Political Stock Report –A collection of insider opinion– (Oct. 8 – 14, 2022) Rising: Ron Johnson, state finances Mixed: Tim Michels, Eric Toney Falling: Brad Pfaff *************************** Rising Ron Johnson: The deluge of ads knocking Dem rival Mandela Barnes appear
Quotes of the Week People are dealing with some significant challenges right now. We’re dealing with rising costs at the grocery store, rising costs at the gas pump. It’s difficult to get health care. And in addition to not supporting
Quotes of the Week I would say this is, you know, right out of the Democrat playbook. They have no problem playing the race card just at the drop of the hat, basically It’s very divisive, I wish they wouldn’t
Quotes of the Week Yes, I would sign that bill. I am pro-life, but I also understand that this is a representative democracy and if the people, in this case the Legislature, brought a bill before me, I would sign
Quotes of the Week We have a governor who I believe coddles criminals. – GOP gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels blaming Gov. Tony Evers for rising crime in Milwaukee. If Tim Michels really wanted to be helpful on this issue, he’d
Quotes of the Week It’s a large ask, it’s $2 billion, but we’ve been able to over the years before my time as governor, cut funding on our schools. So we’re slowly building back to a better starting point, but
Quotes of the Week Our state is in a strong fiscal position, and there is no reason these dollars should sit in state coffers when families need help now. – Gov. Tony Evers touting his new $600 million tax cut
Quotes of the Week What I do know is that he’s not going to be able to stand in front of all these microphones and say, “Oh, I forgot to tell you folks I’m really a moderate Republican.” That’s just
Quotes of the Week Speaker Vos had 17 years to prove to Wisconsin residents that he has their best interest in mind, but even in his own campaign efforts, Vos has tried to mislead his constituents, sending out mailers that
Quotes of the Week I think we all know Donald Trump is Donald Trump. There’s very little we can do to control or predict what he will do. – Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, in an interview about his recent
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The state Dem Party gave over $4.3 million to Gov. Tony Evers over the first six months of the year, accounting for more than 40 percent of what he raised during the
Quotes of the Week I am deeply disappointed in the secretary of state and his inaction in fulfilling his legal obligations. As a county clerk, representative and senator, I am well aware of the elected office’s responsibilities. Secretary La Follette
Quotes of the Week That’s what you were saying, right Ms. Westerberg? Oh, yes. Why don’t you come right up to the bench, Ms. Westerberg? Why — why don’t you come back into my chambers and you can dictate. –
Quotes of the Week Moving the goal posts, as often is done, only gets some talking points. Real solutions require reaching across the aisle and addressing all of these issues, not messaging that exploits tragedies to try and take away
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