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REMINDER: Anti-Abortion Brad Schimel Sued to Enforce Abortion Restrictions MADISON, Wis. — In a recent appearance on right-wing radio, Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel attempted to paper over his extreme, anti-abortion record—even insisting he “never made any statement regarding the 1849 abortion ban.” In fact, Schimel reportedly identified himself as “firmly pro-life” as recently as […]

TODAY: Eric Hovde Officially Demolished One of Wisconsin’s Oldest Family Owned Bars MADISON, Wis. — Today, California bank owner Eric Hovde (R–Laguna Beach) accomplished one of his lifelong goals: knocking down one of the beloved and oldest family owned bars in Madison. Hovde and his business have waged a decades-long campaign to try to knock down one of […]

FLIP FLOPPER: Bryan Steil’s Changing Stories on Trump’s “Horrible City” Remarks MADISON, Wis. — Scrambling to contain the fallout from Trump telling a meeting of House Republicans yesterday that Milwaukee was a “horrible city,” Republican Bryan Stiel offered dramatically different stories about what exactly Donald Trump said. “Bryan Steil can’t keep his story straight about […]

ICYMI: Wisconsin Democrats recruit candidates in every Senate seat for the first time in 20 years MADISON, Wis. — Last Friday, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that for the first time in 20 years, Wisconsin Democrats are running for every Senate seat and 97 Assembly seats in the Legislature. Thanks to new, fair maps, Wisconsin Democrats have […]

Trump Calls Milwaukee ‘Horrible,’ Republicans Can’t Agree Why MADISON, Wis. — Scrambling after Donald Trump bashed Milwaukee as a “horrible city” in a meeting with the House GOP this morning, Wisconsin Republicans have been struggling to get their stories straight—and even denying Trump made the remarks entirely. “We have five Republicans from Wisconsin in Congress […]

Wisconsin Democrats on Donald Trump Calling Milwaukee a “Horrible City” MADISON, Wis. — In response to Donald Trump calling Milwaukee a “horrible city” in a closed-door meeting with House Republicans this morning, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Vice Chair Felesia Martin released the following statement: “Donald Trump attacking the great city of Milwaukee as a ‘horrible city’ exactly […]

Wisconsin Democrats Welcome First Lady Jill Biden Back to Wisconsin MADISON, Wis. — Ahead of First Lady Jill Biden’s visit to Green Bay later today to launch Seniors for Biden-Harris, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler released the following statement: “Wisconsin Democrats are thrilled to welcome Dr. Jill Biden back to Wisconsin to launch Seniors for […]

ICYMI: WisDems Chair Ben Wikler and Green County Democratic Party Chair Sandy Rindy Tout Democratic Momentum in Wisconsin on MSNBC MADISON, Wis. — Last night, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler and Green County Democratic Party Chair Sandy Rindy joined The Last Word on MSNBC to discuss how Democrats in Wisconsin are defying the […]

Democratic Party of Wisconsin Endorses No Vote on August Ballot Questions MADISON, Wis. — Today, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin announced it had endorsed a “no” vote on both constitutional amendment ballot questions appearing on the August primary ballot. The endorsement was made over the weekend by a vote of the Party’s Administrative Committee. The […]