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TOP STORIES DOJ asks WI Supreme Court to decide whether Robert F. Kennedy stays on ballot … “This question justifies prompt, final resolution by this Court: it is highly time sensitive and hugely consequential for the people of Wisconsin,” [Asst.
From WisPolitics … — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says it’s premature to ask the state Supreme Court whether he should be on the Wisconsin presidential ballot. The state Department of Justice yesterday asked the justices to take over the case,
Project Democracy has a new ad featuring Wisconsin business leaders who tout their support for Harris. The group said it’s spending six figures on the buy over the final seven weeks of the race to target 465,000 swing voters. The
From WisPolitics … — The Department of Justice today asked the state Supreme Court to take over Robert F. Kennedy’s legal quest to be removed from the presidential ballot, arguing the case is “highly time sensitive and hugely consequential for
The Republican State Leadership Committee has announced digital ads targeting Dems in three key Assembly races. The ads come after the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee yesterday announced a lineup of four Senate and 10 Assembly races it’s targeting this cycle.
TOP STORIES Wisconsin appeals court takes up RFK Jr. ballot case [2nd District appeals panel – Gundrum, Lazar, Neubauer – agreed to take the case] same day that county clerks are required by law to deliver ballots and supplies to
From WisPolitics … — The Milwaukee-based Teamsters Joint Council 39’s executive board endorsed Kamala Harris for president after the national union declined to back anyone in the race. Trump’s campaign yesterday was quick to tout the national union’s decision after
From WisPolitics … — The conservative 2nd District Court of Appeals today agreed to decide on an accelerated schedule whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr. should’ve been granted an order taking him off Wisconsin’s presidential ballot. Today’s appeals court ruling reflects
https://s3.amazonaws.com/pdfweb/videos/aa638478-d25e-40a8-91ce-ab9e57d3f609.mp4 WinSenate, an arm of the Senate Majority PAC that supports Dem candidates, began a new TV ad today accusing GOP candidate Eric Hovde of wanting to repeal the Affordable Care Act and supporting policies that would cut Social Security
TOP STORIES VP candidate Vance campaigns in Eau Claire … Tuesday at the Eau Claire Event District before about 500 supporters. … with many visitors lining the back wall. Vance said that [Biden-Harris’] “open border policies” … have allowed illegal
What does it take to win Wisconsin in the presidential election? Experts at a WisPolitics DC breakfast said it would be a combination of the right issues, organization and emotion.
From WisPolitics … — GOP VP nominee JD Vance told an Eau Claire crowd that while he is “not perfect,” Democrats need to “tone down the political rhetoric.” Vance’s remarks came two days after a man with an AK-47-style rifle
From WisPolitics … — Robert F. Kennedy went back to the conservative 2nd District Court of Appeals today in his quest to get off Wisconsin’s presidential ballots, with county clerks facing a deadline tomorrow to have them printed and in
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin is out with a new ad hitting GOP rival Eric Hovde on abortion as part of a joint buy with the state Dem Party.
The progressive group Way to Win announced a joint ad buy with Voces de la Frontera Action encouraging people to support Dems this fall.
Wisconsin Principles Inc. reported to the FEC it put $458,500 into an new ad hitting Baldwin on transparency.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin’s campaign is up with a new TV ad refuting claims from a conservative group that she’s hiding assets co-owned with her partner.
TOP STORIES RFK Jr.’s challenge to appearing on Wisconsin ballots fails in Dane County court … Judge Stephen Ehlke said arguments that Kennedy’s rights would be violated if he remained on the ballot were outweighed by constitutional and state law
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin is out with a new ad hitting GOP rival Eric Hovde on abortion as part of a joint buy with the state Dem Party. According to AdImpact, the Madison Dem and the
From WisPolitics … — A Dane County judge today rejected Robert F. Kennedy’s lawsuit seeking to force his way off the Wisconsin ballot, ruling state law clearly bars candidates from withdrawing from a race once they turn in nomination papers.
