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State Dem Party Chair Ben Wikler told reporters Wednesday the Kamala Harris-Tim Walz ticket is creating excitement, including a surge in volunteers and large turnout at nominees’ events, like last night’s rally in Milwaukee. That, he said, means good things for Dem candidates in downballot contests.
Roman Fritz, a 19-year-old UW-Milwaukee student from Oconomowoc, said he plans to support Harris in November and backs her economic plans.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had a simple but emphatic message for Wisconsin delegates as the California Dem looked forward to the fall campaign.
During the convention’s symbolic roll call of the states, Evers told the arena he was “jazzed as hell to announce that Wisconsin casts one present and 94 votes for …” before trailing off.
Josefine Jaynes, at age 18 took a gap year after high school to run for the state Assembly and try to flip a southwestern GOP seat once held by Democrat Pat Lucey. That didn’t work out. But now she’s a UW-Madison student from southwestern Wisconsin’s Readstown and part of the Wisconsin delegation to the Democratic National Convention – being inspired by Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris.
Madison-area U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan sees new Dem enthusiasm translating into “remarkable results coming out of Wisconsin come November.”
Speaking at the Fiserv Forum, where the RNC was held, Harris said Trump hand-selected three Supreme Court justices, knowing they would vote to overturn the 1973 decision that had guaranteed the right to an abortion.
GOP vice presidential nominee JD Vance argued in Kenosha that Dem presidential candidate Kamala Harris wants to undermine public safety, nearly four years after violent protests hit the city in the wake of George Floyd’s murder.
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul warned that efforts akin to the Republican false elector scheme of 2020 would be subject to Department of Justice scrutiny and those behind such efforts would be held accountable.
CHICAGO – Senate Minority Leader Diane Hesselbein says the wind is at Democrats’ back, helping Senate Dems make progress in flipping the chamber. Boosting the effort is the enthusiasm generated by the presidential candidacy of Kamala Harris and running mate
Delegates also on Tuesday heard from Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore, Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson.
Dem Gov. Tony Evers said Barack Obama-like energy in Wisconsin via the candidacy of Kamala Harris will help Dems in November, but winning the Assembly will require more than excitement at the top of the ticket.
In 2020, Joe Biden billed himself as a “bridge” candidate to a new generation of the Democratic Party. Now that the president has passed the torch to Kamala Harris, Wisconsin delegates expressed their admiration for Biden as he closed out DNC activities on Monday night at the United Center.
In a 2-minute speech at the Democratic National Convention, Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez, a former registered nurse and state lawmaker, knocked Donald Trump for failing to protect Americans from the pandemic, “promising to terminate the Affordable Care Act” and “meddling in personal decisions between a woman and doctor.’’
Young Wisconsin delegates to the Democratic National Convention say President Joe Biden stepping out of the race to make way for Vice President Kamala Harris has brought new excitement to the race among youth and is paving the way for a new generation to lead.
“I felt the punch in the gut when President Biden stood down,” Hartman said. “But within an hour or two, he threw his support to Vice President Harris, and suddenly there was this belief.”
CHICAGO – Thousands of protesters, including a contingent of Wisconsin residents and organizations, rallied at Union Park and marched to the United Center today in Chicago as part of the pro-Palestinian March on DNC Coalition.
Young people are excited by Kamala Harris’ presidential bid and will show up to vote this November, Ana Wilson, a 19-year-old first-time delegate from Wauwatosa, tells WisPolitics.
Gov. Tony Evers said today while Joe Biden’s passing of the Dem presidential torch to Kamala Harris is bittersweet, he’s confident the outcome on Election Day will be very good for Wisconsin Democrats.
Presumptive vice presidential nominee Tim Walz told Wisconsin delegates during their breakfast meeting as the Democratic National Convention kicked off Monday in Chicago that Wisconsin is going to make Vice President Kamala Harris the next president.
State Dem Party Chair Ben Wikler told reporters Wednesday the Kamala Harris-Tim Walz ticket is creating excitement, including a surge in volunteers and large turnout at nominees’ events, like last night’s rally in Milwaukee. That, he said, means good things for Dem candidates in downballot contests.
Roman Fritz, a 19-year-old UW-Milwaukee student from Oconomowoc, said he plans to support Harris in November and backs her economic plans.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had a simple but emphatic message for Wisconsin delegates as the California Dem looked forward to the fall campaign.
During the convention’s symbolic roll call of the states, Evers told the arena he was “jazzed as hell to announce that Wisconsin casts one present and 94 votes for …” before trailing off.
Josefine Jaynes, at age 18 took a gap year after high school to run for the state Assembly and try to flip a southwestern GOP seat once held by Democrat Pat Lucey. That didn’t work out. But now she’s a UW-Madison student from southwestern Wisconsin’s Readstown and part of the Wisconsin delegation to the Democratic National Convention – being inspired by Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris.
Madison-area U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan sees new Dem enthusiasm translating into “remarkable results coming out of Wisconsin come November.”
Speaking at the Fiserv Forum, where the RNC was held, Harris said Trump hand-selected three Supreme Court justices, knowing they would vote to overturn the 1973 decision that had guaranteed the right to an abortion.
GOP vice presidential nominee JD Vance argued in Kenosha that Dem presidential candidate Kamala Harris wants to undermine public safety, nearly four years after violent protests hit the city in the wake of George Floyd’s murder.
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul warned that efforts akin to the Republican false elector scheme of 2020 would be subject to Department of Justice scrutiny and those behind such efforts would be held accountable.
CHICAGO – Senate Minority Leader Diane Hesselbein says the wind is at Democrats’ back, helping Senate Dems make progress in flipping the chamber. Boosting the effort is the enthusiasm generated by the presidential candidacy of Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz. Hesselbein said Tuesday that’s being felt across the
Delegates also on Tuesday heard from Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore, Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson.
Dem Gov. Tony Evers said Barack Obama-like energy in Wisconsin via the candidacy of Kamala Harris will help Dems in November, but winning the Assembly will require more than excitement at the top of the ticket.
In 2020, Joe Biden billed himself as a “bridge” candidate to a new generation of the Democratic Party. Now that the president has passed the torch to Kamala Harris, Wisconsin delegates expressed their admiration for Biden as he closed out DNC activities on Monday night at the United Center.
In a 2-minute speech at the Democratic National Convention, Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez, a former registered nurse and state lawmaker, knocked Donald Trump for failing to protect Americans from the pandemic, “promising to terminate the Affordable Care Act” and “meddling in personal decisions between a woman and doctor.’’
Young Wisconsin delegates to the Democratic National Convention say President Joe Biden stepping out of the race to make way for Vice President Kamala Harris has brought new excitement to the race among youth and is paving the way for a new generation to lead.
“I felt the punch in the gut when President Biden stood down,” Hartman said. “But within an hour or two, he threw his support to Vice President Harris, and suddenly there was this belief.”
CHICAGO – Thousands of protesters, including a contingent of Wisconsin residents and organizations, rallied at Union Park and marched to the United Center today in Chicago as part of the pro-Palestinian March on DNC Coalition.
Young people are excited by Kamala Harris’ presidential bid and will show up to vote this November, Ana Wilson, a 19-year-old first-time delegate from Wauwatosa, tells WisPolitics.
Gov. Tony Evers said today while Joe Biden’s passing of the Dem presidential torch to Kamala Harris is bittersweet, he’s confident the outcome on Election Day will be very good for Wisconsin Democrats.
Presumptive vice presidential nominee Tim Walz told Wisconsin delegates during their breakfast meeting as the Democratic National Convention kicked off Monday in Chicago that Wisconsin is going to make Vice President Kamala Harris the next president.