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From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers’ job performance continues to hold steady in the latest Marquette University Law School Poll. Fifty-one percent of registered voters approved of his performance, while 44% disapproved, unchanged from the last two polls. Evers’
From WisPolitics … — The new Marquette University Law School Poll found a narrow advantage for Kamala Harris in Wisconsin’s presidential race amid a rise in Dem enthusiasm to vote. Meanwhile, the spread in the U.S. Senate race in head-to-head
The National Republican Congressional Committee is running a new hybrid TV ad with U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden blasting Dem 3rd CD candidate Rebecca Cooke as a “political insider” supported by the Washington liberal elite.
DSCC’s new spots knock Hovde for wanting to charge obese people more for their health insurance, along with comments he made about his wealth and those in nursing homes.
Fix Washington PAC has launched a new TV ad that knocks U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin for not disclosing assets jointly owned with her partner.
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, 8th CD Dem candidate Kristin Lyerly, an OB-GYN, says she believes her message in support of abortion resonates in the district, arguing abortion “is not something rare and unusual.” This interview was conducted before Lyerly and GOP opponent Tony Wied agreed to a debate.
TOP STORIES WI Supreme Court justices question merits of case brought by election activist … [Wisconsin Voters Alliance’s Heuer alleges ineligible/incompetent voters are included among voter registration rolls, seeks records to find out] Heuer and the WVA filed lawsuits in
From WisPolitics … — Two Dems in key state Senate races have released their first TV ads, while two Republicans have made their first media buys. Dem attorney Jody Habush Sinykin, running in the Milwaukee area’s 8th SD against GOP
From WisPolitics … — Liberal Justice Jill Karofsky today questioned the intent of a group seeking records of those who have been judged incompetent, suggesting the Wisconsin Voter Alliance was trying to create fear of “some sort of illegitimacy” with
TOP STORIES Harris and the Dems are out-dueling Trump and GOP in the Wisconsin ad wars … Harris and outside Democratic groups have spent about $44M across broadcast, cable and radio advertising in Wisconsin this cycle compared to about $23M
From WisPolitics … — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is now asking the conservative 2nd District Court of Appeals to remove him from Wisconsin’s presidential ballot, acknowledging that he is “running against the clock.” Kennedy filed an appeal yesterday with the
From WisPolitics … — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has filed notice of appeal in his efforts to get off Wisconsin’s presidential ballot, according to online court records. Kennedy’s notice of appeal wasn’t yet posted on the court’s website late this
TOP STORIES Trump threatens to jail adversaries in escalating rhetoric ahead of pivotal debate … “WHEN I WIN, those people that CHEATED will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the Law, which will include long term prison sentences so
From WisPolitics … — Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson says Donald Trump must campaign in Dem-dominated Dane and Milwaukee counties ahead of Election Day in order to win Wisconsin. “They’ve got to reduce the Democratic votes in Dane County,” Thompson
FRI PM Update: Dodge County sheriff encouraged clerks not to use drop boxes this fall Subscribers: We are sending this PM Update today instead of the usual REPORT, which will return next week. Thank you for subscribing! From WisPolitics …
The National Republican Congressional Committee is airing a hybrid ad with Van Orden that knocks Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris and backs the former Navy SEAL.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss President Joe Biden’s visit to Westby, presidential campaign visits, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s lawsuit to be removed from Wisconsin’s presidential ballot, political ad spending, controversy over student test score changes and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider the status of Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate race between challenger Eric Hovde and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
TOP STORIES Biden promotes clean energy funds in visit to western Wisconsin The trip to Westby was Biden’s first Wisconsin visit since dropping out of the presidential race in July … Dairyland Power … is one of 16 cooperatives receiving
From WisPolitics … — President Joe Biden’s trip to Westby — a western Wisconsin community of 2,370 — focused on new investments in electrification and expanded high-speed internet. “All these investments mean family farms can stay in the family,” Biden
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers’ job performance continues to hold steady in the latest Marquette University Law School Poll. Fifty-one percent of registered voters approved of his performance, while 44% disapproved, unchanged from the last two polls. Evers’ split was also 51-44 in January. Only one Marquette poll
From WisPolitics … — The new Marquette University Law School Poll found a narrow advantage for Kamala Harris in Wisconsin’s presidential race amid a rise in Dem enthusiasm to vote. Meanwhile, the spread in the U.S. Senate race in head-to-head questions closely matched the presidential race for the first time
The National Republican Congressional Committee is running a new hybrid TV ad with U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden blasting Dem 3rd CD candidate Rebecca Cooke as a “political insider” supported by the Washington liberal elite.
