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From WisPolitics … — Newly elected Senate President Mary Felzkowski told WisPolitics today she will seek to fill a “void” for members left by the outgoing president, Chris Kapenga. The Tomahawk Republican said in an interview that members have come
Quotes of the Week Flipping a legislative body isn’t easy, but we have fundamentally shifted the status quo in the Legislature and set the stage for more progress in the future. Our work continues.- Assembly Dem Leader Greta Neubauer after
TOP STORIES Baldwin wins reelection by defeating a Trump-backed opponent… Baldwin declared victory earlier Wednesday after the tally of absentee ballots from Milwaukee was reported. She had a lead of 0.9% based on the unofficial results, just within the 1%
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
From WisPolitics … — Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin is calling on GOP rival Eric Hovde to concede with her campaign saying the “few possible outstanding votes will not change the winner in this race.” Hovde didn’t concede this morning
TOP STORIES Donald Trump wins Wisconsin, propelling his return to the White House… Unofficial results showed Trump with about a one-point edge — approximately 41,000 votes — on Harris with more than 95% of the vote tabulated in Wisconsin. The
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
From WisPolitics … — Milwaukee election officials are starting over counting some 31,000 absentee ballots initially fed through tabulators that hadn’t properly been locked, likely adding significant time to the final tally. City spokesperson Jeff Fleming said the 13 tabulators
TOP STORIES Takeaways from Tim Walz’s Milwaukee rally… Walz, the governor of Minnesota, ended his whirlwind campaign through Wisconsin at the State Fair Exposition Center with Milwaukee-born musician Eric Benét and a couple hundred supporters. … his 12th stop in
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
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
From WisPolitics … — Newly elected Senate President Mary Felzkowski told WisPolitics today she will seek to fill a “void” for members left by the outgoing president, Chris Kapenga. The Tomahawk Republican said in an interview that members have come to her and her staff seeking help on various matters,
Quotes of the Week Flipping a legislative body isn’t easy, but we have fundamentally shifted the status quo in the Legislature and set the stage for more progress in the future. Our work continues.- Assembly Dem Leader Greta Neubauer after predicting a majority of seats for Dems in the Legislature,
TOP STORIES Baldwin wins reelection by defeating a Trump-backed opponent… Baldwin declared victory earlier Wednesday after the tally of absentee ballots from Milwaukee was reported. She had a lead of 0.9% based on the unofficial results, just within the 1% margin that would allow for Hovde to request a recount
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 … — Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin is calling on GOP rival Eric Hovde to concede with her campaign saying the “few possible outstanding votes will not change the winner in this race.” Hovde didn’t concede this morning saying in a statement he planned to “continue to monitor
TOP STORIES Donald Trump wins Wisconsin, propelling his return to the White House… Unofficial results showed Trump with about a one-point edge — approximately 41,000 votes — on Harris with more than 95% of the vote tabulated in Wisconsin. The state’s 10 electoral votes pushed him over the 270 threshold
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 … — Milwaukee election officials are starting over counting some 31,000 absentee ballots initially fed through tabulators that hadn’t properly been locked, likely adding significant time to the final tally. City spokesperson Jeff Fleming said the 13 tabulators at the central county facility for absentee ballots were zeroed
TOP STORIES Takeaways from Tim Walz’s Milwaukee rally… Walz, the governor of Minnesota, ended his whirlwind campaign through Wisconsin at the State Fair Exposition Center with Milwaukee-born musician Eric Benét and a couple hundred supporters. … his 12th stop in Wisconsin over the past three months. … took the stage
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 … — 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