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From WisPolitics … — Dem vice presidential nominee Tim Walz at a rally in La Crosse today said women’s lives are at stake in tomorrow’s presidential election while urging Wisconsinites to cast their ballots for Kamala Harris. Meanwhile, GOP vice
TOP STORIES Trump and Harris host dueling Milwaukee area rallies in a final push to win WI… [Air Force Two] touched down at Milwaukee’s airport about 40 minutes ahead of Trump’s private plane [Trump Force One] … parked near each
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
Quotes of the Week My response to Joe and Kamala is very simple: You can’t lead America if you don’t love Americans. It’s true. You can’t be president if you hate the American people, which I believe they do.- Former
TOP STORIES Kamala Harris rally in Milwaukee Friday to be held at Wisconsin State Fair Park… as speculation has focused on Veterans Park, where a concert-sized stage was being erected Thursday and where permits filed with the city indicated a
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
From WisPolitics … — GOP businessman Eric Hovde’s new TV ad features a closing message that Dem incumbent Tammy Baldwin has “led us down the wrong path.” Hovde’s spot, which began airing today, shows the Madison businessman at a park
TOP STORIES Harris, Trump make push for battleground votes with dueling Wisconsin ralliesThe 2 presidential candidates will also both hold events in Milwaukee on Friday as they make final appeals to swing state voters … “We have six days left
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
From WisPolitics … — The Marquette University Law School Poll’s final look at the November election found nip-and-tuck races for president and the U.S. Senate in Wisconsin, with voters having an increasingly negative view on the leading candidates in both
TOP STORIES Trump and Harris will both campaign in Wisconsin WednesdayVP Harris will look to inspire supporters in Madison while Trump holds a rally near Green Bay … Harris and her campaign will be in Madison for an hours-long “get
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
From WisPolitics … — The Assembly Democratic Campaign Committee took in $9.3 million during the nearly one-month preelection period, while the Republican Assembly Campaign Committee reported $6.4 million in receipts. It is an escalation of resources compared to the 2022
TOP STORIES Dem VP nominee Tim Walz appeals to unions at Manitowoc manufacturing stop… At Manitowoc Pattern and Machining, Walz said a Harris administration would implement pro-worker policies … create an “American forward strategy for manufacturing” that builds on federal
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
From WisPolitics … — GOP vice presidential nominee JD Vance at a Wausau rally today said people “have to stop getting so offended at every little thing” after a speaker at a Trump-Vance campaign rally called Puerto Rico a “floating
TOP STORIES Trump will host rally at Fiserv Forum, campaign in Green Bay with FavreHarris will be in Madison, with high-profile surrogates fanning out across state. … When Trump appears at the Resch Center Wednesday, Oct. 30, he’ll be joined
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
Quotes of the Week I really think this is one of the most important things I’ve done. Hopefully, people will accept that and listen to me, those that have trusted me and believed in me will think about that, and
TOP STORIES GOP Sen. Rob Cowles, WI’s longest-serving state senator, endorses Kamala Harris… called it “one of the most important things I’ve done.” … “Trump has to be defeated, and we have to protect the Constitution,” he said on [Civic
From WisPolitics … — Dem vice presidential nominee Tim Walz at a rally in La Crosse today said women’s lives are at stake in tomorrow’s presidential election while urging Wisconsinites to cast their ballots for Kamala Harris. Meanwhile, GOP vice presidential nominee JD Vance in the western Wisconsin city said
TOP STORIES Trump and Harris host dueling Milwaukee area rallies in a final push to win WI… [Air Force Two] touched down at Milwaukee’s airport about 40 minutes ahead of Trump’s private plane [Trump Force One] … parked near each other, but … Harris’ motorcade was gone before Trump landed.
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.
Quotes of the Week My response to Joe and Kamala is very simple: You can’t lead America if you don’t love Americans. It’s true. You can’t be president if you hate the American people, which I believe they do.- Former President Donald Trump speaking at a Wednesday rally in Green
TOP STORIES Kamala Harris rally in Milwaukee Friday to be held at Wisconsin State Fair Park… as speculation has focused on Veterans Park, where a concert-sized stage was being erected Thursday and where permits filed with the city indicated a Harris campaign event would be taking place. … remains unclear
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 … — GOP businessman Eric Hovde’s new TV ad features a closing message that Dem incumbent Tammy Baldwin has “led us down the wrong path.” Hovde’s spot, which began airing today, shows the Madison businessman at a park talking directly to the camera. He opens the ad saying
TOP STORIES Harris, Trump make push for battleground votes with dueling Wisconsin ralliesThe 2 presidential candidates will also both hold events in Milwaukee on Friday as they make final appeals to swing state voters … “We have six days left in one of the most consequential elections of our lifetime,
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 … — The Marquette University Law School Poll’s final look at the November election found nip-and-tuck races for president and the U.S. Senate in Wisconsin, with voters having an increasingly negative view on the leading candidates in both contests. The results also came with a warning from poll
TOP STORIES Trump and Harris will both campaign in Wisconsin WednesdayVP Harris will look to inspire supporters in Madison while Trump holds a rally near Green Bay … Harris and her campaign will be in Madison for an hours-long “get out the vote” rally and concert beginning at 5:30 p.m.
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 Assembly Democratic Campaign Committee took in $9.3 million during the nearly one-month preelection period, while the Republican Assembly Campaign Committee reported $6.4 million in receipts. It is an escalation of resources compared to the 2022 cycle, when the preelection period was three weeks longer. With
TOP STORIES Dem VP nominee Tim Walz appeals to unions at Manitowoc manufacturing stop… At Manitowoc Pattern and Machining, Walz said a Harris administration would implement pro-worker policies … create an “American forward strategy for manufacturing” that builds on federal investments like [BIL, IRA, CHIPS and Science Act]. … eliminate
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 … — GOP vice presidential nominee JD Vance at a Wausau rally today said people “have to stop getting so offended at every little thing” after a speaker at a Trump-Vance campaign rally called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage.” Meanwhile, Dem vice presidential candidate Tim Walz
TOP STORIES Trump will host rally at Fiserv Forum, campaign in Green Bay with FavreHarris will be in Madison, with high-profile surrogates fanning out across state. … When Trump appears at the Resch Center Wednesday, Oct. 30, he’ll be joined by … [Packer Super Bowl QB] Favre, who recently revealed
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.
Quotes of the Week I really think this is one of the most important things I’ve done. Hopefully, people will accept that and listen to me, those that have trusted me and believed in me will think about that, and if they’re undecided, that we have to make a change
TOP STORIES GOP Sen. Rob Cowles, WI’s longest-serving state senator, endorses Kamala Harris… called it “one of the most important things I’ve done.” … “Trump has to be defeated, and we have to protect the Constitution,” he said on [Civic Media] show “Rational Revolution.” “And the country will go on,