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ROUND UP: Wisconsin’s Republican Candidates Are Hiding From… Wisconsin? MADISON, Wis. — For the past decade, Wisconsin’s Republicans have been able to hide from voters and escape true accountability due to gerrymandered maps. Now, thanks to new, fair legislative maps, casual observers would assume Wisconsin Republicans are being forced to take responsibility for their records […]

“We’ve Had a Couple of Bad Days:” Hovde’s Rough Start to Debate Day MADISON, Wis. — Debate day has barely even started, and Eric Hovde is already making headlines for supporting policies that are bad for Wisconsin. From pushing to end the Department of Education to slashing veterans’ benefits and Social Security, Hovde will have to answer for his out-of-touch agenda.  See below for […]

DEBATE RECAP: Do-Nothing Stacey Klein Doubled Down, Senator Brad Pfaff Highlighted Record of Action MADISON, Wis. — In the debate between Sen. Brad Pfaff and Stacey Klein in Wisconsin’s 32nd Senate District, Stacey Klein told voters her plan to address issues in western Wisconsin: do nothing. Last night, Klein told western Wisconsinites what they already […]

MEMORY LANE: Derrick Van Orden’s Frightening Farm Bill Failure: All Hat and No Cattle MADISON, Wis. — Around the bend of Van Orden memory lane, another fright lies in wait: the dead-on-arrival Farm Bill. Derrick Van Orden is screwing the family farms he claims to represent and leaving children to starve—just so he can bend […]

NEW: Eric Hovde’s Allies Caught Lying Again MADISON, Wis. — Senate Leadership Fund, Mitch McConnell’s corporate-backed super PAC pouring tens of millions of dollars into Wisconsin’s Senate race, was caught lying about Tammy Baldwin. An independent fact check of the PAC’s claims exposed the ad for being false, saying, “No, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, has not stated support […]

Eric Hovde’s Divisive Campaign of Insulting Wisconsinites Over and Over Again MADISON, Wis. — Eric Hovde talks a big game about wanting to stop putting on the “red jerseys and blue jerseys” and instead “put on the red, white, and blue jerseys.” But he’s run a dark and divisive campaign, attacking Wisconsinites of all stripes. A […]

Tony Wied Proves He’ll Just Be Another One of Donald Trump’s Yes-Men MADISON, Wis. — In a new op-ed for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Tony Wied doubled down on his commitment to being a rubber stamp for Donald Trump, failing to put forth any unique or original thoughts of his own as he parroted some of Donald […]

“No, I don’t think I would sell the bank:” Hovde Admits He is a Walking Conflict of Interest MADISON, Wis. — After a report from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel found that California bank owner Eric Hovde had no plans to sell his $3.2 billion bank, Hovde admitted in a recent interview that he would keep owning his bank while in the […]

ICYMI: “A Decade Under Stroebel and State Republicans’ Leadership has Resulted in Wisconsin’s Shrinking Workforce, Uncertainty About Reproductive Health Care Freedoms, and the Rising Costs for Wisconsinites” MADISON, Wis. — Today, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported on the stark contrast between Jodi Habush Sinykin and Duey Stroebel on the issues that matter most to Wisconsinites in Senate […]