Tag: Chris Abele

This will probably only interest the subset of readers who have run for office or got deep into running campaigns…but way at the bottom it does actually bring up an issue we should consider when voting on April 5th for County Executive. But on with the story: Obviously as a…

Watch as Milwaukee’s millionaire County Executive Chris Abele explains how great a $7.25 per hour minimum wage is. Now I can’t say for certain, but I’m guessing that as the son of a billionaire Chris Abele has probably never had to work any job for a wage even remotely close…

Watch as incumbent Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele shares his thoughts on a $7.25 per hour minimum wage.

In yet another example of how completely negative Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele’s reelection campaign has gotten, I received yet another literature piece from Abele’s campaign attacking challenger Chris Larson. For those of you following along at home, this latest lit piece comes on the heels of two previous lit…

Three weeks ago I wrote about the attack ad being run by the campaign of incumbent Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele. The ad awkwardly attempted to tie Abele’s challenger, progressive Chris Larson, to Republican Gov. Scott Walker while conveniently neglecting to mention Abele’s strong ties to Gov. Walker and Republicans….

I”m not sure which genius over at Chris Abele’s campaign headquarters came up with this gem of a lit piece, but whomever it is shouldn’t be allowed to make decisions on any lit pieces in the future. Here’s a closeup of the lit piece, in which the Abele campaign makes…

Earlier today, I got a flashy (and probably very expensive) mailer from incumbent Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele. The mailer doubled down on Abele’s claims that challenger Chris Larson took money from “big banks” and then voted their way – a claim Chris Larson himself has thoroughly discredited. “When Abele’s…

As most Milwaukeeans know, the Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory has been closed for more than a few weeks due to safety issues related to extended deferred maintenance. Also known as the Domes for the iconic geodesic domes that comprise the conservatory, they have stimulated a great deal of debate on…

In a bizarre turn of events, incumbent Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele has started running a new ad attacking challenger Chris Larson for having ties to Republican Gov. Scott Walker. No more Mr. Nice Guy for Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele. Abele, who spent about $2 million on an upbeat…

The 2016 spring election primary is officially in the books, and I wanted to take a few minutes to talk about this: It’s not a small thing that after being outspent 20 to 1 by incumbent Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele, challenger Chris Larson was able to eke out a…