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In Brief: Bader suspended, Walker lays off county employees

Zach — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:18:56 +0000

Green Bay radio talk show host Jerry Bader, who got himself into a bit of hot water over comments he made about Lt. Gov. Barb Lawton, has been suspended for two weeks by WTAQ-AM (1360). The station also said a decision on Bader’s future would be made after his suspension, and it’s worth [...]

Good luck in court, Jerry Bader!

Zach — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:59:06 +0000

Jerry Bader is a class act.

No really, he is!

After all, it would take someone as classy as Jerry Bader to propagate a slanderous rumor about Lt. Gov. Barb Lawton without any type of fact-checking or verification*, opening up the possibility of legal action against WTAQ, as well as Bader himself, by Lt. [...]

Lawton bows out of gubernatorial race…

Zach — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:50:04 +0000

While I know some Democrats (including yours truly) have been less than enthused about the possibility of Lt. Gov. Barb Lawton being the Democratic gubernatorial candidate in 2010, but I have to admit that I didn’t think Lawton would bow out of the race completely. In an email to supporters, Lt. Gov. Lawton issued [...]

Governor Leinenkugel?

Zach — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:32:43 +0000

As Tony Galli of the Inside Scoop blog notes, current Wisconsin Department of Commerce Secretary Dick Leinenkugel has been approached about becoming a gubernatorial candidate:

Sources tell Inside Scoop Leinenkugel has increasingly been approached to consider the upcoming governor’s race. They say Leinenkugel’s intial, polite deflection of the flattering prospect has transformed into subtle [...]

Early polling shows Walker, Barrett leading gov. race

Zach — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 17:51:48 +0000

As I’ve said of similar polling, it’s obviously very early, but a new poll shows Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett were the leading gubernatorial candidates for the respective parties: In the poll’s Democratic primary matchup, Barrett, who is only considering a bid at this point, held a 38%-16% advantage [...]

In Brief: Shebby mayor’s “sex tape,” Kind not running for Gov.

Zach — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:57:54 +0000

Sheboygan mayor Bob Ryan apologized today for sexual remarks he made about a relative that ended up on YouTube*. The video appears to have been shot using a cell phone camera, unbeknown to Ryan.

*WARNING!! The video I’ve linked to is very graphic!

Rep. Ron Kind won’t be running for governor in 2010, [...]

The curious case of Barb Lawton

Zach — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 01:07:02 +0000

As Xoff over at Uppity Wisconsin noted, Lt. Governor Barb Lawton got her gubernatorial campaign off to an odd start yesterday, calling the day “Governor Doyle’s day” before filing her paperwork to become a gubernatorial candidate and then announcing her candidacy for Gov. Doyle’s office. If Lt. Gov. Lawton and her staff really felt [...]

The candidates’ cash flow

Zach — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:13:39 +0000

On Sunday I outlined the likeliest possible contenders to be the next Democratic gubernatorial candidate, and I while each candidate has strengths and weaknesses, virtually all the likeliest Democratic gubernatorial candidates suffer from a serious lack of cash, with the exception of Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett.

At the end of the most recent reporting [...]

The Contenders

Zach — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 15:43:06 +0000

All signs seem to point to Gov. Jim Doyle not seeking reelection in 2010, so I thought I’d take a look at a few of the possible Democratic contenders to succeed Gov. Doyle:

Lieutenant Governor Barb Lawton – There’s absolutely no doubt Lt. Gov. Lawton will run to succeed Gov. Doyle. According to campaign [...]

Breaking News: Doyle won’t seek reelection

Zach — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 18:27:07 +0000

Politico.com is reporting Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle won’t seek reelection in 2010. According to Politico, Gov. Doyle has told associates he will announce this week that he won’t seek a third term in 2010.

Given the difficulties Doyle has faced recently, this decision isn’t terribly surprising, but it does set up an interesting Democratic [...]