Day: July 18, 2012
Senate Majority Leader Miller seeks to release redistricting records to public
Yes! The Senate’s new top leader took steps Wednesday to take possession of the legal file that would provide details on how Republicans drew new election maps last year – a file he said he would make public. “My feeling is this is work that was done for the public,”…
Breaking! Picture of Romney VP choice released!
Via The Borowitz Report comes this picture of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s VP pick: While unconventional, Romney’s VP choice certainly doesn’t suffer from a lack of name recognition – though his finances could be just as shady as Mitt Romney’s.
Mitt Romney’s “America the Beautiful”
I thought this was a particularly effective ad.
New Attack on Romney: Mitt Get’s Worse
A new progressive attack on the impact of Mitt’s election on GLBT Americans with “Mitt Gets Worse”.
Eric Hovde says he’s 100% pro-life…until he’s not (with audio)
Eric Hovde, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, released radio ads yesterday touting his “pro-life credentials.” He previously said he is 100% pro-life, meaning he does not support any exceptions on abortion, not even for rape, incest or the life/health of the mother. So why, just hours after his ads came out,…
Why did a Waukesha County Supervisor try to keep Kathy Nickolaus out of an election-related spending ordinance?
If Waukesha County Executive Dan Vrakas and the Waukesha County Board really want voters to have complete trust in our election system, they’ve got a long way to go, especially after Tuesday night’s County Board Personnel Committee meeting. That’s because, according to Laurel Walker of the Journal Sentinel, a Waukesha County…
Eric Hovde spends $4 million of his own money thus far to try and buy U.S. Senate seat
Not content to buy banks in his free time, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde has turned his attention to purchasing a seat in the United States Senate. According to a report in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Hovde has spent $3.8 million of his hedge fund fortune to try and…
Dan Sebring attends conservative Leadership Institute, gets butt kicked in 2010 election (UPDATED)
Says perennial Republican Congressional candidate Dan Sebring about the conservative Leadership Institute: “Leadership Institute training is an absolute must for anyone seeking public office,” Dan said. “It is far and away the most comprehensive, indispensable crash course introduction to political activism for activists, candidates, and campaign staffers on the planet….
Emerge Wisconsin names new board members, raises money
From my email inbox comes this… Madison – Emerge welcomes 3 new members to the Emerge Wisconsin State Board – Emerge Alumna and County Board Chairwoman Tara Johnson (La Crosse) Class of 2010; Alumna Margo Miller (Portage) Class of 2009; and Alumna Lashell Drake (Brown Deer) Class of 2012. “We…
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