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WisDems Honor Hispanic Heritage Month MADISON, Wis. — In honor of the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler and Milwaukee County Supervisor Caroline Gómez-Tom released the following statements: Milwaukee County Supervisor Caroline Gómez-Tom: “Latine (Hispanic) Heritage Month is the time of the year to learn about, honor, and […]

ICYMI: Rep. Deb Andraca, WisDems Chair Ben Wikler, Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand Call Out Robin Vos’ Redistricting Bill MADISON, Wis. — This morning, Representative Deb Andraca was joined by Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand and Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler to discuss how Robin Vos’ so-called “Iowa-style” redistricting bill does not follow […]

Bipartisan Iowa Leaders: “The Proposal Currently In Front Of The Wisconsin Legislature Cannot Be Accurately Called The Iowa Model” MADISON, Wis. — As the Wisconsin Assembly is set to vote on a new redistricting proposal today, which has been touted by Robin Vos and Assembly Republicans as “Iowa style redistricting,” a bipartisan group of Iowa […]

RATING CHANGE: Wausau-Area Rep. Patrick Snyder Moves to “Lean Against” on Defend Justice Impeachment Tracker MADISON, Wis. — As Robin Vos continues to double down on his impeachment threats, members of his own caucus continue to appear uncomfortable with a Vos-led push to remove Justice Janet Protasiewicz. Yesterday, in new reporting from the Capital Times, GOP Rep. […]

Robin Vos Renews Impeachment Threats MADISON, Wis. — Less than 24 hours after unveiling a deeply flawed redistricting bill in an effort to distract from his unlawful impeachment threats—while retaining power over redistricting for himself—Robin Vos renewed his threats to impeach Justice Janet Protasiewicz. Speaking to far-right talk show host Jay Weber this morning, Vos announced […]

ICYMI: Newsweek: Republican Primaries Grow Bitter as MAGA Clashes With Wealthy Self-Funders MADISON, Wis. — As Republicans continue to jockey behind the scenes to decide who will lose to Tammy Baldwin, the leading GOP grassroots recruit, former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke is attacking Eric Hovde and Mitch McConnell’s strategy of recruiting wealthy candidates like Hovde. The […]

ICYMI: Potential Wisconsin Senate candidate Eric Hovde once blamed ‘deplorable’ civic engagement on Hollywood and sports MADISON, Wis. — What does potential candidate for U.S. Senate, Eric Hovde (R–Laguna Beach), think of voters here in Wisconsin and across the country? New reporting from Heartland Signal shows that Hovde thinks they’re “deplorable.” Read more below: Heartland Signal: Potential […]

What Wisconsinites Are Hearing About Defend Justice MADISON, Wis. — This week, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin launched Defend Justice, a multi-pronged statewide campaign to hold Wisconsin Legislative Republicans accountable for their unconstitutional, anti-democratic threat to impeach Justice Janet Protasiewicz—and Wisconsinites are taking notice. See what Wisconsinites are hearing about Defend Justice: The New York […]

With Enrique Tarrio Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Sedition, Will David Clarke Finally Denounce Him? MADISON, Wis. — This week, far-right Proud Boys leader, convicted seditionist, and David Clarke ally Enrique Tarrio was sentenced to 22 years in prison for his role in the conspiracy to overthrow our democracy at the deadly Capitol […]