From WisPolitics … — Sen. Chris Kapenga tells WisPolitics he is dropping his bid to continue as Senate president following a challenge from fellow Republican Mary Felzkowski after realizing he didn’t have the votes to secure reelection. Kapenga, R-Delafield, wrote in a text message he called Felzkowski, R-Tomahawk, last night

From WisPolitics … — Donald Trump flipped Wisconsin back to his column on his way to reclaiming the presidency, while Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin declared victory early this morning after Milwaukee’s final tally of absentee ballots gave her a lead. Meanwhile, Republicans held onto the majority in the state

From WisPolitics … — Tim Walz made a final pitch to Milwaukee voters, underscoring the “incredible  journey” made by the Dem campaign in the 107 days since Kamala Harris replaced Joe Biden as party’s standard bearer.  “Look at the movement that Kamala has built in that short amount of time,”

From WisPolitics … — The vice presidential nominees are making yet another swing through Wisconsin on election eve. JD Vance will be in La Crosse this morning, while Tim Walz and his wife have stops planned in La Crosse, Stevens Point and Milwaukee starting this afternoon and stretching into tonight.

From WisPolitics … — Kamala Harris will swing through Janesville today in addition to her previously announced visits to Outagamie County and Milwaukee. That final stop will again set up dueling campaign rallies with Donald Trump. The former president was in Green Bay on Wednesday while Harris was in Green

From WisPolitics … — Donald Trump at a rally in Green Bay said his supporters are “far higher quality” than Kamala Harris and Joe Biden, and that the president and VP “hate Americans.”  Meanwhile, Harris at a rally in Madison yesterday said Trump is “unstable, obsessed with revenge, consumed with

From WisPolitics … — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in Madison said Dems’ desire to keep him on the ballot in Wisconsin and Michigan was “election interference” and an attempt to “trick people voting for me instead of voting for Donald Trump.” He also made several false claims about the Wisconsin

From WisPolitics … — The State Senate Democratic Committee has transferred $7.3 million to its candidates in four top races since mid-September, helping to fuel fundraising advantages over their GOP counterparts, according to new filings. Meanwhile, the Committee to Elect a Republican Senate has sent more than $2 million to

From WisPolitics … — Wisconsin will see dueling visits today from the vice presidential nominees. JD Vance, who had already announced plans to be in Racine this evening, will also make a stop in Wausau this afternoon. Meanwhile, Tim Walz will be in Waukesha this afternoon before heading to Manitowoc.

From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, outraised GOP rival Eric Hovde more than 3-to-1 over the first half of October, fueled by contributions from individual donors, according to their latest campaign finance reports. Baldwin reported $4.8 million raised between Oct. 1-16, including almost $4.5 million from individuals.

From WisPolitics … — A Green Bay voter and the town of Oshkosh clerk have asked a federal judge to bar the Elections Commission from using its website that allows people to register and request absentee ballots due to what they allege are “inadequate security measures.” The suit was filed

From WisPolitics … — Dem VP nominee Tim Walz said a report that Donald Trump wanted generals like those who served under Adolph Hitler “makes me sick as hell.” He warned supporters in Racine last night that just because the country survived one term under the former president doesn’t mean

From WisPolitics … — Kamala Harris, former GOP U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney and former conservative talk show host Charlie Sykes joined forces to pitch moderate and Republican voters to support the Dem vice president this fall, arguing the country’s future is at stake. Cheney, who traveled to Ripon earlier this

From WisPolitics … — GOP vice presidential nominee JD Vance at a faith rally in Waukesha yesterday said Kamala Harris is the candidate of “anti-Christian and anti-Catholic bigotry.” “Why is it that Kamala Harris seems to think that Christians are a bigger threat to this country than the Mexican drug

From WisPolitics … – Kamala Harris in her third Wisconsin stop of the day in Green Bay mocked Donald Trump’s claim that he’s “father of IVF,” adding his attacks on reproductive rights have made her campaign “a fight for the future.”  Harris in her final stop played a clip for

From WisPolitics … — Vice President Kamala Harris will target college students with the first two of her three stops in Wisconsin today. She’ll be joined by Mark Cuban, the entrepreneur and NBA team owner.  Harris will first be at a business class at UW-Milwaukee, where her campaign said she

From WisPolitics … — GOP businessman Eric Hovde pumped another $7 million of his own money into his U.S. Senate campaign over the past two months, pushing his personal investment to $20 million in his bid to beat Dem Tammy Baldwin. The additional $7 million made up most of the

From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, raised $13.5 million over the third quarter of 2024, more than twice what she pulled in over the same three-month period six years ago. GOP rival Eric Hovde hasn’t shared details of his fundraising ahead of today’s FEC filing deadline. Baldwin’s

From WisPolitics … — Vice President Kamala Harris will be back in Wisconsin on Thursday with stops in Milwaukee, La Crosse and Green Bay. It will be here sixth visit to the state since becoming the nominee. Other Dem stops in the state this week to boost her campaign: VP

From WisPolitics … — The Federal Election Commission deadlocked 3-3 on whether U.S. Senate candidates should be allowed to use joint fundraising committees to finance political ads, a boost for GOP businessman Eric Hovde and other Republicans. Outraised by many of their Dem opponents, GOP U.S. Senate candidates in several