
Bruce Murphy: Tommy Thompson shames himself
His embrace of Donald Trump and RFK Jr. has soiled the ex-governor’s reputation.
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His embrace of Donald Trump and RFK Jr. has soiled the ex-governor’s reputation.
Over the weekend, as California, Oregon, Washington and other Democratic states moved closer to completing their counts, Trump’s percentage of the popular vote moved narrowly below 50%.
Trump’s disrespect for the founding fathers, the American constitution they drafted and the separation of powers they created is showing up yet again as he attempts to end run the confirmation process in the U.S. Senate.
Its time for the Legislature to do its job and address reckless driving as the public health crisis that it is.
Grothman is helping expose the truth.
With a similar plan implemented over the state line thirty years ago there are major pitfalls that must be considered.
Although incumbency, coattails, or personalities seem to have had some minor effects, political geography was the predominate force in determining the Wisconsin Assembly election outcomes. Map makers of the future most assuredly need to take this into consideration.
Kessler, who was an expert in redistricting, led the charge for fair maps. That long and frustrating multiyear struggle culminated, only this year, with the drawing of district lines that restored competition in legislative races.
Democrats must step up, read the election results and cease denial. The lesson of the 2024 election is that the economy trumps all else.
Getting to the roots of this election, through an endless tangle of bad narratives.
How Republicans flipped Wisconsin.
Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Tammy Baldwin win on the same ballot.
Politics is a long game. Resilience and adaptability are key to anyone’s ability to play, survive, and secure a win. If we are going to weather political storms and maintain key relationships that we value, the ability to regroup must be a part of the game.
During the campaign, Donald Trump made it clear that he was going to stack his new administration with people who wouldn’t give him any trouble. And now we know he wasn’t kidding.
Previous standards were implemented with bi-partisan support under Tony Evers.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, review partisan reshuffling in the Wisconsin Legislature following the November general election. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and The Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
Two bright lights from our state made headlines after Nov. 5. U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin bucked the red wave to win a third term, and Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler was reported by Politico to be in the running to lead the national party. Baldwin and Wikler share an approach to politics that could help guide Democrats out of the wilderness.
President Ronald Reagan and President-elect Donald Trump have much in common: common critics, common policies and common outcomes.
If there was a single strategic turning point in the 2024 presidential election, it could have been the disastrous decision of the campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris to take a pass on the Al Smith Dinner in New York. Since the now-legendary 1960 race between Sen. John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard M. Nixon, this singular event has generally been considered obligatory.
The massive growth of the administrative state poses the greatest long-term threat to liberty. While Kamala Harris’s vision was even more record growth of smothering rules and regulations, the incoming Trump administration promises unprecedented deregulation affecting all areas of life.
His embrace of Donald Trump and RFK Jr. has soiled the ex-governor’s reputation.
Over the weekend, as California, Oregon, Washington and other Democratic states moved closer to completing their counts, Trump’s percentage of the popular vote moved narrowly below 50%.
Trump’s disrespect for the founding fathers, the American constitution they drafted and the separation of powers they created is showing up yet again as he attempts to end run the confirmation process in the U.S. Senate.
Its time for the Legislature to do its job and address reckless driving as the public health crisis that it is.
Grothman is helping expose the truth.
With a similar plan implemented over the state line thirty years ago there are major pitfalls that must be considered.
Although incumbency, coattails, or personalities seem to have had some minor effects, political geography was the predominate force in determining the Wisconsin Assembly election outcomes. Map makers of the future most assuredly need to take this into consideration.
Kessler, who was an expert in redistricting, led the charge for fair maps. That long and frustrating multiyear struggle culminated, only this year, with the drawing of district lines that restored competition in legislative races.
Democrats must step up, read the election results and cease denial. The lesson of the 2024 election is that the economy trumps all else.
Getting to the roots of this election, through an endless tangle of bad narratives.
How Republicans flipped Wisconsin.
Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Tammy Baldwin win on the same ballot.
Politics is a long game. Resilience and adaptability are key to anyone’s ability to play, survive, and secure a win. If we are going to weather political storms and maintain key relationships that we value, the ability to regroup must be a part of the game.
During the campaign, Donald Trump made it clear that he was going to stack his new administration with people who wouldn’t give him any trouble. And now we know he wasn’t kidding.
Previous standards were implemented with bi-partisan support under Tony Evers.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, review partisan reshuffling in the Wisconsin Legislature following the November general election. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and The Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
Two bright lights from our state made headlines after Nov. 5. U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin bucked the red wave to win a third term, and Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler was reported by Politico to be in the running to lead the national party. Baldwin and Wikler share an approach to politics that could help guide Democrats out of the wilderness.
President Ronald Reagan and President-elect Donald Trump have much in common: common critics, common policies and common outcomes.
If there was a single strategic turning point in the 2024 presidential election, it could have been the disastrous decision of the campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris to take a pass on the Al Smith Dinner in New York. Since the now-legendary 1960 race between Sen. John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard M. Nixon, this singular event has generally been considered obligatory.
The massive growth of the administrative state poses the greatest long-term threat to liberty. While Kamala Harris’s vision was even more record growth of smothering rules and regulations, the incoming Trump administration promises unprecedented deregulation affecting all areas of life.