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Posted by Zach on September 1, 2010, at 5:37 am
On Saturday, a Republican campaign office in Cudahy was vandalized when an unknown individual punched out a glass window, which is now boarded up. In his statement condemning the vandalism, RPW Chair Reince Priebus, ever the partisan hack, took the opportunity to attack Democrats for the mess he asserts they’ve made in Madison and [...]
Posted by Zach on August 22, 2010, at 9:17 pm
Earlier today Tom Michalski, the Democratic candidate for State Representative in the 21st Assembly District, announced the endorsement of his campaign by the Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC), which represents approximately 98,000 public education employees in Wisconsin: “I am truly honored to have received the support of WEAC on behalf of our amazing public [...]
Posted by Zach on August 18, 2010, at 5:19 am
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 [...]
Posted by Zach on August 11, 2010, at 11:07 pm
Having had a day to fully digest Tuesday night’s debate between State Sen. Jeff Plale and Milwaukee County Supervisor Chris Larson, who happens to be challenging Sen. Plale for the right to be the Democratic Party’s nominee for the seat in the 7th Senate District, one thing is abundantly clear: there was no clear winner. Both Plale and Larson were effective in stating their positions on the issues discussed at the debate, with each candidate at times effectively attacking the other.

After some brief introductory remarks by the moderator (Bruce Murphy of Milwaukee Magazine) and each candidate, Murphy delved right into the issues:
Continue reading A recap of the Plale/Larson debate
Posted by Zach on August 11, 2010, at 5:41 am
State Senator Jeff Plale and his opponent in the Democratic primary, Milwaukee County Supervisor Chris Larson, had a debate last night. I’ve got a lot of thoughts to share about the debate, but not nearly enough time to get them all gussied up, so here’s just a few quick thoughts:
There was no clear [...]
Posted by Zach on August 10, 2010, at 5:57 am
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 [...]
Posted by Zach on August 9, 2010, at 5:13 am
Much to my delight, State Rep. Mark Honadel (R-South Milwaukee) has a viable Democratic challenger in the 21st Assembly District, in the form of Oak Creek Common Council President Tom Michalski. I recently had a chance to sit down and talk with Michalski about his campaign, and our conversation started with the one [...]
Posted by Zach on August 2, 2010, at 10:42 pm
Former Republican Assembly Speaker Scott Jensen, who once upon a time was convicted of abusing his office for political gain, has resurfaced in Wisconsin politics, and he’s apparently chosen the 7th State Senate District as the focus of his efforts. Earlier this year, Jensen became a senior adviser for government affairs for the American [...]
Posted by Zach on July 30, 2010, at 5:29 am
Just a few interesting numbers I came across regarding the campaign contributions received by incumbent Democratic State Senator Jeff Plale and his primary opponent, Milwaukee County Supervisor Chris Larson: Plale & Larson: Behind the Numbers Jeff Plale Chris Larson # of donations received from registered lobbyists 29 1 Amount of $ received from lobbyists [...]
Posted by Zach on July 27, 2010, at 5:02 am
At the suggestion of a commenter, I’d like to follow up on an entry I wrote yesterday noting the thousands upon thousands of dollars incumbent State Sen. Jeff Plale (“D” – South Milwaukee) has received from his good friends in the cable TV and power & energy industries. While yesterday’s entry was rather long [...]
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