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The DNC today announced what it said is a multi-million dollar investment starting in six battleground states, including Wisconsin, to lay the foundation for the party’s eventual presidential nominee. It includes communications staff in the six states, organization staff in
Already rebuffed by the state Supreme Court once, the conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty took a second crack Tuesday at getting the justices to intervene in a lawsuit seeking to force off the rolls thousands of voters who may have moved.
Vice President Mike Pence will be at the Wisconsin Capitol Jan. 28 to address the Wisconsin School Choice Student Showcase, according to the White House. The event is organized by Hispanics for School Choice for National School Choice Week. The
The campaign of Dem presidential hopeful Elizabeth opened its first Wisconsin office Tuesday in Madison. Dem state Rep. Greta Neubauer, who has endorsed Warren, was a special guest at the opening…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin said she’s hopeful witnesses will be called and senators will be allowed to ask questions during the impeachment trial of President Trump. “We need a full, fair and honest trial,” the Madison Democrat said an interview
The Milwaukee Police Department and the U.S. Secret Service provided a briefing for Friday on security considerations for the 2020 Democratic National Convention, which included an initial map of the planned security perimeter. According to the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of
By Gregg Hoffmann For Battlegroundwis2020.com Socialism can be a lightning rod in modern politics. Bernie Sanders has described himself as a “democratic socialist.” And President Trump has declared America will never become a socialist country under his watch. Milwaukee, the
Winning Wisconsin in the general election this fall “is personal” to Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez. The National Dem leader said Thursday in Madison at a political Organizing Corps training session that he hopes to “regain the spirit of
The presidential race remains nip-and-tuck in Wisconsin with the latest Marquette University Law School Poll finding the president within the margin of error when paired against four potential Dem rivals. Former Vice President Joe Biden also continued to be the
Milwaukee — Making his first stop of 2020 in a state that many believe is key to his reelection hopes, President Trump on Tuesday touted his trade policies as a win for Wisconsin. Critics have suggested Trump’s trade policies, particularly
The Wisconsin Elections Commission in a contentious meeting Tuesday deadlocked on a proposal to resend a mailing to voters who may have moved. At one point, GOP appointee Bob Spindell said it was “disgusting” that Dem members refused to go
The liberal group Priorities USA announced today it will begin a $5.8 million buy on Wisconsin TV starting Feb. 25 along with millions more in digital ads as part of its effort opposing President Trump. Wisconsin Outreach Director Cassidy Geoghegan
Justice Rebecca Bradley says it’s unlikely the state Supreme Court will have an opportunity to rule before the 2020 election in a case impacting the registrations of voters who may have moved now that it has passed on hearing the
An Ozaukee County judge has found the three Dem members of the Elections Commission in contempt for failing to strike the registrations of as many as 209,000 voters who may have moved. The state Department of Justice had urged Judge
Progressives have announced a new effort dubbed A Better Wisconsin Together to serve as a hub for message development, testing and communications ahead of the 2020 elections. The group also will be the new home for the liberal advocacy group
Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign has added a second staffer in Wisconsin as it prepares to open an office in Madison next week. Rebecca Lynch, who has been working as the political director for the Working Families Party, was hired to
President Trump failed to break 42 percent support when paired with four potential Dem rivals in a new poll of Wisconsin voters conducted for Fox News. Still, the margins in the presidential race were closer than the last time the
The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty today slammed AG Josh Kaul’s request for state Supreme Court to stay a ruling directing the Elections Commission to deactivate the registrations of voters who may have moved. In a filing responding to
Having been rebuffed by an appeals court, Dem AG Josh Kaul is now asking the state Supreme Court to stay a circuit court ruling directing the Elections Commission to deactivate the registrations of some 200,000 voters who may have moved.
