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TOP STORIES Kamala Harris aims to energize liberal Madison for Election Day … held a packed rally [estimated 10,500] at the Alliant Energy Center Coliseum on Friday, marking her first visit to Madison since declaring her candidacy … [WisDems chair
From WisPolitics … — Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway says the political “center of gravity” is moving toward Madison and Dane County, underscoring its critical importance for Democrats ahead of Election Day. “Dane County is a very highly Democratic performing area
Quotes of the Week The American media, the Democrats and the Kamala Harris campaign — they’ve got to cut this crap out, or they’re going to get somebody killed. – GOP VP nominee and Ohio U.S. Sen. JD Vance in
TOP STORIES DOJ asks WI Supreme Court to decide whether Robert F. Kennedy stays on ballot … “This question justifies prompt, final resolution by this Court: it is highly time sensitive and hugely consequential for the people of Wisconsin,” [Asst.
From WisPolitics … — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says it’s premature to ask the state Supreme Court whether he should be on the Wisconsin presidential ballot. The state Department of Justice yesterday asked the justices to take over the case,
From WisPolitics … — The Department of Justice today asked the state Supreme Court to take over Robert F. Kennedy’s legal quest to be removed from the presidential ballot, arguing the case is “highly time sensitive and hugely consequential for
TOP STORIES Wisconsin appeals court takes up RFK Jr. ballot case [2nd District appeals panel – Gundrum, Lazar, Neubauer – agreed to take the case] same day that county clerks are required by law to deliver ballots and supplies to
From WisPolitics … — The Milwaukee-based Teamsters Joint Council 39’s executive board endorsed Kamala Harris for president after the national union declined to back anyone in the race. Trump’s campaign yesterday was quick to tout the national union’s decision after
From WisPolitics … — The conservative 2nd District Court of Appeals today agreed to decide on an accelerated schedule whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr. should’ve been granted an order taking him off Wisconsin’s presidential ballot. Today’s appeals court ruling reflects
TOP STORIES VP candidate Vance campaigns in Eau Claire … Tuesday at the Eau Claire Event District before about 500 supporters. … with many visitors lining the back wall. Vance said that [Biden-Harris’] “open border policies” … have allowed illegal
From WisPolitics … — GOP VP nominee JD Vance told an Eau Claire crowd that while he is “not perfect,” Democrats need to “tone down the political rhetoric.” Vance’s remarks came two days after a man with an AK-47-style rifle
From WisPolitics … — Robert F. Kennedy went back to the conservative 2nd District Court of Appeals today in his quest to get off Wisconsin’s presidential ballots, with county clerks facing a deadline tomorrow to have them printed and in
TOP STORIES RFK Jr.’s challenge to appearing on Wisconsin ballots fails in Dane County court … Judge Stephen Ehlke said arguments that Kennedy’s rights would be violated if he remained on the ballot were outweighed by constitutional and state law
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin is out with a new ad hitting GOP rival Eric Hovde on abortion as part of a joint buy with the state Dem Party. According to AdImpact, the Madison Dem and the
From WisPolitics … — A Dane County judge today rejected Robert F. Kennedy’s lawsuit seeking to force his way off the Wisconsin ballot, ruling state law clearly bars candidates from withdrawing from a race once they turn in nomination papers.
TOP STORIES Kamala Harris to make ‘blue wall’ campaign stop in Wisconsin next week … campaign on Saturday confirmed the visit but did not provide any additional details. [Harris] will participate in a “fireside chat” hosted by the National Association
From WisPolitics … — Vice President Kamala Harris will campaign in Wisconsin on Friday as the parade of presidential ticket contenders to the state continues. It will be Harris’ eighth stop in Wisconsin this year and fourth since President Joe
Quotes of the Week I’m afraid what it sounds to me like, what you are trying to do is to introduce the fear that there is some sort of illegitimacy going on in the election in the state of Wisconsin,
TOP STORIES What to know about Tim Walz’s post-debate swing through Wausau and Superior … plans to meet with Democratic volunteers in Wausau on Friday following stops in Grand Rapids and Lansing, Michigan … On Saturday, Walz plans to hold
From WisPolitics … — The Wisconsin Policy Forum says a lack of employment recovery in the state’s manufacturing sector following the COVID-19 pandemic “may be cause for concern” given its outsized contribution to Wisconsin’s economy. The group’s latest report, being
TOP STORIES Kamala Harris aims to energize liberal Madison for Election Day … held a packed rally [estimated 10,500] at the Alliant Energy Center Coliseum on Friday, marking her first visit to Madison since declaring her candidacy … [WisDems chair Wikler, Mayor Rhodes-Conway, interim DaneCo Exec. Kuhn] opened the rally,
From WisPolitics … — Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway says the political “center of gravity” is moving toward Madison and Dane County, underscoring its critical importance for Democrats ahead of Election Day. “Dane County is a very highly Democratic performing area of the state,” Rhodes-Conway said on WISN’s “UpFront,” which is
