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Four of Wisconsin’s GOP House members dinged President Biden and Dems on election laws, foreign policy, fuel prices and immigration. And they sought to tie Dem Gov. Tony Evers to the president in the process. In a panel discussion before
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, was loudly booed by some GOP activists on Saturday as he told the state convention the 2020 election results can’t be decertified. Vos and Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, were part of a panel
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson told party activists Saturday he has the worst opponent that any candidate could have — the media. Johnson, R-Oshkosh, used his speech at convention to tick off a list of grievances with the media, who he
Former Supreme Court Justice Dan Kelly is sure another run in 2023 would go better than the one in 2020 for one reason — there’s no presidential primary on the ballot next spring. Kelly, who lost a bid two years
Delegates at the GOP state convention this weekend will consider resolutions that call for protecting those who refuse to be vaccinated for COVID-19 and requiring all Wisconsin elections to be conducted by hand-counted paper ballots. One resolution proposes supporting U.S.
State party Chair Paul Farrow says the engagement he’s seeing from the grassroots is unlike anything he’s seen before. It’s just some of them have forgotten all the conservative priorities GOP lawmakers delivered on pre-2016. There’s been noticeable grumbling among
Guv candidate Tim Ramthun will have Mike Lindell in his hospitality suite on Friday at the GOP state convention, the Republican lawmaker’s campaign says. Lindell, the MyPillow CEO who has raised conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, has previously endorsed
Statewide candidates who failed to meet viability thresholds the Wisconsin GOP established will have a second option to become eligible for the party’s endorsement at this month’s convention. The party’s Executive Committee previously established fundraising requirements for candidates. That included
U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Minocqua, told GOP activists today Dems in Congress are pushing racist and progressive principles Republicans need to fight against. Tiffany slammed Dems for supporting critical race theory, calling it “flat out racism” that replaced reading, writing
U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman during his speech at the GOP state convention today said undocumented immigrants are coming to the U.S. because the Biden Administration won’t enforce immigration laws. “They’re coming here because Kamala Harris and Joe Biden, both now
U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil told convention-goers today congressional Republicans will “fight tooth and nail against stacking the United States Supreme Court.” Steil, R-Janesville, said packing the U.S. Supreme Court could be one of many attempts by Dems to ensure they
Speakers during a panel discussion at the GOP state convention today encouraged activists to become poll workers for the November 2022 election. “Wisconsin is going to be a target with Ron Johnson running,” said Rep. Janel Brandtjen, R-Menomonee Falls and
U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, said he hopes to achieve results in Congress like the ones he helped oversee in the state Senate. He said the underlying message for Republicans in federal government is to take back the majority. He
Former President Donald Trump in a pre-recorded virtual speech continued to argue he won Wisconsin in last year’s presidential election. He praised GOP Chair Andrew Hitt and Wisconsin voters for helping him gain votes and support in the state. Trump
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos announced today at the state GOP convention that former conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman will lead investigators in a 2020 general election probe. Vos said Gableman’s additional experience as a district attorney and circuit
U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher told convention-goers the Chinese Communist Party is trying to cover up what he says was China’s role in the creation and release of COVID-19, comparing it to their version of Chernobyl. The Allouez Republican warned the
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, ahead of a possible bid for a third term, said he is “more panicked” for America than when he first decided to run for office. During the GOP state convention today, Johnson said he originally
Ahead of this weekend’s state GOP convention, party chair Andrew Hitt says the message will be all about preparing the ground game for the important 2022 election cycle. In an interview with WisPolitics.com, Hitt highlighted Wisconsin’s seemingly perpetual purple-ness, noting
As the 2021 state GOP convention kicks off in the Wisconsin Dells, at least a half-dozen Republicans are considering a bid for lieutenant governor next year, including three GOP state lawmakers, sources tell WisPolitics.com. State Sen. Rob Stafsholt, R-New Richmond,
The 2021 state GOP convention kicks off today at Kalahari Resorts & Conventions in Wisconsin Dells. Today’s agenda includes afternoon trainings, a dinner sponsored by the Wisconsin Federation of Republican Women and featuring radio host Dan O’Donnell, and a reception
Four of Wisconsin’s GOP House members dinged President Biden and Dems on election laws, foreign policy, fuel prices and immigration. And they sought to tie Dem Gov. Tony Evers to the president in the process. In a panel discussion before
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, was loudly booed by some GOP activists on Saturday as he told the state convention the 2020 election results can’t be decertified. Vos and Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, were part of a panel
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson told party activists Saturday he has the worst opponent that any candidate could have — the media. Johnson, R-Oshkosh, used his speech at convention to tick off a list of grievances with the media, who he
Former Supreme Court Justice Dan Kelly is sure another run in 2023 would go better than the one in 2020 for one reason — there’s no presidential primary on the ballot next spring. Kelly, who lost a bid two years
Delegates at the GOP state convention this weekend will consider resolutions that call for protecting those who refuse to be vaccinated for COVID-19 and requiring all Wisconsin elections to be conducted by hand-counted paper ballots. One resolution proposes supporting U.S.
