Opinion

Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin will face Republican state Sen. Leah Vukmir in the Nov. 6 general election.

In "Two Minutes with Mitch," radio personality Mitch Henck gives his two cents after Tony Evers won the Democratic primary in the race for governor.

It will be all hands on deck as the real work now begins to defeat Governor Scott Walker.

Two former Republican presidential candidates from the Midwest sought a third term as governor, but only one still has a shot at the rare feat.

In Wisconsin’s senate primary, the GOP establishment won again. Leah Vukmir, who had the backing of the state party apparatus, beat Kevin Nicholson, who hammered her for being insufficiently supportive of President Trump in the past.

Ryan-backed candidates did well on Tuesday night. Bryan Steil, Ryan’s preferred successor, won the Republican primary to represent the outgoing speaker’s district after the midterm elections. State Sen. Leah Vukmir won her primary to take on Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., by a 10-point margin. Ryan endorsed her in June.

Despite what Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and the feudal serfs of corporate capital keep claiming, Americans want strong unions. That’s the message from polling that shows more than 60 percent of voters nationwide approve of organized labor.

Governments impact population and property value growth in ways both substantial and subtle.

I spent my summer in blissful ignorance of the tragedy that would end it.

Baldwin's passion for inactivity has led to her only accomplishment of note — sitting idly by when she could have done something to stop the opioid abuses at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Tomah.

Walker has always walked a fine line when it comes to campaigning, never missing an opportunity to gain an edge even if it borders on being illegal.

All the polls show Evers to be the front-runner in the Democratic primary, while beating Walker by wide margins in two recent polls. Apparently Walker agrees and his campaign has already begun what it excels in, negative attacks against Evers.

Some call him Wisconsin's "Mr. Invincible." But in what many expect to be a Democratic year at the polls, the two term Republican Governor Scott Walker, who also survived an intense recall challenge, may find his quest for a third term an uphill climb.

The Wisconsin Republican primary for U.S. Senate may come down to who loves President Donald Trump the most.

On the Daily Standard Podcast, host Charlie Sykes talks with Politico Magazine's Blake Hounshell about recent primaries, special elections the upcoming midterms and more.