Tag: Mark Harris

Many conservatives are really really fond of accusing Democrats of engaging in vote/election fraud in order to win elections, despite multiple investigations showing vote fraud is not nearly as common a problem as conservatives say. In fact, some of the most prominent examples of vote fraud recently have seen Republicans…

On Thursday Winnebago County executive Mark Harris wrote an op-ed shedding some light on Wisconsin’s budget projections for the next biennium. Here’s an excerpt. The Walker administration has, to a large extent, returned to the fiscal difficulties of four years ago, a forecast by the state Department of Administration suggests….

While the race to be the Republican nominee in the 6th Congressional district is far from over, Craig Gilbert of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel thinks that Grothman as the Republican nominee could increase chances Democrats could gain control of the seat. If his tiny victory margin in Tuesday’s GOP primary…

This is an interesting read (emphasis added). Winnebago County functions as a microcosm of the state, narrowly divided with the potential to swing between elections. In the 2012 recall election, 56% of Winnebago voters picked Walker. Yet, Obama carried the county with 51% of the vote later that year. That’s…

Well, it looks like the Democratic gubernatorial nominee in 2014 is going to end up being Madison School Board member Mary Burke, as Winnebago County Executive Mark Harris announced earlier this morning that he won’t seek the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 2014. “Entry into the race as an underfunded candidate…

Yeah, because the Democratic Party of Wisconsin hand-picking the Democratic gubernatorial candidate worked out so well for us in 2010… Should Madison School Board member Mary Burke run for governor in 2014, she would be the Democratic Party’s frontrunner and could clear all other credible candidates from the field, state…

Winnebago County Executive Mark Harris sounds like a guy who wants to run for the Democratic Party nomination for governor in 2014. Harris has been meeting with progressive Democratic groups, making the rounds on political talk shows and telling anyone who asks that he’ll make his decision by Labor Day….

During an appearance on “UpFront with Mike Gousha,” Winnebago County Executive Mark Harris, a Democrat, said he will make a decision by Labor Day on whether to run in the Democratic race for governor in 2014. Aaron Camp over at The Apollo Report has some thoughts on why he thinks…