A north-central Wisconsin businessman compared President Trump to the Wisconsin Badgers football team this evening, telling the Republican National Convention they’re both smart, tough and dependable. John Peterson, owner of metal fabrication business Schuette Metals, said those qualities are exactly
A Grantsburg dairy farmer told the Republican National Convention tonight President Trump took office during the “Great Depression for Wisconsin dairy farmers.” But Cris Peterson said Trump’s “economic boom” helped dairy farms right up to the economic shutdown triggered by
Milwaukee County pastors this evening praised President Trump as a champion of prison reform and American freedoms ahead of tonight’s Republican National Convention. Pastor Jerome Smith, co-founder of the Joseph Project jobs training program, in a pre-convention event thanked Trump
Former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch says the reelection of President Trump is about safety, equality and a push to “reclaim our Wisconsin.” She spoke at a Trump Victory campaign event in Waukesha alongside Milwaukee County GOP Vice Chair Chris Lawrence
Appearing in Charlotte today, President Trump took a dig at Joe Biden for not traveling to Wisconsin during the Dems’ national convention last week. Trump noted Biden “didn’t go there at all” while Dems were in Milwaukee. He traveled to
Former Gov. Scott Walker called Mike Pence “Midwest nice” today as he introduced the vice president to the Republican National Convention. Walker also praised Pence as strong, saying he and President Trump have a lot in common, though the media
Republicans will stage a convention with a very different and more optimistic message than the Democratic National Convention, a GOP consultant said. “You’re going to see President Trump and Republicans making their case across the country,” said Brian Reisinger, of
Trump’s campaign is doing Wisconsin events each night of the convention. Those participating will discuss their personal experience with that night’s theme. The “Land of Opportunity” event this evening will be broadcast from Franklin with former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch,
Former Gov. Scott Walker will nominate Vice President Mike Pence for re-election at the Republican National Convention. A Walker spokesman said details, including where and how, are to be determined. Pence will speak Wednesday at the convention, though the roll
If history serves as a guide, the candidate who wins Sawyer County in November is likely to win the presidency. The county has voted for every winning presidential candidate as far back as 1964. Even if a candidate didn’t win
With the conclusion of the unconventional Democratic National Convention, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, trade views on whether the virtual version will impact state voters more or less than if the party actually convened in Milwaukee.
Watch video of Wisconsin-related events at the 2020 Democratic National Convention.
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U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin says the upcoming November election will present Americans with a choice between being a country “where tens of thousands of people die from a virus or one where the American dream lives.” “Do we want to
Joe Biden, Massachusetts U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and a lineup of top Wisconsin Dem politicos urged viewers to organize and fight ahead of what several of the speakers labeled as the most consequential election in their lifetimes. Biden in a
Gov. Tony Evers said Wisconsin “persevered” in this year’s spring election because of mail-in voting in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a Democratic Governors Association Facebook panel ahead of the final night of Dem National Convention programming, he
AG Josh Kaul touted his joining of a lawsuit against controversial postal service changes and accused President Trump of seeking to “destroy the post office” in hopes of creating an unfair election so he can win a second term. “This
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and former Attorney General Eric Holder had a blunt message for Wisconsin delegates this morning: it’s all on your shoulders. But no pressure. Pelosi, D-Calif., and Holder addressed the delegation during its final virtual breakfast meeting,
There was an increased, but still light presence of groups demonstrating near the convention site in Milwaukee on Day 3 of the Democratic National Convention.
The November election is about returning “kindness, respect, empathy, and civility back to the White House,” Gov. Tony Evers told the Democratic National Convention Wednesday. As other Wisconsin speakers at the convention have done, Evers bemoaned that delegates couldn’t convene
A north-central Wisconsin businessman compared President Trump to the Wisconsin Badgers football team this evening, telling the Republican National Convention they’re both smart, tough and dependable. John Peterson, owner of metal fabrication business Schuette Metals, said those qualities are exactly
A Grantsburg dairy farmer told the Republican National Convention tonight President Trump took office during the “Great Depression for Wisconsin dairy farmers.” But Cris Peterson said Trump’s “economic boom” helped dairy farms right up to the economic shutdown triggered by
Milwaukee County pastors this evening praised President Trump as a champion of prison reform and American freedoms ahead of tonight’s Republican National Convention. Pastor Jerome Smith, co-founder of the Joseph Project jobs training program, in a pre-convention event thanked Trump
Former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch says the reelection of President Trump is about safety, equality and a push to “reclaim our Wisconsin.” She spoke at a Trump Victory campaign event in Waukesha alongside Milwaukee County GOP Vice Chair Chris Lawrence
Appearing in Charlotte today, President Trump took a dig at Joe Biden for not traveling to Wisconsin during the Dems’ national convention last week. Trump noted Biden “didn’t go there at all” while Dems were in Milwaukee. He traveled to
Former Gov. Scott Walker called Mike Pence “Midwest nice” today as he introduced the vice president to the Republican National Convention. Walker also praised Pence as strong, saying he and President Trump have a lot in common, though the media
Republicans will stage a convention with a very different and more optimistic message than the Democratic National Convention, a GOP consultant said. “You’re going to see President Trump and Republicans making their case across the country,” said Brian Reisinger, of
Trump’s campaign is doing Wisconsin events each night of the convention. Those participating will discuss their personal experience with that night’s theme. The “Land of Opportunity” event this evening will be broadcast from Franklin with former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch,
Former Gov. Scott Walker will nominate Vice President Mike Pence for re-election at the Republican National Convention. A Walker spokesman said details, including where and how, are to be determined. Pence will speak Wednesday at the convention, though the roll
If history serves as a guide, the candidate who wins Sawyer County in November is likely to win the presidency. The county has voted for every winning presidential candidate as far back as 1964. Even if a candidate didn’t win
With the conclusion of the unconventional Democratic National Convention, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, trade views on whether the virtual version will impact state voters more or less than if the party actually convened in Milwaukee.
Watch video of Wisconsin-related events at the 2020 Democratic National Convention.
[slide-anything id=”104387″]… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription options on the WisPolitics-State Affairs platform, which is the new home for WisPolitics subscriber products.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin says the upcoming November election will present Americans with a choice between being a country “where tens of thousands of people die from a virus or one where the American dream lives.” “Do we want to
Joe Biden, Massachusetts U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and a lineup of top Wisconsin Dem politicos urged viewers to organize and fight ahead of what several of the speakers labeled as the most consequential election in their lifetimes. Biden in a
Gov. Tony Evers said Wisconsin “persevered” in this year’s spring election because of mail-in voting in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a Democratic Governors Association Facebook panel ahead of the final night of Dem National Convention programming, he
AG Josh Kaul touted his joining of a lawsuit against controversial postal service changes and accused President Trump of seeking to “destroy the post office” in hopes of creating an unfair election so he can win a second term. “This
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and former Attorney General Eric Holder had a blunt message for Wisconsin delegates this morning: it’s all on your shoulders. But no pressure. Pelosi, D-Calif., and Holder addressed the delegation during its final virtual breakfast meeting,
There was an increased, but still light presence of groups demonstrating near the convention site in Milwaukee on Day 3 of the Democratic National Convention.
The November election is about returning “kindness, respect, empathy, and civility back to the White House,” Gov. Tony Evers told the Democratic National Convention Wednesday. As other Wisconsin speakers at the convention have done, Evers bemoaned that delegates couldn’t convene