DSCC’s new spots knock Hovde for wanting to charge obese people more for their health insurance, along with comments he made about his wealth and those in nursing homes.
Fix Washington PAC has launched a new TV ad that knocks U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin for not disclosing assets jointly owned with her partner.
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, 8th CD Dem candidate Kristin Lyerly, an OB-GYN, says she believes her message in support of abortion resonates in the district, arguing abortion “is not something rare and unusual.” This interview was conducted before Lyerly and GOP opponent Tony Wied agreed to a debate.
TOP STORIES WI Supreme Court justices question merits of case brought by election activist … [Wisconsin Voters Alliance’s Heuer alleges ineligible/incompetent voters are included among voter registration rolls, seeks records to find out] Heuer and the WVA filed lawsuits in 13 counties in 2022 seeking guardianship records. Heuer on appeal
From WisPolitics … — Two Dems in key state Senate races have released their first TV ads, while two Republicans have made their first media buys. Dem attorney Jody Habush Sinykin, running in the Milwaukee area’s 8th SD against GOP Sen. Duey Stroebel, says in her ad that she’s running
From WisPolitics … — Liberal Justice Jill Karofsky today questioned the intent of a group seeking records of those who have been judged incompetent, suggesting the Wisconsin Voter Alliance was trying to create fear of “some sort of illegitimacy” with state elections. Conservative Justice Brian Hagedorn, meanwhile, said regardless of
TOP STORIES Harris and the Dems are out-dueling Trump and GOP in the Wisconsin ad wars … Harris and outside Democratic groups have spent about $44M across broadcast, cable and radio advertising in Wisconsin this cycle compared to about $23M from Trump and Republican groups [including Preserve America’s $11M+, MAGA
From WisPolitics … — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is now asking the conservative 2nd District Court of Appeals to remove him from Wisconsin’s presidential ballot, acknowledging that he is “running against the clock.” Kennedy filed an appeal yesterday with the Waukesha-based court after a Dane County judge on Friday rejected
From WisPolitics … — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has filed notice of appeal in his efforts to get off Wisconsin’s presidential ballot, according to online court records. Kennedy’s notice of appeal wasn’t yet posted on the court’s website late this afternoon, and attorneys on the case didn’t immediately have a
TOP STORIES Trump threatens to jail adversaries in escalating rhetoric ahead of pivotal debate … “WHEN I WIN, those people that CHEATED will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the Law, which will include long term prison sentences so that this Depravity of Justice does not happen again,” Trump
From WisPolitics … — Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson says Donald Trump must campaign in Dem-dominated Dane and Milwaukee counties ahead of Election Day in order to win Wisconsin. “They’ve got to reduce the Democratic votes in Dane County,” Thompson said on WISN’s “UpFront,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics. “Number
FRI PM Update: Dodge County sheriff encouraged clerks not to use drop boxes this fall Subscribers: We are sending this PM Update today instead of the usual REPORT, which will return next week. Thank you for subscribing! From WisPolitics … — Dodge County’s Republican sheriff pressed three municipal clerks not
The National Republican Congressional Committee is airing a hybrid ad with Van Orden that knocks Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris and backs the former Navy SEAL.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss President Joe Biden’s visit to Westby, presidential campaign visits, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s lawsuit to be removed from Wisconsin’s presidential ballot, political ad spending, controversy over student test score changes and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider the status of Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate race between challenger Eric Hovde and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
TOP STORIES Biden promotes clean energy funds in visit to western Wisconsin The trip to Westby was Biden’s first Wisconsin visit since dropping out of the presidential race in July … Dairyland Power … is one of 16 cooperatives receiving a total of $7.3B-IRA for renewable energy projects through the
From WisPolitics … — President Joe Biden’s trip to Westby — a western Wisconsin community of 2,370 — focused on new investments in electrification and expanded high-speed internet. “All these investments mean family farms can stay in the family,” Biden said yesterday as he announced $7.3 billion in investments for