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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 […]

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 […]