Apparently David King just can’t stop running for office

Fresh off the heels of his losing campaign for Wisconsin Secretary of State, a campaign he lost by just under 70,000 votes, far-right Republican David King is back for more, as he has filed paperwork to run for the Milwaukee County Board’s 10th District seat. That seat will be vacated…

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Lawsuit filed against SoS candidate David King

While I haven’t written a lot about Republican Secretary of State candidate David King, I have chronicled a few of his foibles, from his unpaid utility bills to the judgment against him and his God Squad for failing to pay an outstanding bill to a speaking bureau to calling Gov….

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David King: Gov. Jim Doyle a “crackhead”

Listen as David King, the far-right Republican candidate for Secretary of State, refers to Gov. Jim Doyle as a “crackhead” during a recent campaign speech: [audio:http://media.journalinteractive.com/audio/David-King-Crackhead-Comment-short.mp3] (Audio courtesy of JSOnline.com) Classy!

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David King’s got a proven record of solving problems? That’s news!

According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Democrat-turned-Republican David King says he has a “proven” record of solving problems: King says he has a proven record of solving problems and serving people as the chief executive officer of a nonprofit organization he founded. However, as I’ve pointed out before, I’m not…

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If David King can’t manage his own personal affairs, how can he manage as Secretary of State?

Apostle David King, who wants to be Wisconsin’s next Secretary of State, says he’s “ready to accept the current duties of the office.” However, while King says he’s ready to accept the current duties of the office, which includes a staff of eight and a $1.5 million budget, I can’t…

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Friday morning links

Just a few links to start you out today…. The Chief has an excellent writeup on the GOP double standard that seems to exist for Pastor David King, who’s running for Wisconsin Secretary of State. Over at eau-snap! (a blog worth reading, by the way), I’ve been named Viking of…

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David King: let’s use government resources to promote religion!

Via Milwaukee News Buzz and through the illusory tenant comes this nugget (emphasis mine): [Milwaukee pastor “Apostle” David King] also wants to use [the Wisconsin secretary of state’s office] as a platform for community outreach. The outreach, however, would be done by expanding God Squad. King denied that such a…

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Did David King read the bill?

David King, a Republican candidate for Wisconsin Secretary of State, has issues with Assembly Bill 895/Senate Bill 640, a bill which if passed into law would have reformed Wisconsin election laws in a number of ways, including stiffening criminal penalties for those who engage in voter intimidation. In expressing his…

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Local conservative blogger supports bigger government

I’ll have to admit I was more than a little surprised to learn Fred Dooley of the “Real Debate” Wisconsin blog is supporting Pastor David King for Secretary of State in 2010. You’ll remember Pastor King as the opportunist who ran for the State Assembly as a Democrat in a…

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At least he’s finally running as a Republican

As reported by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, David D. King, a pastor and chief executive officer and founder of the Milwaukee God Squad, plans to run for Secretary of State. Interestingly enough, King also ran for elected office in 2008, when he sought the Democratic nomination for the 16th Assembly…

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