New Trump ad focuses on the economy

President Trump’s campaign announced a new ad campaign in Wisconsin and other targeted states focused on the economy. One ad features a woman who says Joe Biden “could never handle the economy after COVID-19.” Trump’s campaign said the campaign is

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Dems hope to put Crawford County back in the blue column after Trump’s 2016 win

Crawford County in Wisconsin’s Driftless Area has typically been a blue stalwart of southwestern Wisconsin. According to Olson Feed Service proprietor Tammy Olson, of Seneca, even conservative-leaning local candidates have run as Democrats because there was no hope of the area electing a Republican. But as farm crises and big agriculture have made themselves felt in the area, that trend has begun to shift.

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Biden up with two new ads in Wisconsin

Joe Biden is up with two new TV ads in Wisconsin A 60-second Biden spot calls the election “our chance to put the darkness of the past four years behind us” and “start fresh in America.” The campaign didn’t release

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COVID-19, farm crisis among issues in Adams County as November election nears

Adams County, a historic Democratic stronghold with a 15 percent poverty rate (against the state’s overall 10 percent poverty rate), backed President Trump by a margin of 21 percent. Out of the county’s 10,130 votes in 2016, 5,966 went to Trump and only 3,745 went to Hillary Clinton. Until then, Democrats have carried the county with wide margins in every presidential election from 1984 on — coming after Adams had backed Ronald Reagan twice in a row.

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New Trump ad focuses on the economy

President Trump’s campaign announced a new ad campaign in Wisconsin and other targeted states focused on the economy. One ad features a woman who says Joe Biden “could never handle the economy after COVID-19.” Trump’s campaign said the campaign is an eight-figure buy. It didn’t provide specifics on the buy

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CNN poll has Biden leading Trump by 10 points in Wisconsin

A new CNN poll has Joe Biden leading Donald Trump by 10 points among likely Wisconsin voters, a larger edge for the Dem nominee than in other public polls conducted following the violent protests in Kenosha. Fifty-two percent of likely voters backed Biden, while 42 percent favored Trump. Libertarian Jo

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Siena College/NYT poll shows Biden leading in Wisconsin

Joe Biden led Donald Trump among likely Wisconsin voters in the latest Siena College/New York Times poll, which found the Dem nominee is more trusted on handling the protests, race relations and unifying America. Meanwhile, likely voters favor the president on the economy. The poll found 48 percent of likely

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Dems hope to put Crawford County back in the blue column after Trump’s 2016 win

Crawford County in Wisconsin’s Driftless Area has typically been a blue stalwart of southwestern Wisconsin. According to Olson Feed Service proprietor Tammy Olson, of Seneca, even conservative-leaning local candidates have run as Democrats because there was no hope of the area electing a Republican. But as farm crises and big agriculture have made themselves felt in the area, that trend has begun to shift.

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America First Action PAC ad focuses on Kenosha unrest

A new ad from a pro-Trump PAC focuses on the violent protests in Kenosha that left one business burned to the ground. America First Action PAC said the ad focusing on Kenosha will run in the Wausau market. The group is also adding $2.8 million in digital, cable and broadcast

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Trump ad highlights economic recovery amid COVID-19

A new Trump’s new ad says “the greatest economy the world has ever seen” is coming back to life, but “Biden wants to change that.” The campaign didn’t disclose details on the buy in Wisconsin. The ad is running in a half-dozen states and on national cable. The ad plays

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Biden up with two new ads in Wisconsin

Joe Biden is up with two new TV ads in Wisconsin A 60-second Biden spot calls the election “our chance to put the darkness of the past four years behind us” and “start fresh in America.” The campaign didn’t release details of the buy in Wisconsin. It said the spots

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Pence, Harris make Wisconsin swings in push toward November election

Vice President Mike Pence made a pitch to farmers and workers while Dem vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris spoke of the challenges facing minority- and female-owned businesses as the two stumped on opposite sides of Wisconsin this Labor Day. Speaking at Dairyland Power Cooperative in La Crosse, Pence repeatedly praised

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COVID-19, farm crisis among issues in Adams County as November election nears

Adams County, a historic Democratic stronghold with a 15 percent poverty rate (against the state’s overall 10 percent poverty rate), backed President Trump by a margin of 21 percent. Out of the county’s 10,130 votes in 2016, 5,966 went to Trump and only 3,745 went to Hillary Clinton. Until then, Democrats have carried the county with wide margins in every presidential election from 1984 on — coming after Adams had backed Ronald Reagan twice in a row.

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