Westlake on Twitter

At about 8:00 p.m. last night, Republican Senate candidate Dave Westlake Twittered that about some campaign activities in Middleton: Great time in Middleton today…the more our msg gets out, the more volunteers we have joining our team. WI wants LEADERSHIP in DC! It’s worth noting Middleton happens to be Sen….

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Predict Sen. Feingold’s margin of victory in 2010

Here’s a fun little poll to start the week: [poll id=”2″]

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Westlake’s Week in Review: Health care edition

In his most recent “Week in Review,” Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave Westlake discusses all that’s wrong with the health care reform proposals Democrats like Sen. Russ Feingold are working to enact. In said “Week in Review” piece, Westlake cites a number of examples of how flawed the health care…

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Charlie Sykes: no fan of Dave Westlake

Yesterday on Sunday Insight, host Charlie Sykes and his panel discussed the 2010 U.S. Senate election here in Wisconsin, a race that thus far is shaping up to be Sen. Feingold versus Republican challenger Dave Westlake. During the segment, Sykes opined that Senator Russ Feingold will get a “free ride”…

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Feingold & Westlake: inside the numbers

According to the latest financial reports available from the Federal Elections Commission, Wisconsin Senate hopeful Dave Westlake raised $6,100 in donations, with $4,275 cash on hand through the quarter ending June 30, 2009. In contrast, Sen. Russ Feingold raised $714,177 in donations (the vast majority coming from individual donors), with…

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Westlake on the Issues: Education

Installment four of my ongoing series exploring U.S. Senate candidate Dave Westlake’s ideas on the issues he believes Wisconsinites are concerned about will focus on education. In reading through Westlake’s beliefs on education, one thing becomes abundantly clear: he’s loathe to include specific plans on how he’d improve the quality…

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Dave Westlake on Twitter

Dave Westlake is on Twitter, and he’s got an important question for you: I’m in awe of what awaits this great nation if we fight together for solid LEADERSHIP in DC-what do you want YOUR Senator to fight for? 9:43 AM Jul 18th from TwitterFon To answer Dave’s question, I…

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Westlake on the Issues: The Role of Government

Installment three of my ongoing series exploring U.S. Senate candidate Dave Westlake’s ideas on the issues he believes Wisconsinites are concerned about will focus on Westlake’s beliefs on the role of government (emphasis mine): I believe that the federal government’s primary responsibilities should be to create a strong infrastructure upon…

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Westlake on the Issues: Term Limits

Installment two of my ongoing series exploring U.S. Senate candidate Dave Westlake’s ideas on the issues Wisconsinites care most about will focus on term limits. On his campaign website, Dave Westlake shares his thoughts on the term limits, which piqued my curiosity, given a recent discussion in an entry earlier…

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Westlake on the Issues: Health Care

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave Westlake has a lot to say on a variety of issues that Wisconsinites are concerned about, and in the first part of an ongoing series, we’re going to explore Westlake’s ideas on these issues. Today’s focus is health care, an issue that’s been in the…

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