County Supervisor Larson to challenge Plale

As had been previously reported here and a number of other blogs, Milwaukee County Supervisor Chris Larson has announced he will challenge Democratic State Sen. Jeff Plale in the 7th District. Larson announced his plans last week Thursday, and in announcing his candidacy Larson took a shot at Sen. Plale’s record of accepting big money [...]

Sanders wins WisPolitics straw poll at DPW convention

Despite his campaign’s cautious optimism that he’d win the Lt. Governor straw poll conducted by WisPolitics.com at the Democratic Party of Wisconsin’s 2010 Convention, Democratic Lt. Governor candidate Henry Sanders Jr. won the straw poll by nearly a 2 to 1 margin. State Assembly Majority Leader Tom Nelson finished a very distant second in the [...]

Liveblogging day 2 of the DPW 2010 Convention

Check here for coverage of day 2 of the DPW’s 2010 Convention.

9:45 a.m. Lots of amendments and floor resolutions. Gah….booooring.

9:46 a.m. Official count for the convention: 861 delegates, 246 guests.

10:02 a.m. Sen. Herb Kohl talking about Mayor Tom Barrett: “Tom Barrett will be one of the most outstanding governors the state has [...]