Who Put Out The Hit On Mayor Pete?

Many of you are probably as surprised as I am at the ascendance of South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg in the polls…particularly in places like Iowa. And of course his growing popularity hasn’t gone unnoticed in the media or the campaign offices of his Democratic opponents. But even with that…it…

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Lindsey Graham’s Endorsement of Joe Biden

This is interesting (and no it’s not an actual endorsement nor current):

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Catching Up On the MKE County Executive Race

From the email this morning…former candidate for governor, Matt Flynn, has endorsed Glendale Mayor Bryan Kennedy for Milwaukee County Executive: I am excited to support the campaign of my good friend Bryan Kennedy for Milwaukee County Executive.  Bryan was my campaign manager in 2018 and he shares my progressive values….

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Emerge Wisconsin Is Looking For Women To Join Their 2020 Class:

from this morning’s email inbox (edited to fit this context): Dear Ed, Applications are NOW OPEN to join our Class of 2020.  Could a woman you know be your community’s next great elected leader?Click here and take the first step toward running for office.  In 2019, over 80% of Emerge trained…

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Endorsements for Tuesday April 2 2019

I still think odd year spring elections should be eliminated and moved to even years to increase voter participation and reduce costs for municipalities…but I don’t run the show so we are voting Tuesday anyway! Not sure who’s on the ballot? CHECK HERE! But my picks based on my ballot!…

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Endorsement: Megan O’Halloran for MPS School Board

There is just one primary race in my neighborhood…that for the seat in District 8 of the Milwaukee Public School Board. There are three very qualified candidates running but I am supporting Megan O’Halloran. Ms. O’Halloran is active in the greater Milwaukee community and understands the financial restrictions that limit…

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Endorsements: Midterms 2018

US Senator: Tammy Baldwin of course. She is working for Wisconsin and certainly shares most of the values we espouse here at Blogging Blue. State Senator Leah Vukmir has completely adopted the party line and I haven’t heard a single original thought come out of her mouth. Governor: Tony Evers….

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Endorsements for Wisconsin’s August 14th Primary:

Just a quick few endorsements for this Tuesday’s August 14th partisan primaries: A: Everyone who gets out and votes! Democratic Gubernatorial Primary: Kelda Roys Democratic Lt Governor Primary: Mandela Barnes Democratic House of Representatives 1st District: Randy Bryce Democratic Milwaukee County Sheriff: Earnell Lucas Democratic Wisconsin Secretary of State: Arvina…

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Paul Ryan Didn’t Quit Because of Randy Bryce

Please let’s not get overconfident about the election in the Wisconsin First Congressional District. There have already been emails and postings that Paul Ryan quit because he was afraid of the campaign being waged by one of Blogging Blue’s favorite candidates: Randy Bryce. There have been dozens of post-mortems on…

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Supreme Court Race Endorsement: Judge Rebecca Dallet

It may be something of a surprise that I am endorsing Milwaukee Circuit Court Judge Rebecca Dallet in the Supreme Court primary this coming Tuesday February 20, 2018. Yes she is not the most liberal and not exactly an openly Democratic candidate despite speaking at last year’s Democratic Party of…

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