Tag: Eric Hovde
Does Eric Hovde support Planned Parenthood? He’s not saying
With just five days to go before the Wisconsin GOP Senate primary, you’d think voters would have all the information they’d need to make an informed choice. You’d be wrong. Believe it or not, Eric Hovde has yet to state his stance on women’s rights. On Thursday afternoon, legislators called…
New Rasmussen shows Tammy Baldwin leading all Republican candidates
I know I’m a few days slow on the uptake, but there’s a new Rasmussen poll out regarding the U.S. Senate race here in Wisconsin, and it’s got a whole lotta bad news for the Republican U.S. Senate candidates. According to the poll, Baldwin has a lead over each of…
Is Senate GOP candidate Mark Neumann ripping off MoveOn?
Ultra conservative voters are ditching Eric Hovde in favor of Mark Neumann in the GOP race for U.S. Senate, it seems. According to a recent poll by Public Policy Polling, “The momentum in this contest is on Neumann’s side. He’s gained 10 points over the last month to go from 15% to…
Former Lt. Gov Farrow blasts Eric Hovde with both barrels
From my email inbox comes this attack on Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde by former Republican Lt. Gov. Margaret Farrow. “Tommy Thompson was the most successful governor in modern Wisconsin history. Eric Hovde may have missed that while he was making millions off Uncle Sam in Washington the past…
No surprise…Eric Hovde takes government handouts
I know I’m a little slow in getting to this, but if this isn’t the definition of irony, I don’t know what is. Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde campaigns against federal farm subsidies, even though his realty firm collected nearly $8,000 from the government under a program benefiting tobacco…
Eric Hovde says he’s 100% pro-life…until he’s not (with audio)
Eric Hovde, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, released radio ads yesterday touting his “pro-life credentials.” He previously said he is 100% pro-life, meaning he does not support any exceptions on abortion, not even for rape, incest or the life/health of the mother. So why, just hours after his ads came out,…
Eric Hovde spends $4 million of his own money thus far to try and buy U.S. Senate seat
Not content to buy banks in his free time, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde has turned his attention to purchasing a seat in the United States Senate. According to a report in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Hovde has spent $3.8 million of his hedge fund fortune to try and…
Boater safety? Eric Hovde don’t need no stinkin’ boater safety!
Why does this not surprise me (emphasis added)? Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde was cited by a Dane County sheriff’s deputy for allowing his daughter and a dog to be pulled behind his boat, without taking necessary safety precautions. According to the citation, Hovde was pulling his daughter and…
Eric Hovde the citizen legislator? More like Eric Hovde the rich guy who wants to buy a Senate seat!
Writes one of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde’s high school classmates: Hovde, who has a net worth of between $58 million and $240 million, has no clue what needs his fellow citizens have. He has lived a life of comfort and has always been free from want. When he…
Welcome to politics, Mr. Hovde
He’s not even 50 years old, but Eric Hovde may very well be the “get off my lawn” candidate of 2012. He has lashed out at the media for what he considers unfair treatment and has complained about being “attacked” since he entered the race “behind the scenes and in a…
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