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ICYMI: Derrick Van Orden Goes AWOL When Confronted About His A-H*le Behavior MADISON, Wis. — Today, in a new report from the Huffington Post showing that the race to beat keyboard warrior and belligerent Congressman Derrick Van Orden is tightening, Van Orden  ducked from questions about his own behavior.  Derrick Van Orden is a hothead who spends his days […]

Independent Fact Checkers Call Out Eric Hovde’s Lies MADISON, Wis. — Eric Hovde continues to lie, lie, and lie again to Wisconsinites. He has been called out for lying a grand total of 19 times during his campaign.  At his debate with Tammy Baldwin on Friday, Hovde is going to keep lying to voters to distract […]

 ICYMI: The OB-GYN Running on Abortion Rights in Conservative Wisconsin MADISON, Wis. — Last Friday, the New York Times highlighted Dr. Kristin Lyerly’s campaign in the 8th Congressional District and the enthusiasm fueling her campaign to be the first pro-choice OB-GYN in Congress. While Republican Tony Wied would serve as a rubber stamp for Donald Trump and his extreme Project […]

The Hovde Plan: Slash Funding for Law Enforcement MADISON, Wis. — In the final weeks of the election, WisDems will be highlighting Eric Hovde’s extreme agenda for Wisconsin, and how his policies would be disastrous for Wisconsinites. The seventh edition will look at Hovde’s plan to cut funding for law enforcement.  California bank owner Eric Hovde’s budget […]

ROUND UP: What Wisconsinites are Reading About Democratic Candidates for the State Legislature MADISON, Wis. — With new, fair legislative maps, Wisconsin Democrats have a real shot at winning a majority in Madison this November and putting an end to Republican games that have held our state back.  Democratic candidates are getting their message out […]

ICYMI: Democrats Hold Roundtable Highlighting Their Fight for Reproductive Freedom MADISON, Wis. — Yesterday, Lieutenant Governor Sara Rodriguez, Senate Minority Leader Dianne Hesselbein, and State Senate candidate Jodi Habush Sinykin held a roundtable discussion with voters in the 8th Senate District about the perilous state of reproductive freedoms in Wisconsin under a Republican-controlled Legislature.  Speakers […]

MEMORY LANE: Derrick Van Orden’s Health Care Plan is Repealing the ACA MADISON, Wis. — Yesterday, the Badger Herald and WORT FM reported on UW–Madison college students calling out Eric Hovde for insulting young people and college students and demolishing the Silver Dollar Tavern, what once was one of the oldest family-owned bars in Madison. “He didn’t care about the history of the bar, the patrons, the […]

MEMORY LANE: Derrick Van Orden’s Health Care Plan is Repealing the ACA MADISON, Wis. — As Derrick Van Orden desperately tries to distract from his abysmal record three weeks from Election Day, we’re taking a trip down memory lane to revisit some of Van Orden’s most extreme positions.  Derrick Van Orden has no problem telling […]

The Hovde Plan: Let Corporations Rip Off Working Families MADISON, Wis. — In the final weeks of the election, WisDems will be highlighting Eric Hovde’s extreme agenda for Wisconsin, and how his policies would be disastrous for Wisconsinites if he wins. The sixth edition will look at Hovde’s plan to raise costs on working families.  California bank […]