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Dem super PAC Priorities USA has announced new TV and digital ads criticizing President Trump’s call to slow down COVID-19 testing in the wake of rising positive case number. Priorities USA Director of Battleground State Communications Steve Pierce told WisPolitics.com
Vice President Mike Pence is now scheduled to kick off tomorrow’s trip to Wisconsin with a stop at Waukesha STEM Academy, where he is set to participate in a school choice roundtable with Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. The stop was
President Trump will make an official visit to Wisconsin on Thursday to tour Fincantieri Marinette Marine and speak at the shipyard. The stop will be Trump’s first in Wisconsin since a January campaign rally in Milwaukee. It also comes two
The pro-Trump America First Action PAC announced a new TV ad hitting Joe Biden today, knocking his support of the North American Free Trade Agreement. The group said the $2.25 million buy, which includes digital, cable, broadcast and mail, will
Joe Biden will formally accept the Dem presidential nomination in Milwaukee despite a potentially scaled-back convention over COVID-19 concerns. Biden camp spokesman Bill Russo in a statement confirmed the former VP will take the nomination in the city, but he
Joe Biden’s presidential campaign today announced its first TV buy of the general election, a $15 million, five-week effort targeting Wisconsin and five other states. The effort also includes a digital, radio and print component with the TV ads running
The Trump campaign says it knocked on nearly 60,000 doors over the weekend as it resumed in-person operations. Trump Victory said last week it began returning staff to offices and knocking on doors again. It had gone entirely virtual since
The Wisconsin Elections Commission voted unanimously to approve sending an absentee ballot application to some 2.7 million voters, pending a handful of changes to the language in the documents. The commission yesterday also deadlocked along partisan lines on a request
Vice President Mike Pence will be in Pewaukee on Tuesday to kick off what the president’s campaign is calling his “Faith in America” tour. The event at the Ingleside Hotel will be Pence’s fourth stop in Wisconsin this year. He
The LCV Victory Fund today announced new digital ads and direct mail targeting President Trump’s environmental record and what the group says is its similarities to his coronavirus response. The group said it was part of an ongoing $14 million
National media reported over the weekend that U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, is among those who have been interviewed by Biden’s team in the presumptive nominee’s search for a running mate. The New York Times described Baldwin as a “lower-profile”
Joe Biden told Wisconsin Dem activists on Friday the nation needs to confront systemic racism and can’t allow the wound of recent events to scab over without addressing the root cause. Biden, addressing a virtual state convention through a recorded
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, who won Wisconsin’s 2016 presidential primary but pulled just 31.7 percent of the vote against Biden in April, addressed the state Dem convention digitally with a call to unity. Sanders dismissed Trump as someone who appears
All four incumbent DNC members were reelected to new four-year terms. The four are: Senate Minority Leader Janet Bewley, D-Mason; Martha Love, a former state chair; Khary Penebaker, a businessman who ran for the 5th CD in 2016; and Andrew
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin held its first virtual convention. Below are images of key speakers from the event. [slide-anything id=”96261″] See more from the convention at the WisPoltics.com Dem Convention Blog…. Please log in to
Gov. Tony Evers and Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes urged Dem activists to ensure GOP lawmakers don’t reach two-thirds majorities in both houses of the Legislature after the fall elections. Both addressed the Dem state convention through virtual speeches, and the
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin knocked President Trump on Friday for a “failure to lead.” Baldwin, D-Madison, told Dem activists that Trump had failed to lead even before the COVID-19 pandemic. She said that includes pushing a tax break that ended
With state Dems meeting virtually for their convention, U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore acknowledged the national convention slated for Milwaukee in August might not look like what some had expected when the city was tapped for the event. Still, she said
Senate Minority Leader Janet Bewley told Dem activists now is not the time for the faint of heart. She encouraged Dem activists to fight through the challenges facing them in their own lives amid the COVID-19 pandemic to organize this
Wisconsin Dems hold their virtual state convention tonight starting at 7 p.m. Presumptive presidential nominee Joe Biden and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders will both deliver addresses at the event. Others slated to make a virtual appearance include: Gov. Tony Evers,
Dem super PAC Priorities USA has announced new TV and digital ads criticizing President Trump’s call to slow down COVID-19 testing in the wake of rising positive case number. Priorities USA Director of Battleground State Communications Steve Pierce told WisPolitics.com the TV spots will run in the Green Bay/Appleton, La
Vice President Mike Pence is now scheduled to kick off tomorrow’s trip to Wisconsin with a stop at Waukesha STEM Academy, where he is set to participate in a school choice roundtable with Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. The stop was announced today by Pence’s office. It will come ahead of