Quotes of the Week The American media, the Democrats and the Kamala Harris campaign — they’ve got to cut this crap out, or they’re going to get somebody killed. – GOP VP nominee and Ohio U.S. Sen. JD Vance in Eau Claire on Tuesday, suggesting Dems and the media are
TOP STORIES DOJ asks WI Supreme Court to decide whether Robert F. Kennedy stays on ballot … “This question justifies prompt, final resolution by this Court: it is highly time sensitive and hugely consequential for the people of Wisconsin,” [Asst. AG Gibson’s] court filing states. Kennedy’s appeal rests with 2nd
From WisPolitics … — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says it’s premature to ask the state Supreme Court whether he should be on the Wisconsin presidential ballot. The state Department of Justice yesterday asked the justices to take over the case, which is now before the conservative 2nd District Court of
From WisPolitics … — The Department of Justice today asked the state Supreme Court to take over Robert F. Kennedy’s legal quest to be removed from the presidential ballot, arguing the case is “highly time sensitive and hugely consequential for the people of Wisconsin.” The DOJ petition came the same
TOP STORIES Wisconsin appeals court takes up RFK Jr. ballot case [2nd District appeals panel – Gundrum, Lazar, Neubauer – agreed to take the case] same day that county clerks are required by law to deliver ballots and supplies to municipal clerks, and one day before absentee ballots must be
From WisPolitics … — The Milwaukee-based Teamsters Joint Council 39’s executive board endorsed Kamala Harris for president after the national union declined to back anyone in the race. Trump’s campaign yesterday was quick to tout the national union’s decision after the Teamsters released the results from surveys of members that
From WisPolitics … — The conservative 2nd District Court of Appeals today agreed to decide on an accelerated schedule whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr. should’ve been granted an order taking him off Wisconsin’s presidential ballot. Today’s appeals court ruling reflects the “extreme time pressure on this case,” and the judges
TOP STORIES VP candidate Vance campaigns in Eau Claire … Tuesday at the Eau Claire Event District before about 500 supporters. … with many visitors lining the back wall. Vance said that [Biden-Harris’] “open border policies” … have allowed illegal immigration to significantly increase. “Now Wisconsin, and every other state,
From WisPolitics … — GOP VP nominee JD Vance told an Eau Claire crowd that while he is “not perfect,” Democrats need to “tone down the political rhetoric.” Vance’s remarks came two days after a man with an AK-47-style rifle was arrested at one of Donald Trump’s golf courses in
From WisPolitics … — Robert F. Kennedy went back to the conservative 2nd District Court of Appeals today in his quest to get off Wisconsin’s presidential ballots, with county clerks facing a deadline tomorrow to have them printed and in the hands of local election officials. Kennedy’s petition for appeal
TOP STORIES RFK Jr.’s challenge to appearing on Wisconsin ballots fails in Dane County court … Judge Stephen Ehlke said arguments that Kennedy’s rights would be violated if he remained on the ballot were outweighed by constitutional and state law concerns [anyone who files valid nomination papers MUST appear on
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin is out with a new ad hitting GOP rival Eric Hovde on abortion as part of a joint buy with the state Dem Party. According to AdImpact, the Madison Dem and the state party have reserved $413,395 over the next week on
From WisPolitics … — A Dane County judge today rejected Robert F. Kennedy’s lawsuit seeking to force his way off the Wisconsin ballot, ruling state law clearly bars candidates from withdrawing from a race once they turn in nomination papers. Kennedy attorney Joe Bugni said immediately after the hearing that
TOP STORIES Kamala Harris to make ‘blue wall’ campaign stop in Wisconsin next week … campaign on Saturday confirmed the visit but did not provide any additional details. [Harris] will participate in a “fireside chat” hosted by the National Association of Black Journalists in Philadelphia on Tuesday, followed by a
From WisPolitics … — Vice President Kamala Harris will campaign in Wisconsin on Friday as the parade of presidential ticket contenders to the state continues. It will be Harris’ eighth stop in Wisconsin this year and fourth since President Joe Biden dropped out. The White House listed the stop on
Quotes of the Week I’m afraid what it sounds to me like, what you are trying to do is to introduce the fear that there is some sort of illegitimacy going on in the election in the state of Wisconsin, and that concerns me deeply. – State Supreme Court Justice
TOP STORIES What to know about Tim Walz’s post-debate swing through Wausau and Superior … plans to meet with Democratic volunteers in Wausau on Friday following stops in Grand Rapids and Lansing, Michigan … On Saturday, Walz plans to hold a rally at UW-Superior. … part of what the campaign
From WisPolitics … — The Wisconsin Policy Forum says a lack of employment recovery in the state’s manufacturing sector following the COVID-19 pandemic “may be cause for concern” given its outsized contribution to Wisconsin’s economy. The group’s latest report, being released today, shows the state economy overall had a “strong