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Kaiser Family Foundation pollster Ashley Kirzinger said health care is “among the top issues” voters want to hear about heading into the 2020 election. But she said that voters would make choices in both the presidential election and in down-ballot
Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says he believes the impeachment inquiry by House Dems into President Trump’s involvement in Ukraine is a “political witch hunt.” The Juneau Republican, who last month launched a campaign to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Jim
A new poll conducted in Wisconsin for Fox News shows Joe Biden ahead of Donald Trump and respondents split about impeaching the president. Biden topped Trump 48 percent to 39 percent. Meanwhile, Bernie Sanders was backed by 45 percent of
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson said President Trump was just trying to get to the “truth” with the Ukrainian president in a phone call now at the center of the House impeachment inquiry. “The president, as I interpret that, is trying
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson in a statement Thursday night warned Congress could have been subjected to a “misinformation campaign” about former Ukrainian prosecutor general Viktor Shokin and his investigation of a Biden-linked natural gas company. This comes after the Oshkosh
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says he doesn’t think there’s anything “improper” about President Trump urging China to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his family. Speaking with reporters at the White House Thursday, Trump called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue warned it will be “very difficult” for family dairy farms to stay in business unless they scale up in size. Speaking after a town hall event with dairy stakeholders Monday at the World Dairy Expo
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson said “there’s nothing wrong” with a phone call between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that Dems charge is grounds for impeachment. But a spokeswoman for the state Dem Party slammed Johnson for those comments,
U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Milwaukee, said President Trump is “a threat to national security” and she “absolutely” will vote to impeach him. “It’s not because I have rushed to judgment,” Moore said in an interview aired Sunday on “UpFront,” produced
Five of the seven members of the Wisconsin congressional delegation sit on committees that will play a key role as the House pursues an impeachment inquiry against President Trump. Calls from Dem lawmakers to begin the process of removing Trump
The push for an impeachment inquiry against President Trump and preparations for the 2020 Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee made headlines recently in Wisconsin. Read stories on these topics and more below. – WI Dems ramp up support for impeachment
The Wisconsin congressional delegation split along party lines after Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s called for the House to move forward with a formal impeachment inquiry into President Trump after he pressured Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden and his family. The trio
MILWAUKEE: U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar said it should be easier for people to vote and vowed to protect voting rights during a stop today before a small group of activists on the city’s north side. The Minnesota Democrat also discussed
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and DNC Chair Tom Perez touted a revamped ground game after acknowledging Dems’ strategy in Wisconsin in the 2016 presidential election left “votes on the table.” Speaking at a WisPolitics.com breakfast in Washington, D.C., Barrett said
Both state Dem party Chair Ben Wikler and state GOP Chair Andrew Hitt stressed a commitment to expanding their party’s ground game and voter outreach programs ahead of the 2020 presidential election. Speaking at a Sept. 12 WisPolitics.com luncheon, Hitt
DNC Chair Tom Perez on Friday touted Dems’ revamped infrastructure and ground game in Wisconsin, a state he said would be “the ground zero” for the 2020 presidential election. Perez said his primary job since taking over as the leader
Trump campaign Senior Adviser Kimberly Guilfoyle called on UW-Madison students to speak out about conservative values and mobilize themselves and their peers on Election Day 2020. Speaking to a lecture hall packed by UW-Madison College Republicans Thursday night, Guilfoyle touted
Former Republican Gov. Scott Walker said he thinks Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders “most likely” will win Wisconsin’s Democratic presidential primary, but former Vice President Joe Biden probably will be the Democratic nominee. “I actually think that is a good thing
The latest Marquette University Law School Poll again finds President Trump’s job approval numbers underwater, Joe Biden in the strongest position of any Dem challenger and voters more pessimistic about the economy’s future than at any point in the survey’s
The following excerpts are copyright @ 2019 The Almanac of American Politics. This feature was provided by and is included in The Almanac of American Politics 2020 edition, released August 2019. To learn more about this publication or purchase a
Kaiser Family Foundation pollster Ashley Kirzinger said health care is “among the top issues” voters want to hear about heading into the 2020 election. But she said that voters would make choices in both the presidential election and in down-ballot races “almost entirely on their perceptions of President Trump.” Speaking
Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says he believes the impeachment inquiry by House Dems into President Trump’s involvement in Ukraine is a “political witch hunt.” The Juneau Republican, who last month launched a campaign to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner in the 5th CD, was asked by reporters about
