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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
President Trump’s campaign is rolling out a new radio ad touting the president’s successes to Black voters. The spot features Herschel Walker and Georgia state lawmaker Vernon Jones, a Black Dem, praising Trump and knocking Joe Biden for failing to
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
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
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
With the national party conventions in the rearview mirror, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, handicap their impact on Wisconsin voters. Sponsored by Michael Best Strategies and the Wisconsin Counties Association.
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.
Joe Biden says the protests that have sprung up across the United States in wake of the death of Black people at the hands of police officers shows Americans have reached an “inflection point.” What’s more, he said he believes
With printing of ballots for the November election already underway, the Green Party today asked the state Supreme Court to add its presidential candidate after the Elections Commission deadlocked on whether his campaign had turned in enough valid signatures. Meanwhile,
Ahead of Biden’s stop in Wisconsin, his campaign released a new digital ad in the state addressing racial justice and police policy issues. The campaign said the ad will also run on national cable and markets in Wisconsin, Michigan, North
Joe Biden said he’s coming to Kenosha today to have a conversation about helping the community heal, while the state GOP chair knocked him for waiting until after violent protests rocked the city to visit Wisconsin. The stop will be
Donald Trump’s presidential campaign is launching a new TV ad in Wisconsin that focuses on the unrest in Kenosha and his response to it. The Trump campaign said new spots in Wisconsin and Minnesota are part of a multi-state buy
Joe Biden has launched a 60-second spot that uses footage from his speech Monday in Pittsburgh denouncing rioting and looting, calling it “lawlessness” that should be prosecuted. The campaign said the spot is airing nationwide on cable and in 10
President Trump today promised to help rebuild Kenosha, saying the city was “ravaged by anti-police and anti-American riots” after police shot a Black man in the back seven times. During a roundtable in Kenosha, the president praised the law enforcement
The Green Party says it has retained a law firm to file a lawsuit this week challenging a decision by the state Elections Commission to keep its presidential and vice presidential candidates off the November ballot. The move comes after
Entertainer Kanye West on Friday sued to force his way onto Wisconsin’s presidential ballot after the state Elections Commission ruled he turned in his nomination papers late. As it was when the commission rejected West’s nomination papers, the key issue
In 2008 and 2012, the Fox Valley’s Winnebago County voted for Barack Obama. In 2016, the area known for the EAA, water sports, manufacturing and dairy farms was one of a handful of swing counties that delivered Wisconsin and the presidency to Donald Trump.
In accepting the GOP nomination for reelection, President Trump held up Kenosha as an example of “Democrat-run cities” plagued by rioting, looting, arson and violence. Trump continued to push a law-and-order message in his speech, promising the justice system will
The owner of a small Wisconsin foundry told the Republican National Convention this evening President Trump put the government “on our side” by cutting taxes and regulations while providing a boost during the COVID-19 pandemic. Debbie Flood, president of architectural
U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris kicked off a Biden campaign roundtable focusing on the Black community in Wisconsin by pledging she and Dem presidential nominee Joe Biden will take “meaningful hard-fought action against systems and traditions of oppression.” The Dem vice
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
President Trump’s campaign is rolling out a new radio ad touting the president’s successes to Black voters. The spot features Herschel Walker and Georgia state lawmaker Vernon Jones, a Black Dem, praising Trump and knocking Joe Biden for failing to deliver for Black Americans. “Joe Biden has had 47 years
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
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
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
With the national party conventions in the rearview mirror, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, handicap their impact on Wisconsin voters. Sponsored by Michael Best Strategies and the Wisconsin Counties Association.
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.
Joe Biden says the protests that have sprung up across the United States in wake of the death of Black people at the hands of police officers shows Americans have reached an “inflection point.” What’s more, he said he believes Americans are prepared to take on the country’s “original sin:
With printing of ballots for the November election already underway, the Green Party today asked the state Supreme Court to add its presidential candidate after the Elections Commission deadlocked on whether his campaign had turned in enough valid signatures. Meanwhile, Kanye West’s campaign was in federal court seeking a temporary
Ahead of Biden’s stop in Wisconsin, his campaign released a new digital ad in the state addressing racial justice and police policy issues. The campaign said the ad will also run on national cable and markets in Wisconsin, Michigan, North Carolina and Pennsylvania. In it, Biden says it’s “time for
Joe Biden said he’s coming to Kenosha today to have a conversation about helping the community heal, while the state GOP chair knocked him for waiting until after violent protests rocked the city to visit Wisconsin. The stop will be Biden’s first in the state this year after he skipped
Donald Trump’s presidential campaign is launching a new TV ad in Wisconsin that focuses on the unrest in Kenosha and his response to it. The Trump campaign said new spots in Wisconsin and Minnesota are part of a multi-state buy aimed at early voting states. But it didn’t provide details
Joe Biden has launched a 60-second spot that uses footage from his speech Monday in Pittsburgh denouncing rioting and looting, calling it “lawlessness” that should be prosecuted. The campaign said the spot is airing nationwide on cable and in 10 states, including Wisconsin. But the release didn’t include details of
President Trump today promised to help rebuild Kenosha, saying the city was “ravaged by anti-police and anti-American riots” after police shot a Black man in the back seven times. During a roundtable in Kenosha, the president praised the law enforcement response to restore calm after several nights of violent protests
The Green Party says it has retained a law firm to file a lawsuit this week challenging a decision by the state Elections Commission to keep its presidential and vice presidential candidates off the November ballot. The move comes after entertainer Kanye West filed a suit in Brown County on
Entertainer Kanye West on Friday sued to force his way onto Wisconsin’s presidential ballot after the state Elections Commission ruled he turned in his nomination papers late. As it was when the commission rejected West’s nomination papers, the key issue of the lawsuit is what the state’s deadline of “not
In 2008 and 2012, the Fox Valley’s Winnebago County voted for Barack Obama. In 2016, the area known for the EAA, water sports, manufacturing and dairy farms was one of a handful of swing counties that delivered Wisconsin and the presidency to Donald Trump.
In accepting the GOP nomination for reelection, President Trump held up Kenosha as an example of “Democrat-run cities” plagued by rioting, looting, arson and violence. Trump continued to push a law-and-order message in his speech, promising the justice system will hold police accountable for misconduct and warning America can never
The owner of a small Wisconsin foundry told the Republican National Convention this evening President Trump put the government “on our side” by cutting taxes and regulations while providing a boost during the COVID-19 pandemic. Debbie Flood, president of architectural hardware manufacturer Melron Corp. in Schofield, said Joe Biden doesn’t
U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris kicked off a Biden campaign roundtable focusing on the Black community in Wisconsin by pledging she and Dem presidential nominee Joe Biden will take “meaningful hard-fought action against systems and traditions of oppression.” The Dem vice presidential nominee touched on the shooting of Jacob Blake in