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Divisive Derrick Van Orden Ignores Call for Unity MADISON, Wis. — As the Republican Party shifts their tone to preach unity in the days following the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, Derrick Van Orden has already let the facade fall. Derrick Van Orden has continued to fling insults online and in interviews—both at Democrats and […]

NEWS: Eric Hovde’s Financial Entanglements & Conflicts of Interest on Full Display in Latest Report… Here Are the Ways He Made His Fortune Hovde’s Net Worth Would Make Him the Richest Senator if Elected MADISON, Wis. — After Eric Hovde hid his finances for months, Wisconsin voters are finally learning the truth about Hovde’s wealth, […]

Democratic Party of Wisconsin Statement on Eric Hovde’s RNC Speech MADISON, Wis. — Democratic Party of Wisconsin Rapid Response Director Arik Wolk released the following statement in response to Eric Hovde’s speech at the RNC:  “Nothing out-of-touch California multimillionaire Eric Hovde said on stage can change the fact that for months, Wisconsinites have heard him […]

Not Just The “Wrong Speech”: Ron Johnson Has Long Parroted Extreme Claims MADISON, Wis. — Last night, Ron Johnson delivered a divisive and extreme speech to the Republican National Convention—only to later claim the “wrong speech” had been loaded into the teleprompter. Instead, Johnson claimed to have rewritten his remarks to issue a call for unity. […]

Welcome to Wisconsin! Ahead of his Speech Tonight, Get to Know California Bank Owner Eric Hovde MADISON, Wis. — Ahead of Eric Hovde’s speech tonight, we’ve put together a short primer on the key things you need to know about Eric Hovde, the megamillionaire California bank owner that Mitch McConnell recruited to run for Senate […]

Wisconsin Democrats on Mike Pence’s Replacement MADISON, Wis. — In response to Donald Trump naming MAGA faithful J.D. Vance as his running mate, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler released the following statement: “The stakes of this election just got impossibly higher. In the years since J.D. Vance called Trump out as ‘reprehensible,’ he’s managed to […]

NEWS: Eric Hovde Calls for GOP Surveillance of Ballot Drop Boxes… but Only in Wisconsin’s Cities MADISON, Wis. — A breaking news report from the Washington Post today revealed that Eric Hovde wants 24-hour GOP surveillance for ballot drop boxes in Wisconsin’s urban cities. Hovde also leaned into the “fake ballots” conspiracy theory at the center of the discredited […]

ICYMI: Glenn Grothman Wants the 1960s Back MADISON, Wis. — Yesterday, Glenn Grothman went on a bizarre and misogynistic–but par for the course–rant about the “angry feminist movement,” calling for the United States to “work our way back” to the 1960s if Donald Trump wins a second term. Grothman, who previously claimed the 1960s “had […]

ICYMI: Wisconsin Supreme Court Restores Absentee Ballot Drop Boxes, Affirms Voting Rights of Disabled Wisconsinites MADISON, Wis. — Last week, the Wisconsin Supreme Court reinstated the use of absentee ballot drop boxes across the state, removing unnecessary barriers to voting for many disabled voters who aren’t unable to cast their ballots in-person. The Supreme Court’s decision stands […]