Category: Campaign Finance
Local Indicator Of The Need For Campaign Finance Reform
Full Disclaimer: I have endorsed Common Council President and Acting Mayor Cavalier Johnson for Mayor of Milwaukee and will continue my support through this election cycle. A few days ago, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter Daniel Bice wrote about a ‘shadowy’ third party organization that has purchased television advertising in support…
And Robin Vos Could Have Had A Retired Judge Who Knows How Elections Work!
Remember the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board? Most of you probably do and we’ve written about it a number of times over the years. But the GAB was a non-partisan board of nine retired judges who were tasked with the oversight of government ethics, elections, and campaign finance in Wisconsin. So…
“Make the Senate Great Again” Another GOP Attack On We The People
Republican Senator Ben Sasse of Nebraska is calling for the repeal of the 17th Amendment to the Constitution that calls for the election of Senators by popular vote and return the selection to state legislatures. Sasse argues that returning control to state legislatures would be a way of increasing local…
Remember When Trump Said He Was So Rich That He Could Pay For His Own Campaign?
Yet I get ten emails per day from his campaign, junior, the president, lara, or even newt gingrich (he’s still alive?) begging for money. Even more today since it’s the end of August deadline. Get real.
Another Dishonest Email Solicitation From Dems.
I get an awful lot of emails from Democratic candidates around the nation and of course organizations like the DNC, DSCC, and DCCC. Because I have contributed to one or another of them at some time, they contact me again or sell my contact information to others. In line with…
No, You Can’t Have My Cell Phone Number
I am finding this campaign season less and less amusing as we go along. I am garnering a growing list of campaign contribution solicitation emails from out of state Democrats…I have taken to unsubscribing from them but I am assuming they sell my info to other Dems…because I get at…
Trump Campaigning On The Taxpayer’s Buck Two Eighty
Now I understand that an incumbent president running for re-election still gets to use the limo, Air Force One, and the Secret Service while campaigning. That’s fine and as it should be. But then there’s this: The president performing official business at the CDC in Atlanta and reviewing tornado damage…
Yes, Apparently You Can Buy The Presidential Nomination
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel recently published an article about the most recent Marquette poll for the Democratic presidential race. They were surprised by the significant support that Senator Bernie Sanders is currently showing in Wisconsin. He has a double digit lead with 29% of the voters. Surprising? Well Yes and…
County Executive Candidates Are Making My Decision Easier
(editor’s note: I started this article over the weekend but the news this afternoon has an effect on what I am writing. I intend to stick with my original thoughts as much as possible and add the newest info at the end) After incumbent County Executive, Chris Abele, announced that…
An All White Democratic Debate? Well almost…
Senator Kamala Harris was one of the Democratic Presidential Candidates who had made the minimum requirements to participate in this Thursday’s debate. She was the only person of color at that point. So when she dropped out it looked like we were going to have an all white panel. And…
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