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Posted by Zach on September 1, 2010, at 9:30 pm

Former Gov. Lucey endorses Henry Sanders

From my email inbox comes news Democratic Lt. Governor candidate Henry Sanders, Jr. has picked up the endorsement of former Wisconsin Governor Pat Lucey. Here’s what Gov. Lucey had to say about his endorsement of Sanders: “As governor, I tackled many of the same economic challenges we’re facing now in Wisconsin, so I know [...]

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Posted by Zach on August 31, 2010, at 5:59 am

Henry Sanders makes the case for Best Value Contracting

Yesterday Democratic Lt. Governor candidate Henry Sanders, Jr. released an editorial making the case for the state to implement Best Value Contracting as a means of ensuring Wisconsin’s taxpayers get the most possible bang for their bucks, both in the short term and especially in the long term.

Here’s the text of Sanders’ editorial: [...]

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Posted by Zach on August 26, 2010, at 5:07 am

Tom Michalski endorsed by Wisconsin AFL-CIO

Earlier this week, Tom Michalski, the Democrat hoping to unseat State Rep. Mark Honadel in the 21st Assembly District, issued a statement accepting the endorsement of the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO: “I can’t say enough about the quality of support I have received from labor organizations,” Michalski said. “Being endorsed by the State AFL-CIO personally [...]

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Posted by Zach on August 25, 2010, at 5:38 am

Local politicos holding fundraiser for Chris Moews

Found in my email inbox: Please Join U.S. Representative Gwen Moore Along with State Senator Lena Taylor and State Representative Sandy Pasch With County Supervisors Theo Lipscomb, John Thomas, and Gerry Broderick

In supporting Chris Moews, Candidate for Milwaukee County Sheriff

Thursday, August 26th 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.

At Brocach Irish Pub 1850 North [...]

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Posted by Zach on August 18, 2010, at 5:19 am

21st Assembly District news & notes

Last week Tom Michalski, the Democrat running against Republican State Rep. Mark Honadel in the 21st Assembly District, received the endorsement of the Clean Wisconsin Action Fund: “Tom Michalski is committed to protecting the Great Lakes and making Wisconsin cleaner and stronger by promoting clean energy,” said Gary Goyke, board chair of the Clean [...]

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Posted by Zach on August 17, 2010, at 5:06 am

Scott Walker & Mark Neumann: the extremist singers

It’s no secret Republican gubernatorial candidates Scott Walker and Mark Neumann have been racing each other to the right on the issue of abortion. Despite being for smaller government that’s less involved in the lives of citizens, Walker and Neumann both support interjecting government between women and their doctors, and in response to the [...]

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Posted by Zach on August 14, 2010, at 7:27 am

Sanders campaign endorsed by law enforcement officials

Democratic Lt. Governor candidate Henry Sanders, Jr. announced yesterday his campaign has received the endorsements of a number of law enforcement officials throughout Wisconsin: Wood County Sheriff Tom Reichert, Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne, Lafayette County District Attorney Charlotte Doherty, and Eau Claire County District Attorney Rich White today announced their endorsements of [...]

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Posted by Zach on August 11, 2010, at 5:04 am

Tim John challenges Tom Barrett to debate

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tim John, the underdog in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, wants to debate Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, and despite repeated calls for a debate by John, Barrett’s campaign has been silent, prompting John to send out an email to supporters including this challenge: While my complaints are many, they don’t matter. What [...]

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Posted by Zach on August 10, 2010, at 5:57 am

Larson announces more endorsements and two debates

According to an email I received from the campaign of Chris Larson, the Milwaukee County Supervisor who’s hoping to unseat incumbent State Senator Jeff Plale in September’s Democratic primary, Larson has received the endorsements of both the Milwaukee Deputy Sheriff’s Association and AFSCME. In announcing Larson’s endorsement by the Milwaukee Deputy Sheriff’s Association, Roy [...]

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Posted by Zach on August 10, 2010, at 5:37 am

Paul Ryan: progressivism is a cancer

Found in my email inbox: Progressivism is a “cancer” in America: so says Glenn Beck, and so agrees Rep. Paul Ryan, a Republican from Wisconsin. Ryan says his goal is to “indict the entire vision of progressivism” which he says is “a complete affront of the whole idea of this country.”

He says he [...]

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