Civic Media] show “Rational Revolution.” “And the country will go on,
The demand for early, in-person voting continued to create slowdowns with the computer system used to print absentee ballot envelope labels, the Elections Commission says.
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, outraised GOP rival Eric Hovde more than 3-to-1 over the first half of October, fueled by contributions from individual donors, according to their latest campaign finance reports. Baldwin reported $4.8 million raised between Oct. 1-16, including almost $4.5 million from individuals.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, outraised GOP rival Eric Hovde more than 3-to-1 over the first half of October, fueled by contributions from individual donors, according to their latest campaign finance reports.
From WisPolitics … — The demand for early, in-person voting continued to create slowdowns today with the computer system used to print absentee ballot envelope labels, the Elections Commission says. The commission initially reported computer problems on Tuesday after at least 97,436 people cast absentee ballots in person during the
GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde is up on the air with two new TV ads, including one that calls U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, a “liberal snob.”
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has now asked the U.S. Supreme Court to remove him from Wisconsin’s presidential ballot after he struck out with the state courts.
A Green Bay voter and the town of Oshkosh clerk have asked a federal judge to bar the Elections Commission from using its website that allows people to register and request absentee ballots due to what they allege are “inadequate security measures.”
TOP STORIES Wisconsin sees high turnout on the first day of in-person absentee voting… [WEC] reported Wednesday that 97,436 people voted in-person on Tuesday. … up from 79,774 … in 2020 [the pandemic election that saw 2M absentees] … As of Wednesday, 475,460 absentee ballots had been returned [mail +
From WisPolitics … — A Green Bay voter and the town of Oshkosh clerk have asked a federal judge to bar the Elections Commission from using its website that allows people to register and request absentee ballots due to what they allege are “inadequate security measures.” The suit was filed