The “bare formality of a primary”

Apparently, the folks at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel don’t think too much of the candidacy of Republican Dave Westlake, who along with Ron Johnson is hoping to win the Republican Party’s nomination to be the loser to Sen. Russ Feingold in November (emphasis mine): Though Johnson still has the bare…

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Dave Westlake on “Kingdom Government”

Last night Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave Westlake appeared on the “Kingdom Government” internet radio show hosted by Pastor David King, himself a Republican candidate for Wisconsin Secretary of State. During the show, King and Westlake touched on a number of issues, and here’s a recap of just a few…

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Is Terrence Wall dropping out?

Capper over at Cognitive Dissidence is reporting Terrence Wall is definitely dropping out of the Republican U.S. Senate primary. Capper doesn’t cite a specific reason for Wall’s decision, and obviously it’s just a rumor, but I wouldn’t be at all surprised if the rumor were true. With Ron Johnson entry…

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Which of the GOP Senate candidates would support repealing the Civil Rights Act?

Jason Haas has a question for Wisconsin’s Republican U.S. Senate candidates, each of whom have embraced the Tea Party movement to varying degrees: I’m writing this to ask Wisconsin’s Tea Party-affiliated candidates, especially those hoping to win the U.S. Senate primary: Do you think that the Civil Rights Act of…

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Just a quick prediction

Now that Dick Leinenkugel has dropped out of the Republican U.S. Senate primary and has endorsed Ron Johnson, look for Terrence Wall to be the next Republican to drop out of the U.S. Senate race. While Wall has dumped well over a million dollars of his own money into the…

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RPW 2010 convention news & notes

Will Dick Leinenkugel drop out of the Republican U.S. Senate primary? I’ve been hearing rumors that if Leinenkugel can’t gain some traction at the RPW 2010 convention, he’ll drop out shortly thereafter. Speaking of Dick Leinenkugel and the RPW convention, did Leinenkugel even have a hospitality suite at the Hyatt?…

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Blogging Blue interviews Dave Westlake

No, the title of this entry isn’t a mistake; I really did sit down and interview Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave Westlake. I had an opportunity to sit down and chat with Westlake for a few hours recently, and despite the fact that we’re on opposite ends of the political…

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Some Senate news & notes

Just a few Senate race-related tidbits to start your day… Oshkosh businessman Ron Johnson is definitely entering the Republican U.S. Senate primary field, as he’s hiring campaign staff. Johnson will join a crowded field of Republicans that includes Madison-area multimillionaire Terrence Wall, former Doyle administration Commerce Secretary Dick Leinenkugel, and…

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Westlake campaign to begin fundraising in earnest

Last week, the campaign of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave Westlake announced it raised just under $14,000 in the first quarter of 2010, with about $5,300 of that total coming from Westlake’s own pocket. While that’s certainly not an overwhelming fundraising number, Westlake’s campaign didn’t really do much in the…

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April’s Drinking Liberally w/special guest Dave Westlake

Earlier this month, I mentioned Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave Westlake would be appearing at this month’s edition of Drinking Liberally, and as I wrote back then, I wasn’t kidding. Here’s the announcement for this month’s edition of Drinking Liberally, courtesy of Jason Haas: Gather round, my lefty folk, come…

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