President Trump will make an official visit to Wisconsin on Thursday to tour Fincantieri Marinette Marine and speak at the shipyard. The stop will be Trump’s first in Wisconsin since a January campaign rally in Milwaukee. It also comes two days after Vice President Pence visits Waukesha County for a
The pro-Trump America First Action PAC announced a new TV ad hitting Joe Biden today, knocking his support of the North American Free Trade Agreement. The group said the $2.25 million buy, which includes digital, cable, broadcast and mail, will target the Green Bay, La Crosse, Milwaukee and Wausau markets
Joe Biden will formally accept the Dem presidential nomination in Milwaukee despite a potentially scaled-back convention over COVID-19 concerns. Biden camp spokesman Bill Russo in a statement confirmed the former VP will take the nomination in the city, but he said decisions on what the convention will actually look like
Joe Biden’s presidential campaign today announced its first TV buy of the general election, a $15 million, five-week effort targeting Wisconsin and five other states. The effort also includes a digital, radio and print component with the TV ads running in Arizona, Florida, North Carolina, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. The
The Trump campaign says it knocked on nearly 60,000 doors over the weekend as it resumed in-person operations. Trump Victory said last week it began returning staff to offices and knocking on doors again. It had gone entirely virtual since March as a safety measure during the COVID-19 pandemic. Operatives
The Wisconsin Elections Commission voted unanimously to approve sending an absentee ballot application to some 2.7 million voters, pending a handful of changes to the language in the documents. The commission yesterday also deadlocked along partisan lines on a request to explicitly ban ballot harvesting, setting the stage for a
Vice President Mike Pence will be in Pewaukee on Tuesday to kick off what the president’s campaign is calling his “Faith in America” tour. The event at the Ingleside Hotel will be Pence’s fourth stop in Wisconsin this year. He joined President Trump for a Milwaukee campaign rally in January.
The LCV Victory Fund today announced new digital ads and direct mail targeting President Trump’s environmental record and what the group says is its similarities to his coronavirus response. The group said it was part of an ongoing $14 million targeting “environmental swing voters” in Arizona, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina,
National media reported over the weekend that U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, is among those who have been interviewed by Biden’s team in the presumptive nominee’s search for a running mate. The New York Times described Baldwin as a “lower-profile” candidate who is among those “advancing steadily.” The Associated Press,
Joe Biden told Wisconsin Dem activists on Friday the nation needs to confront systemic racism and can’t allow the wound of recent events to scab over without addressing the root cause. Biden, addressing a virtual state convention through a recorded message, told Dems “Nothing about this is going to be
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, who won Wisconsin’s 2016 presidential primary but pulled just 31.7 percent of the vote against Biden in April, addressed the state Dem convention digitally with a call to unity. Sanders dismissed Trump as someone who appears to have never read the U.S. Constitution and said there
All four incumbent DNC members were reelected to new four-year terms. The four are: Senate Minority Leader Janet Bewley, D-Mason; Martha Love, a former state chair; Khary Penebaker, a businessman who ran for the 5th CD in 2016; and Andrew Werthmann, an Eau Claire alderman. See more from the convention
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin held its first virtual convention. Below are images of key speakers from the event. [slide-anything id=”96261″] See more from the convention at the WisPoltics.com Dem Convention Blog…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please
Gov. Tony Evers and Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes urged Dem activists to ensure GOP lawmakers don’t reach two-thirds majorities in both houses of the Legislature after the fall elections. Both addressed the Dem state convention through virtual speeches, and the guv said Republicans have often put up roadblocks. Still, Evers
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin knocked President Trump on Friday for a “failure to lead.” Baldwin, D-Madison, told Dem activists that Trump had failed to lead even before the COVID-19 pandemic. She said that includes pushing a tax break that ended up benefiting the wealthy and a trade war she said
With state Dems meeting virtually for their convention, U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore acknowledged the national convention slated for Milwaukee in August might not look like what some had expected when the city was tapped for the event. Still, she said Dem values that originated in Wisconsin, including the right to
Senate Minority Leader Janet Bewley told Dem activists now is not the time for the faint of heart. She encouraged Dem activists to fight through the challenges facing them in their own lives amid the COVID-19 pandemic to organize this fall and turn out to vote. “This is no time
Wisconsin Dems hold their virtual state convention tonight starting at 7 p.m. Presumptive presidential nominee Joe Biden and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders will both deliver addresses at the event. Others slated to make a virtual appearance include: Gov. Tony Evers, Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, AG Josh