State party Chair Paul Farrow says the engagement he’s seeing from the grassroots is unlike anything he’s seen before. It’s just some of them have forgotten all the conservative priorities GOP lawmakers delivered on pre-2016. There’s been noticeable grumbling among
Guv candidate Tim Ramthun will have Mike Lindell in his hospitality suite on Friday at the GOP state convention, the Republican lawmaker’s campaign says. Lindell, the MyPillow CEO who has raised conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, has previously endorsed
Statewide candidates who failed to meet viability thresholds the Wisconsin GOP established will have a second option to become eligible for the party’s endorsement at this month’s convention. The party’s Executive Committee previously established fundraising requirements for candidates. That included
U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Minocqua, told GOP activists today Dems in Congress are pushing racist and progressive principles Republicans need to fight against. Tiffany slammed Dems for supporting critical race theory, calling it “flat out racism” that replaced reading, writing
U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman during his speech at the GOP state convention today said undocumented immigrants are coming to the U.S. because the Biden Administration won’t enforce immigration laws. “They’re coming here because Kamala Harris and Joe Biden, both now
U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil told convention-goers today congressional Republicans will “fight tooth and nail against stacking the United States Supreme Court.” Steil, R-Janesville, said packing the U.S. Supreme Court could be one of many attempts by Dems to ensure they
Speakers during a panel discussion at the GOP state convention today encouraged activists to become poll workers for the November 2022 election. “Wisconsin is going to be a target with Ron Johnson running,” said Rep. Janel Brandtjen, R-Menomonee Falls and
U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, said he hopes to achieve results in Congress like the ones he helped oversee in the state Senate. He said the underlying message for Republicans in federal government is to take back the majority. He
Former President Donald Trump in a pre-recorded virtual speech continued to argue he won Wisconsin in last year’s presidential election. He praised GOP Chair Andrew Hitt and Wisconsin voters for helping him gain votes and support in the state. Trump
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos announced today at the state GOP convention that former conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman will lead investigators in a 2020 general election probe. Vos said Gableman’s additional experience as a district attorney and circuit
U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher told convention-goers the Chinese Communist Party is trying to cover up what he says was China’s role in the creation and release of COVID-19, comparing it to their version of Chernobyl. The Allouez Republican warned the
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, ahead of a possible bid for a third term, said he is “more panicked” for America than when he first decided to run for office. During the GOP state convention today, Johnson said he originally
Ahead of this weekend’s state GOP convention, party chair Andrew Hitt says the message will be all about preparing the ground game for the important 2022 election cycle. In an interview with WisPolitics.com, Hitt highlighted Wisconsin’s seemingly perpetual purple-ness, noting
As the 2021 state GOP convention kicks off in the Wisconsin Dells, at least a half-dozen Republicans are considering a bid for lieutenant governor next year, including three GOP state lawmakers, sources tell WisPolitics.com. State Sen. Rob Stafsholt, R-New Richmond,
The 2021 state GOP convention kicks off today at Kalahari Resorts & Conventions in Wisconsin Dells. Today’s agenda includes afternoon trainings, a dinner sponsored by the Wisconsin Federation of Republican Women and featuring radio host Dan O’Donnell, and a reception