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Baldwin’s only consistent philosophy on trade appears to be whatever helps her earn the votes of Trump voters in northern Wisconsin. Her flirtation with Trump’s damaging protectionism invokes the same jingoistic, primitive impulses Democrats now accuse Republicans of fomenting.

U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin released her latest TV ad today, touting legislation the Madison Dem wrote to provide job training. The spot opens with RenewAire CEO Chuck Gates saying his Waunakee company makes state-of-the-art indoor air quality systems, “but it’s

A critical measure of a political ads’ impact is whether it gets noticed.

Leah Vukmir has demonstrated in this opening TV/Internet spot the powerful message—in tone and content—that is essential to beating Tammy Baldwin.
The challengers in both the guv and U.S. Senate fields are largely unknown two months before the primary, according to the latest Marquette University Law School Poll. The survey, the second of the year conducted by pollster Charles Franklin, found

The campaign seems more about getting attention by attempting to be “edgy” than by being effective. This ad was a complete misfire.

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GOP U.S. Senate candidate Leah Vukmir unveiled the first TV ad of her campaign today, saying she’s been threatened for what she believes in and knows “what it takes” to stand on principle. The spot opens with an answering machine

I’m proposing we relocate the headquarters of most government agencies out of D.C. and into real America, where bureaucrats and career government workers can get in touch with the people they’re supposed to be serving.

I’m puzzled by state Sen. Leah Vukmir and her plan to “drain the swamp” of Washington by moving government out of the District of Columbia. Instead of draining the swamp, all she is likely to do is spread it around.

U.S. Senate candidate Leah Vukmir on Thursday called for handing the U.S. Department of Education’s responsibilities back to the states, while GOP rival Kevin Nicholson said he would lessen the agency’s influence by curtailing some of its powers. But the

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U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin released a new TV ad today featuring employees of Fairbanks Morse Engine in Beloit touting legislation she introduced to ensure taxpayer dollars go toward building U.S. military ships in America. The spot, which is running on

It’s probably not a good idea for Nicholson to go negative. Not only will Nicholson’s campaign face a backlash, but Nicholson runs the risk of hurting the party’s chances of winning the Senate seat and holding on to the governor’s office. Nicholson is probably smart enough to realize that even if the out-of-town talent surrounding him doesn’t.

Running in the Republican primary to serve in the seat once occupied by McCarthy, Wisconsin State Sen. Leah Vukmir recently took her campaign straight into the gutter with an attack on incumbent U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin that might have made Joe McCarthy proud.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin released a new TV ad today featuring a Wisconsin woman whose daughter died of a heroin overdose. The 60-second spot follows another from the Madison Dem in which she detailed her mother’s struggles with mental illness

Baldwin’s only consistent philosophy on trade appears to be whatever helps her earn the votes of Trump voters in northern Wisconsin. Her flirtation with Trump’s damaging protectionism invokes the same jingoistic, primitive impulses Democrats now accuse Republicans of fomenting.

U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin released her latest TV ad today, touting legislation the Madison Dem wrote to provide job training. The spot opens with RenewAire CEO Chuck Gates saying his Waunakee company makes state-of-the-art indoor air quality systems, “but it’s always a challenge to find the people with the advanced

A critical measure of a political ads’ impact is whether it gets noticed.

Leah Vukmir has demonstrated in this opening TV/Internet spot the powerful message—in tone and content—that is essential to beating Tammy Baldwin.
The challengers in both the guv and U.S. Senate fields are largely unknown two months before the primary, according to the latest Marquette University Law School Poll. The survey, the second of the year conducted by pollster Charles Franklin, found in both races, around one-third of respondents remain undecided in

The campaign seems more about getting attention by attempting to be “edgy” than by being effective. This ad was a complete misfire.

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GOP U.S. Senate candidate Leah Vukmir unveiled the first TV ad of her campaign today, saying she’s been threatened for what she believes in and knows “what it takes” to stand on principle. The spot opens with an answering machine playing messages in which the callers say, “I know where

I’m proposing we relocate the headquarters of most government agencies out of D.C. and into real America, where bureaucrats and career government workers can get in touch with the people they’re supposed to be serving.

I’m puzzled by state Sen. Leah Vukmir and her plan to “drain the swamp” of Washington by moving government out of the District of Columbia. Instead of draining the swamp, all she is likely to do is spread it around.

U.S. Senate candidate Leah Vukmir on Thursday called for handing the U.S. Department of Education’s responsibilities back to the states, while GOP rival Kevin Nicholson said he would lessen the agency’s influence by curtailing some of its powers. But the disagreement was an anomaly in a series of policy agreements

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U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin released a new TV ad today featuring employees of Fairbanks Morse Engine in Beloit touting legislation she introduced to ensure taxpayer dollars go toward building U.S. military ships in America. The spot, which is running on broadcast and cable TV, features several employees of Fairbanks, including

It’s probably not a good idea for Nicholson to go negative. Not only will Nicholson’s campaign face a backlash, but Nicholson runs the risk of hurting the party’s chances of winning the Senate seat and holding on to the governor’s office. Nicholson is probably smart enough to realize that even if the out-of-town talent surrounding him doesn’t.

Running in the Republican primary to serve in the seat once occupied by McCarthy, Wisconsin State Sen. Leah Vukmir recently took her campaign straight into the gutter with an attack on incumbent U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin that might have made Joe McCarthy proud.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin released a new TV ad today featuring a Wisconsin woman whose daughter died of a heroin overdose. The 60-second spot follows another from the Madison Dem in which she detailed her mother’s struggles with mental illness and prescription drugs. In the new spot, Bev Kelley-Miller, of