Tag: Dave Westlake
Dave Westlake’s consumption tax
Speaking to the Milwaukee Press Club on Wednesday, March 24, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave Westlake indicated he favored a tax on consumption as an alternative to the current income tax system. The basic premise of a consumption tax, as I understand it, is that individuals would only be taxed…
Here’s some straight talk on the second amendment
In a recent video he posted lamenting the erosion of our second amendment rights, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave Westlake noted that gun owners, children who want to learn to shoot guns, and gun dealers have been demonized, and Westlake goes on to say gun dealers and outdoor sportsmen “are…
Dave Westlake lets Tommy Thompson have it
While some conservatives in Wisconsin are positively giddy at the prospect of former governor Tommy Thompson speaking at an anti-tax rally today in Madison, at least one conservative, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave Westlake, isn’t exactly thrilled at the thought of Thompson hijacking today’s rally in order to make an…
Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate race: By the Numbers
Here’s a look inside some of the numbers making up Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate race: Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate Race: By the Numbers Field Offices Endorsements Elected Endorsers Volunteers Statewide Canvasses Doors Knocked On Facebook Supporters Twitter Followers Online Contributions Russ Feingold 11 8,066 2,535
Dick Leinenkugel to run for U.S. Senate
Earlier today, I noted commerce secretary Dick Leinenkugel was resigning his position, and I noted it was clear Leinenkugel had his eyes on running for elected office. While I believed at the time Leinenkugel was preparing to run for governor, multiple sources are reporting Leinenkugel is actually planning on running…
This is not an April Fool’s joke
From Jason Haas comes news of the April edition of Drinking Liberally here in Milwaukee: Hi folks, This is not an April Fool’s joke. Republican (Tea Party) U.S. Senate candidate Dave Westlake is coming to the next round of Drinking Liberally Milwaukee. Westlake is one of the two declared Republican…
Thoughts from inside the Feingold campaign
Just a few tidbits from a recent conference call with John Kraus, senior strategist for Senator Russ Feingold’s reelection campaign: On health care reform being signed into law: Health care reform is a HUGE benefit to the campaign – good policy is also good politics. In getting health care reform…
Westlake flip-flops on fundraising
Back in January, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave Westlake announced he was suspending all his campaign’s fundraising, and that instead of formal campaign fundraisers, his campaign would raise money through the sale of blaze orange t-shirts on Westlake’s campaign website. However, in a stunning reversal, Westlake has resumed formal fundraising…
Where’s their concern for agriculture?
Take a look at the Issues page of Republican Senate candidate Terrence Wall’s website. Notice anything missing? Now take a look at the Issues page of Republican Senate candidate Dave Westlake’s website. Notice anything missing on that page? If you noticed there’s no mention of agricultural issues, you’d be correct,…
Where do Wall and Westlake stand on health care?
It’s been nearly a week since Sen. Russ Feingold’s campaign issued a press release asking Republican Senate candidates Terrence Wall and Dave Westlake if they’d fight for big health insurance companies or regular folks all across Wisconsin, and there’s still been no response from either candidate (or their campaigns) to…
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