John Nichols to headline event in Waukesha on 10/30/12

John Nichols is coming to Waukesha, Wisconsin next Tuesday, October 30th to discuss the November 6th election and what’s at stake. The event is sponsored by Organizing for America volunteers. RSVP is required (see below).  

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Eric Prudent’s challenge to Republican incumbent Paul Farrow is not child’s play

Eric Prudent knows that as a twenty-four-year-old Democrat running in Wisconsin Assembly District 98, the deck is stacked against him. “How old are you?” is the number one question he is asked out on the campaign trail. Voters have told him to come back when he’s older, he’s been called “The…

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Is Lt. Governor Kleefisch suggesting voter intimidation with new robocall?

It’s barely October and Wisconsin Republicans are already up to their old tricks, it seems. On Sunday, October 7, a Waukesha County resident received a robocall from Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch (R) encouraging her to attend “an important election day training” in Waukesha on Tuesday, implying that voter fraud could…

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Yep, he’s Tea Party Tommy now

Back in December of 2011, I wrote about Tommy Thompson’s campaign kickoff at Weldall Manufacturing here in Waukesha. At that event Thompson told supporters that mudslinging, lies, and distortion are not the “Wisconsin Way.” So he’s either done a complete 180 or he really needs the cash (or both) because on October 14…

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Paul Ryan’s challenger, Rob Zerban, draws enthusiastic crowd to Drinking Liberally Waukesha

About forty people gathered at Drinking Liberally Waukesha last night to have a beer with Rob Zerban (D) and hear him talk about his congressional race against Paul Ryan (R-very). For a Monday night in Waukesha County, that’s a good-sized crowd, especially considering that before this race, Rob Zerban was…

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Scott Michalak (D) accepts invite to debate Joel Kleefisch (R) on 10/3

On Sunday morning, Scott Michalak, Democratic candidate for Assembly District 38, shared “perhaps the most important post of this campaign” on his campaign’s Facebook page. He was referring to his acceptance of the invite to debate incumbent Joel Kleefisch (R), as part of a six-candidate debate for Assembly Districts 33, 38 and 43,…

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Meet Tom Hibbard, Democratic candidate for Assembly District 99

Representative Chris Kapenga (R-Delafield) is running for re-election in Wisconsin Assembly District 99 in November. He’s also running for the Republican nomination for State Senate Dstrict 33 in the September primaries. Under Wisconsin state law, Kapenga can legally run for both seats at the same time. The question I have…

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Democrats John Pokrandt and Chris Rockwood to kick off general election campaigns on 8/28

John Pokrandt and Chris Rockwood have attended many events here in Waukesha County over the past several months, and I’ve gotten to know them pretty well. Both Pokrandt and Rockwood are sincere and committed to their communities. They’re also fiscally smart and incredibly resourceful, which is why they have pooled…

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Laura Cotting: Bipartisan leadership for Assembly District 37

When I first heard Assembly District 37 candidate Laura Cotting (D) speak at the July OconoDems meeting, I was intrigued by her uncommon combination of qualities. She’s an environmental conservationist with a rural upbringing who is a strong supporter of union rights, yet she has many Republican allies and calls…

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Why did a Waukesha County Supervisor try to keep Kathy Nickolaus out of an election-related spending ordinance?

If Waukesha County Executive Dan Vrakas and the Waukesha County Board really want voters to have complete trust in our election system, they’ve got a long way to go, especially after Tuesday night’s County Board Personnel Committee meeting. That’s because, according to Laurel Walker of the Journal Sentinel, a Waukesha County…

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