Day: August 14, 2012

So the results are in, and it looks like tonight was a great night for progressives here in the Milwaukee area. Mandela Barnes beat incumbent Democrat Jason Fields for Assembly seat 11 Evan Goyke won in an 8 person field for open Assembly seat 18 Danny Riemer beat incumbent Democrat…

In advance of the results in today’s Republican U.S. Senate primary, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin has announced she’s doing a Cheddarbomb to help raise money for her campaign. No matter who her Republican opponent may be, there’s absolutely no doubt Tammy will face a tough fight until the…

From my inbox this morning, a press release from Andy Suchorski, the chairman of the College Democrats of Wisconsin. I have cut and paste the statement in its entirety and the bold emphasis appears in the original: MILWAUKEE, WI – In a move to clarify his position on most economic…

Milwaukee County, this is your duly elected sheriff – or as I like to call him, the “turd in Milwaukee County’s punchbowl.” milwaukee county supervisor false accusation I can’t help but wonder if Fran McLaughlin, Clarke’s spokesperson, is happy to have her name on this turd of a press release.

Paul Ryan represents a significant swath of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel‘s readership, so it’s kind of ridonkulous that they are just now getting around to asking questions about Ryan like, “Ideologue or problem solver? Reasonable or radical?” It is equally ridonkulous that Craig Gilbert has to pretend that there are two equally…

Yesterday the campaign of Democratic State Senate candidate Nikiya Harris announced County Supervisor David Bowen had endorsed Harris’ campaign to become the next State Senator in the 6th State Senate district. Here’s Bowen’s statement. “Her tenacity and endurance to work for the interest of working people inspires me every day….

In an op-ed written for the New York Times, Roger Cohen explains the problems with Mitt Romney choosing Paul Ryan as his running mate. The president has a deficit reduction plan. It would, among other things, cut military spending, preserve Medicare, and seek cost-saving health care efficiency. It makes a…