A new poll conducted in Wisconsin for Fox News shows Joe Biden ahead of Donald Trump and respondents split about impeaching the president. Biden topped Trump 48 percent to 39 percent. Meanwhile, Bernie Sanders was backed by 45 percent of voters compared to 40 who supported the president. And Elizabeth
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson said President Trump was just trying to get to the “truth” with the Ukrainian president in a phone call now at the center of the House impeachment inquiry. “The president, as I interpret that, is trying to get to the truth. And I have no problem
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson in a statement Thursday night warned Congress could have been subjected to a “misinformation campaign” about former Ukrainian prosecutor general Viktor Shokin and his investigation of a Biden-linked natural gas company. This comes after the Oshkosh Republican was asked by reporters yesterday about a 2016 letter
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says he doesn’t think there’s anything “improper” about President Trump urging China to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his family. Speaking with reporters at the White House Thursday, Trump called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to open a corruption investigation into the Bidens. But
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue warned it will be “very difficult” for family dairy farms to stay in business unless they scale up in size. Speaking after a town hall event with dairy stakeholders Monday at the World Dairy Expo in Madison, President Trump’s ag secretary told reporters he doesn’t
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson said “there’s nothing wrong” with a phone call between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that Dems charge is grounds for impeachment. But a spokeswoman for the state Dem Party slammed Johnson for those comments, saying “he would rather roll over and spit out Trump’s
U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Milwaukee, said President Trump is “a threat to national security” and she “absolutely” will vote to impeach him. “It’s not because I have rushed to judgment,” Moore said in an interview aired Sunday on “UpFront,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. “The elements of the Ukraine case
Five of the seven members of the Wisconsin congressional delegation sit on committees that will play a key role as the House pursues an impeachment inquiry against President Trump. Calls from Dem lawmakers to begin the process of removing Trump from office reignited this week after reports he pressured the
The push for an impeachment inquiry against President Trump and preparations for the 2020 Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee made headlines recently in Wisconsin. Read stories on these topics and more below. – WI Dems ramp up support for impeachment proceedings https://www.wpr.org/wisconsins-democrats-ramp-support-impeachment-proceedings- – Johnson: Critics of Trump’s Ukraine call really
The Wisconsin congressional delegation split along party lines after Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s called for the House to move forward with a formal impeachment inquiry into President Trump after he pressured Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden and his family. The trio of Wisconsin House Dems largely backed the move, with U.S.
MILWAUKEE: U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar said it should be easier for people to vote and vowed to protect voting rights during a stop today before a small group of activists on the city’s north side. The Minnesota Democrat also discussed criminal justice reform during her meeting with members of Black
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and DNC Chair Tom Perez touted a revamped ground game after acknowledging Dems’ strategy in Wisconsin in the 2016 presidential election left “votes on the table.” Speaking at a WisPolitics.com breakfast in Washington, D.C., Barrett said the party made a “mistake” by buying into a media-led
Both state Dem party Chair Ben Wikler and state GOP Chair Andrew Hitt stressed a commitment to expanding their party’s ground game and voter outreach programs ahead of the 2020 presidential election. Speaking at a Sept. 12 WisPolitics.com luncheon, Hitt highlighted a pivot in strategy towards an initiative to reach
DNC Chair Tom Perez on Friday touted Dems’ revamped infrastructure and ground game in Wisconsin, a state he said would be “the ground zero” for the 2020 presidential election. Perez said his primary job since taking over as the leader of the national Dem Party in early 2017 was to
Trump campaign Senior Adviser Kimberly Guilfoyle called on UW-Madison students to speak out about conservative values and mobilize themselves and their peers on Election Day 2020. Speaking to a lecture hall packed by UW-Madison College Republicans Thursday night, Guilfoyle touted the importance of grassroots support. She said that was the
Former Republican Gov. Scott Walker said he thinks Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders “most likely” will win Wisconsin’s Democratic presidential primary, but former Vice President Joe Biden probably will be the Democratic nominee. “I actually think that is a good thing for the president,” Walker said in an interview aired Sunday
The latest Marquette University Law School Poll again finds President Trump’s job approval numbers underwater, Joe Biden in the strongest position of any Dem challenger and voters more pessimistic about the economy’s future than at any point in the survey’s history. Still, former Vice President Joe Biden was the only
The following excerpts are copyright @ 2019 The Almanac of American Politics. This feature was provided by and is included in The Almanac of American Politics 2020 edition, released August 2019. To learn more about this publication or purchase a copy, visit www.almanacofamericanpolitics.com. STATE OVERVIEW Heading into the 2016 presidential