Rowan Viva: not quite ready for prime time

Here’s Rowan Viva, one of the challengers to incumbent Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Mike Tate singing her own praises on Facebook on May 2 (emphasis added): Maybe we should all rally around the leading challenger, you know . . . the hyper-intelligent and politically savvy capitol occupier with the…

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Rick Gudex: bought and paid for by American Federation for Children

I wish I could say I was surprised… Rarely has the political payoff for a special interest group been as quick or blatant. The American Federation for Children, one of the leading advocates for school choice in the country, brags in a recent brochure that it spent more than $325,000…

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Democracy for America Has A Scholarship To Netroots Nation: Apply, Vote, Nominate!

This post was authored by Alex Showerman, Democracy for America’s New Media Manager. This will be my first Netroots Nation and I could not be more excited to go! Before I made the progressive movement my career and was a passionate activist in my free time, I had always wanted…

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Mike Tate for DPW Chair

Recently Democratic Party of Wisconsin (DPW) Chair Mike Tate (pictured, left) announced he will be seeking a third term as Chair of the DPW. I recently had an opportunity to speak with Tate about his campaign for a third term as DPW Chair, and the obvious first question I asked…

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