Kelda Roys doubles down on Pocan attacks, continues to burn bridges

“What do we really know about politician Mark Pocan? … He could have stood up to Walker. But instead Mark Pocan caved in,” warns a rather dire sounding voice in the latest attack ad from the campaign of Kelda Roys, who’s running to replace Rep. Tammy Baldwin in the 2nd Congressional district. The ad attacks [...]

Remember the movie “We Bought a Zoo?” Well apparently Eric Hovde bought a bank!

While some people might splurge on a new TV or a set of tires for the car with their disposable income, apparently out-of-state Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde likes to buy banks: U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde has purchased a bank that received federal bailout money, even though the Republican hedge fund manager says [...]

Another rich Republican from Madison wants to run for the U.S. Senate

Could we be seeing Terrence Wall, version 2.0? Already crowded with big-name candidates, the GOP primary for U.S. Senate may not yet be settled – a Madison native with deep pockets says he’s also mulling a run.

A candidacy by investor Eric Hovde could possibly follow in the footsteps of the state’s two current millionaire [...]

Who’s behind the Terrence Wall for Senate write-in campaign?

Former Republican U.S. Senate candidate Terrence Wall just won’t go away.

Wall dropped out of the U.S. Senate race shortly after the Republican Party of Wisconsin’s 2010 convention – a convention that saw Ron “Sunspots” Johnson garner the RPW’s endorsements, but instead of quietly fading into the background, Wall has been making some noise about [...]

Recommended Thursday reading

Over at the Cap Times website, John Nichols has an excellent analysis of the Democratic Lt. Governor race; it’s definitely worth a read! Over at IBMadison.com, former Republican U.S. Senate candidate Terrence Wall has posted yet another missive about his time as a candidate for the U.S. Senate, this time focusing on why he [...]

Ron Johnson’s explanation for global warming: sunspots!

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ron Johnson, who’s not a believer in all that man-made global warming mumbo jumbo, has a simple explanation for the extreme weather linked to global warming: sunspots! A global warming skeptic, Johnson said extreme weather phenomena were better explained by sunspots than an overload of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, as [...]

Terrence Wall still isn’t done with Ron Johnson and the RPW

Last month, former Republican U.S. Senate candidate Terrence Wall alleged Oshkosh businessman Ron Johnson secured the endorsement of the Republican Party of Wisconsin through the use of bribes and coercion, and in an appearance Thursday on “Sly in the Morning” on Madison’s WTDY-1670AM, Wall discussed how Reince Priebus and others within the Republican Party of [...]

There’s a simple explanation for Ron Johnson’s sudden ascent

I’ve already written about the allegations of vote buying and fraud that have been leveled against Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ron Johnson by former Republican candidate Terrence Wall, and while Johnson’s campaign and supporters have been quick to denounce the allegations as “sour grapes,” Jud Lounsbury from One Wisconsin Now thinks there’s a really logical [...]

Terrence Wall fleshes out his allegations against Ron Johnson

In his most recent “Up Against the Wall” column for IBMadison.com, former Republican U.S. Senate candidate fleshes out his allegations against Ron Johnson, who received the endorsement of the Republican Party of Wisconsin at the party’s convention in May. The column itself is worth reading in its entirety, but here’s one snippet I found most [...]

I’m betting there’s more to the Terrence Wall/Ron Johnson story…

Greg K already posted his own take on the allegations made today that bribery and coercion led to the endorsement of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ron Johnson at the Republican Party of Wisconsin convention last month, but I wanted to add a few thoughts of my own on the situation, because I think there’s [...]