As the state barrels toward midterm season, election strategists on both sides are working not just to fire up the base, but to win over the elusive “unicorn voter.” Those voters, who label themselves as political moderates or independents, have
GOP U.S. Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson says defense spending should not be slashed in efforts to rein in the federal debt, but he says the Afghanistan war strategy has been flawed. “If we are not able to project the force
Kevin Nicholson’s campaign today released a polling memo suggesting he has an early edge in the GOP U.S. Senate primary. The poll was conducted Dec. 6-7 following some $2.3 million in TV ads from pro-Nicholson groups that began in early
Attorney Marisabel Cabrera announced today she will run next year for the 9th AD, which is now held by fellow Milwaukee Dem Josh Zepnick, who’s been accused of kissing two women at political events without their consent. Cabrera challenged Zepnick
Democrat Dan Kohl has millions at his disposal if he decides to invest in his campaign to challenge GOP Rep. Glenn Grothman in the 6th CD, according to a WisPolitics.com check of his financial disclosure filing. Grothman’s disclosure, meanwhile, shows
Ironworker Randy Bryce pulled in less than 20 percent of his donations from Wisconsin residents in the last fundraising period, while House Speaker Paul Ryan counted on them for less than 25 percent of his direct contributions. Bryce’s top donors
Fundraising numbers for Wisconsin’s House delegation are starting to roll in ahead of Sunday’s filing deadline. House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, announced preliminary numbers earlier this week. His reported filed at the FEC site shows he raised $309,420 and spent
U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman, who said Monday he’s facing the “toughest race of my political career” next year, will again be outraised by his likely opponent when the next round of fundraising reports come out. Grothman, R-Glenbeulah, told Wisconsin talk
Tony Evers says his nonpartisan background as head of DPI is actually helping him as he ventures into the partisan realm of the Dem guv field. While he does not list a party affiliation in his current job, Evers told
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Madison, sent a message to the Dem guv field via Twitter today after two candidates exchanged knocks via tweets yesterday. Pocan’s tweet read, “Our common goal = defeat @ScottWalker. Let’s keep eye on that. I will.
Dem guv candidate and state Rep. Dana Wachs today attacked State Superintendent Tony Evers on Twitter for his position on which bathroom transgender students should use, saying it “goes against everything progressives stand for.” Evers said again at the WisPolitics.com
Leah Vukmir’s U.S. Senate campaign confirmed she met with former Trump adviser Steve Bannon. The Hill reported Bannon, chairman of Breitbart News, is looking at 2018 elections in nearly a dozen states, including Wisconsin, after backing Roy Moore in his
Dem guv candidate Kathleen Vinehout is defending the character reference she wrote for a Leg Council attorney who was later convicted of possessing child pornorgraphy. Vinehout said in a statement she was “shocked and disturbed” by the allegations. She used
Dem guv candidate Kathleen Vinehout says she would have supported a 5-cent hike in the gas tax in this biennium to fund roads and would have looked at new revenue sources such as including a new fee on rail cars
State Sen. Kathleen Vinehout, D-Alma, will formally announce Monday she plans to run for guv, according to an email sent to supporters today. Vinenout has been promoting a “special announcement” Monday in Black River Falls about her intentions for the
As the state barrels toward midterm season, election strategists on both sides are working not just to fire up the base, but to win over the elusive “unicorn voter.” Those voters, who label themselves as political moderates or independents, have supported leading Dem and GOP candidates — sometimes on the
GOP U.S. Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson says defense spending should not be slashed in efforts to rein in the federal debt, but he says the Afghanistan war strategy has been flawed. “If we are not able to project the force that can credibly keep bad guys at bay, we are
Kevin Nicholson’s campaign today released a polling memo suggesting he has an early edge in the GOP U.S. Senate primary. The poll was conducted Dec. 6-7 following some $2.3 million in TV ads from pro-Nicholson groups that began in early October. A check of FEC filings did not turn up
Attorney Marisabel Cabrera announced today she will run next year for the 9th AD, which is now held by fellow Milwaukee Dem Josh Zepnick, who’s been accused of kissing two women at political events without their consent. Cabrera challenged Zepnick in the 2016 Dem primary, losing by 149 votes. Zepnick,
Democrat Dan Kohl has millions at his disposal if he decides to invest in his campaign to challenge GOP Rep. Glenn Grothman in the 6th CD, according to a WisPolitics.com check of his financial disclosure filing. Grothman’s disclosure, meanwhile, shows the two-term incumbent has limited resources he could pump into
Ironworker Randy Bryce pulled in less than 20 percent of his donations from Wisconsin residents in the last fundraising period, while House Speaker Paul Ryan counted on them for less than 25 percent of his direct contributions. Bryce’s top donors in the third quarter include a string of actors and
Fundraising numbers for Wisconsin’s House delegation are starting to roll in ahead of Sunday’s filing deadline. House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, announced preliminary numbers earlier this week. His reported filed at the FEC site shows he raised $309,420 and spent $462,801. He also received nearly $2 million in transfers from
U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman, who said Monday he’s facing the “toughest race of my political career” next year, will again be outraised by his likely opponent when the next round of fundraising reports come out. Grothman, R-Glenbeulah, told Wisconsin talk radio host Jay Weber this morning he’s “very apprehensive” about
Tony Evers says his nonpartisan background as head of DPI is actually helping him as he ventures into the partisan realm of the Dem guv field. While he does not list a party affiliation in his current job, Evers told a WisPolitics.com luncheon this week that he likes to say
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Madison, sent a message to the Dem guv field via Twitter today after two candidates exchanged knocks via tweets yesterday. Pocan’s tweet read, “Our common goal = defeat @ScottWalker. Let’s keep eye on that. I will. @DanaJWachs @Tony4WI @VinehoutK @McDenimRebel @andygronik @kurtjkober” The tweet was directed
Dem guv candidate and state Rep. Dana Wachs today attacked State Superintendent Tony Evers on Twitter for his position on which bathroom transgender students should use, saying it “goes against everything progressives stand for.” Evers said again at the WisPolitics.com luncheon today that the transgender bathroom debate should be resolved
Leah Vukmir’s U.S. Senate campaign confirmed she met with former Trump adviser Steve Bannon. The Hill reported Bannon, chairman of Breitbart News, is looking at 2018 elections in nearly a dozen states, including Wisconsin, after backing Roy Moore in his Alabama GOP U.S. Senate primary win. “Leah is the proven
Dem guv candidate Kathleen Vinehout is defending the character reference she wrote for a Leg Council attorney who was later convicted of possessing child pornorgraphy. Vinehout said in a statement she was “shocked and disturbed” by the allegations. She used similar language in the 2015 letter, though she added the
Dem guv candidate Kathleen Vinehout says she would have supported a 5-cent hike in the gas tax in this biennium to fund roads and would have looked at new revenue sources such as including a new fee on rail cars that travel state-owned lines. The western Wisconsin state senator has
State Sen. Kathleen Vinehout, D-Alma, will formally announce Monday she plans to run for guv, according to an email sent to supporters today. Vinenout has been promoting a “special announcement” Monday in Black River Falls about her intentions for the guv’s race. Today’s email told supporters the campaign wanted them