TOP STORIES DOJ asks WI Supreme Court to decide whether Robert F. Kennedy stays on ballot … “This question justifies prompt, final resolution by this Court: it is highly time sensitive and hugely consequential for the people of Wisconsin,” [Asst. AG Gibson’s] court filing states. Kennedy’s appeal rests with 2nd
From WisPolitics … — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says it’s premature to ask the state Supreme Court whether he should be on the Wisconsin presidential ballot. The state Department of Justice yesterday asked the justices to take over the case, which is now before the conservative 2nd District Court of
Project Democracy has a new ad featuring Wisconsin business leaders who tout their support for Harris. The group said it’s spending six figures on the buy over the final seven weeks of the race to target 465,000 swing voters. The spots will run on streaming services, social media and online
From WisPolitics … — The Department of Justice today asked the state Supreme Court to take over Robert F. Kennedy’s legal quest to be removed from the presidential ballot, arguing the case is “highly time sensitive and hugely consequential for the people of Wisconsin.” The DOJ petition came the same
The Republican State Leadership Committee has announced digital ads targeting Dems in three key Assembly races. The ads come after the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee yesterday announced a lineup of four Senate and 10 Assembly races it’s targeting this cycle. The ads are part of a six-figure buy to run
TOP STORIES Wisconsin appeals court takes up RFK Jr. ballot case [2nd District appeals panel – Gundrum, Lazar, Neubauer – agreed to take the case] same day that county clerks are required by law to deliver ballots and supplies to municipal clerks, and one day before absentee ballots must be
From WisPolitics … — The Milwaukee-based Teamsters Joint Council 39’s executive board endorsed Kamala Harris for president after the national union declined to back anyone in the race. Trump’s campaign yesterday was quick to tout the national union’s decision after the Teamsters released the results from surveys of members that
From WisPolitics … — The conservative 2nd District Court of Appeals today agreed to decide on an accelerated schedule whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr. should’ve been granted an order taking him off Wisconsin’s presidential ballot. Today’s appeals court ruling reflects the “extreme time pressure on this case,” and the judges
https://s3.amazonaws.com/pdfweb/videos/aa638478-d25e-40a8-91ce-ab9e57d3f609.mp4 WinSenate, an arm of the Senate Majority PAC that supports Dem candidates, began a new TV ad today accusing GOP candidate Eric Hovde of wanting to repeal the Affordable Care Act and supporting policies that would cut Social Security and Medicare. The narrator in the ad says Hovde’s a
TOP STORIES VP candidate Vance campaigns in Eau Claire … Tuesday at the Eau Claire Event District before about 500 supporters. … with many visitors lining the back wall. Vance said that [Biden-Harris’] “open border policies” … have allowed illegal immigration to significantly increase. “Now Wisconsin, and every other state,
What does it take to win Wisconsin in the presidential election? Experts at a WisPolitics DC breakfast said it would be a combination of the right issues, organization and emotion.
From WisPolitics … — GOP VP nominee JD Vance told an Eau Claire crowd that while he is “not perfect,” Democrats need to “tone down the political rhetoric.” Vance’s remarks came two days after a man with an AK-47-style rifle was arrested at one of Donald Trump’s golf courses in
From WisPolitics … — Robert F. Kennedy went back to the conservative 2nd District Court of Appeals today in his quest to get off Wisconsin’s presidential ballots, with county clerks facing a deadline tomorrow to have them printed and in the hands of local election officials. Kennedy’s petition for appeal
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin is out with a new ad hitting GOP rival Eric Hovde on abortion as part of a joint buy with the state Dem Party.
The progressive group Way to Win announced a joint ad buy with Voces de la Frontera Action encouraging people to support Dems this fall.
Wisconsin Principles Inc. reported to the FEC it put $458,500 into an new ad hitting Baldwin on transparency.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin’s campaign is up with a new TV ad refuting claims from a conservative group that she’s hiding assets co-owned with her partner.
TOP STORIES RFK Jr.’s challenge to appearing on Wisconsin ballots fails in Dane County court … Judge Stephen Ehlke said arguments that Kennedy’s rights would be violated if he remained on the ballot were outweighed by constitutional and state law concerns [anyone who files valid nomination papers MUST appear on
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin is out with a new ad hitting GOP rival Eric Hovde on abortion as part of a joint buy with the state Dem Party. According to AdImpact, the Madison Dem and the state party have reserved $413,395 over the next week on
From WisPolitics … — A Dane County judge today rejected Robert F. Kennedy’s lawsuit seeking to force his way off the Wisconsin ballot, ruling state law clearly bars candidates from withdrawing from a race once they turn in nomination papers. Kennedy attorney Joe Bugni said immediately after the hearing that