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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.
“It’s still pretty dynamic, so we’ll see what happens,” Johnson said on WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics. “If it were to happen, the fact that Milwaukee is being recognized nationally and even globally, especially after hosting the Republican National Convention, shining additional spotlight on our city, I think that’s really, really important.”
When Joe Biden left the Democratic top of the ticket and endorsed his vice president, the move sparked praise for Biden’s move and a surge of enthusiasm and money for Harris. Party activists serving as delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago WisPolitics interviewed share that enthusiasm.
Pro-Palestinian groups and ceasefire advocates in Wisconsin are organizing to get Wisconsinites to Chicago, and rallies were set to take place in Madison and Milwaukee Saturday ahead of the DNC.
GOP VP nominee JD Vance at the Milwaukee Police Association today said southern border policies under the Biden-Harris administration “make our communities less safe even as far north as Wisconsin.”
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Tuesday’s primary results, presidential campaign visits to Milwaukee, the upcoming Democratic National Convention in Chicago and more.
Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson says he’s seeing “a lot of energy and a lot of excitement in the Black community to support” Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign, despite turnout in majority Black wards in Milwaukee falling for the previous two presidential elections.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, give their takes on the upcoming Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
A source familiar with the plans said the campaign is looking to hold the rally in the Fiserv Forum, where Republicans formally nominated Donald Trump as their presidential candidate last month.
It’s clear that those 1968 demonstrations have not been forgotten by those organizing the convention and Chicago officials and police.
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.
“It’s still pretty dynamic, so we’ll see what happens,” Johnson said on WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics. “If it were to happen, the fact that Milwaukee is being recognized nationally and even globally, especially after hosting the Republican National Convention, shining additional spotlight on our city, I think that’s really, really important.”
When Joe Biden left the Democratic top of the ticket and endorsed his vice president, the move sparked praise for Biden’s move and a surge of enthusiasm and money for Harris. Party activists serving as delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago WisPolitics interviewed share that enthusiasm.
Pro-Palestinian groups and ceasefire advocates in Wisconsin are organizing to get Wisconsinites to Chicago, and rallies were set to take place in Madison and Milwaukee Saturday ahead of the DNC.
GOP VP nominee JD Vance at the Milwaukee Police Association today said southern border policies under the Biden-Harris administration “make our communities less safe even as far north as Wisconsin.”
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Tuesday’s primary results, presidential campaign visits to Milwaukee, the upcoming Democratic National Convention in Chicago and more.
Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson says he’s seeing “a lot of energy and a lot of excitement in the Black community to support” Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign, despite turnout in majority Black wards in Milwaukee falling for the previous two presidential elections.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, give their takes on the upcoming Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
A source familiar with the plans said the campaign is looking to hold the rally in the Fiserv Forum, where Republicans formally nominated Donald Trump as their presidential candidate last month.
It’s clear that those 1968 demonstrations have not been forgotten by those organizing the convention and Chicago officials and police.