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Yet Another Anti-Abortion Group That Wants to Ban Abortion Lines Up Behind Eric Hovde MADISON, Wis. — Today, yet another extreme anti-abortion group announced their support for Eric ‘totally opposed to abortion’ Hovde. The group Susan B. Anthony Pro-life America, a group that pushes to “end abortion” entirely in the United States, wants to ban abortion even in cases of […]

College Women in WI Release Open Statement Responding to Eric Hovde Saying ‘College Age Girls’ are ‘Single Issue’ Voters MADISON, Wis. — Today, a group of over 60 and count college women in Wisconsin released a open statement in response to Eric Hovde saying young college-aged women are single-issue voters on abortion ahead of his event […]

Statement on Sen. Marco Rubio Event Cancellation MADISON, Wis. — Milwaukee Common Council President José Pérez released the following statement in response to the cancellation of Sen. Marco Rubio’s Republican Party of Wisconsin event:  “Even Marco Rubio is backing away after the hateful, racist attacks on Puerto Ricans at Donald Trump’s rally. These kinds of […]

ICYMI: The Democrats’ Secret Weapon in Wisconsin MADISON, Wis. — Today, Mother Jones reported on Democrats’ secret weapon in Wisconsin: the return of fair maps. Wisconsin Democrats have an opportunity to flip the Wisconsin State Assembly this election after years of Republican gerrymandering, fueling enthusiasm from state legislative races to the top of the ticket—including for community […]

ICYMI: Have Democrats Found a Way to Win Over Rural America? Look at What’s Happening in Wisconsin. MADISON, Wis. — This week, POLITICO reported on the strength of Democratic presence in rural Wisconsin under new, fair maps. Gerrymandered districts that were drawn to disproportionately advantage Republicans are now competitive, with Democratic candidates making inroads in rural areas […]

‘Abortion is Child Sacrifice:’ Eric Hovde’s Closing Message on Abortion One Week From Election Day MADISON, Wis. — There’s one week to Election Day, and Eric Hovde is setting his closing message on abortion: campaigning with the endorsement of one of the most extreme anti-abortion groups. Hovde is ending his campaign by campaigning with the endorsement […]

ICYMI: Assembly Democrats Kick Off “Flippin’ Tour” With Weekend Stops in Central, Western Wisconsin MADISON, Wis. — This weekend, State Representatives Francesca Hong, Tip McGuire, Mike Bare, and Assembly Democratic Leader Greta Neubauer kicked off their statewide “Flippin’ Tour” to energize voters and drive them to the polls in the week leading up to Election […]

MEMORY LANE: Derrick Van Orden’s Extreme Position on Abortion MADISON, Wis. — Derrick Van Orden has long taken an extreme stand on reproductive freedom, including saying that women should “have enough strength of character” to give birth and calling for a 15-week abortion ban. When Roe v. Wade was overturned by Trump-appointed Supreme Court justices, Wisconsin women […]

Eric Hovde Hits the Campaign Trail Following Endorsement from Group that Compared Abortion to ‘Child Sacrifice’ MADISON, Wis. — As Eric Hovde continues on the campaign trail this week, it will be his first week campaigning with the endorsement of an “unapologetically” anti-abortion group that believes medication abortion is ‘baby pesticides,’ believes in fetal personhood, equates abortion with child sacrifice, and wants a total ban […]