Donald Trump is poised to be unopposed in Wisconsin’s primary after the Presidential Preference Selection Committee decided Tuesday against adding any other Republicans to the April 7 ballot. The committee, comprised equally of representatives from the state GOP and Dem
The DNC today announced what it said is a multi-million dollar investment starting in six battleground states, including Wisconsin, to lay the foundation for the party’s eventual presidential nominee. It includes communications staff in the six states, organization staff in eight, and voter protection staff in seven. Wisconsin is one
Already rebuffed by the state Supreme Court once, the conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty took a second crack Tuesday at getting the justices to intervene in a lawsuit seeking to force off the rolls thousands of voters who may have moved. The group today asked the state Supreme Court to vacate
Vice President Mike Pence will be at the Wisconsin Capitol Jan. 28 to address the Wisconsin School Choice Student Showcase, according to the White House. The event is organized by Hispanics for School Choice for National School Choice Week. The trip follows a rally Pence and President Trump did in
The campaign of Dem presidential hopeful Elizabeth opened its first Wisconsin office Tuesday in Madison. Dem state Rep. Greta Neubauer, who has endorsed Warren, was a special guest at the opening…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription options on the WisPolitics-State
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin said she’s hopeful witnesses will be called and senators will be allowed to ask questions during the impeachment trial of President Trump. “We need a full, fair and honest trial,” the Madison Democrat said an interview aired Sunday on “UpFront,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. The
The Milwaukee Police Department and the U.S. Secret Service provided a briefing for Friday on security considerations for the 2020 Democratic National Convention, which included an initial map of the planned security perimeter. According to the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce, no businesses in the area will be asked to
By Gregg Hoffmann For Battlegroundwis2020.com Socialism can be a lightning rod in modern politics. Bernie Sanders has described himself as a “democratic socialist.” And President Trump has declared America will never become a socialist country under his watch. Milwaukee, the host city of the DNC Convention in 2020, has a
Winning Wisconsin in the general election this fall “is personal” to Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez. The National Dem leader said Thursday in Madison at a political Organizing Corps training session that he hopes to “regain the spirit of ‘we’re all in this together’” and reunify the state after
The presidential race remains nip-and-tuck in Wisconsin with the latest Marquette University Law School Poll finding the president within the margin of error when paired against four potential Dem rivals. Former Vice President Joe Biden also continued to be the top choice for those who expect to vote in the
Milwaukee — Making his first stop of 2020 in a state that many believe is key to his reelection hopes, President Trump on Tuesday touted his trade policies as a win for Wisconsin. Critics have suggested Trump’s trade policies, particularly toward China, are at least partly to blame for the
The Wisconsin Elections Commission in a contentious meeting Tuesday deadlocked on a proposal to resend a mailing to voters who may have moved. At one point, GOP appointee Bob Spindell said it was “disgusting” that Dem members refused to go along with his motion to move quickly to deactivate potential
The liberal group Priorities USA announced today it will begin a $5.8 million buy on Wisconsin TV starting Feb. 25 along with millions more in digital ads as part of its effort opposing President Trump. Wisconsin Outreach Director Cassidy Geoghegan said the market breakdown in Wisconsin includes: $3.4 million in
Justice Rebecca Bradley says it’s unlikely the state Supreme Court will have an opportunity to rule before the 2020 election in a case impacting the registrations of voters who may have moved now that it has passed on hearing the appeal directly. The court deadlocked 3-3 Monday on a request
An Ozaukee County judge has found the three Dem members of the Elections Commission in contempt for failing to strike the registrations of as many as 209,000 voters who may have moved. The state Department of Justice had urged Judge Paul Malloy to hold off issuing any sanction while an
Progressives have announced a new effort dubbed A Better Wisconsin Together to serve as a hub for message development, testing and communications ahead of the 2020 elections. The group also will be the new home for the liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin Now, which will merge as a project of
Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign has added a second staffer in Wisconsin as it prepares to open an office in Madison next week. Rebecca Lynch, who has been working as the political director for the Working Families Party, was hired to fill the same role with the Massachusetts senator’s Wisconsin campaign.
President Trump failed to break 42 percent support when paired with four potential Dem rivals in a new poll of Wisconsin voters conducted for Fox News. Still, the margins in the presidential race were closer than the last time the network polled in early October. Joe Biden was backed by
The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty today slammed AG Josh Kaul’s request for state Supreme Court to stay a ruling directing the Elections Commission to deactivate the registrations of voters who may have moved. In a filing responding to the DOJ emergency request for a stay, WILL said the
Having been rebuffed by an appeals court, Dem AG Josh Kaul is now asking the state Supreme Court to stay a circuit court ruling directing the Elections Commission to deactivate the registrations of some 200,000 voters who may have moved. The 4th District Court of Appeals yesterday declined to act
Donald Trump is poised to be unopposed in Wisconsin’s primary after the Presidential Preference Selection Committee decided Tuesday against adding any other Republicans to the April 7 ballot. The committee, comprised equally of representatives from the state GOP and Dem parties, also placed 14 Dems on the ballot. Republican Party