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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 […]

ICYMI: Assembly Candidate Christy Welch and Local Child Care Providers Hold ‘Vote NO’ Press Conference in Green Bay MADISON, Wis. — Today, Assembly Candidate Christy Welch and local child care center directors Jason Hodkiewicz and Sally Van Rens held a press conference in Green Bay encouraging Wisconsinites to vote ‘NO’ on the two constitutional amendment […]

Wisconsin Democrats on New Ballot Drop Box Guidance MADISON, Wis. — In response to the Wisconsin Elections Commission’s unanimous vote to adopt guidance regarding the use of safe and secure absentee ballot drop boxes, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Communications Director Joe Oslund issued the following statement: “Fueled by Donald Trump’s lies about 2020, Republican politicians have fought […]

REMINDER: 4 Days Until Eric Hovde is Forced to Come Clean With Wisconsinites About His Financial Entanglements & Mounting Conflicts of Interest MADISON, Wis. — Four days from now, Eric Hovde’s personal financial disclosure will be released, and Wisconsinites will get to see the depth of Hovde’s financial entanglements and conflicts of interest. While Hovde […]

ICYMI: Sen. Jeff Smith, Rep. Jodi Emerson and Community Leaders in Eau Claire Hold Vote NO Press Conference MADISON, Wis. — Today, Senator Jeff Smith and Representative Jodi Emerson joined former Eau Claire City Councilman and the Northwestern Wisconsin Co-op Organizer for Citizen Action Wisconsin Jeremy Gragert at a press conference in Eau Claire urging […]