Congressman Mark Pocan’s Town Hall

Tomorrow Thursday August 24, 2017 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM 1602 S Park St, Madison, WI

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Mark Pocan appears Devil’s Advocate and clarifies Bernie Sanders remarks

Earlier this week I blogged about recent comments by Rep. Mark Pocan that seemed to assert no one was interested in supporting a 75-year-old socialist like Bernie Sanders for president. Pocan asserted people were more interested in Bernie Sanders’ populist progressive message than they were in the actual candidate, and…

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Does Mark Pocan really think no one really wants Bernie Sanders for president?

During a recent question & answer session with the editorial board of the Wisconsin State Journal, Democratic Congressman Mark Pocan was asked if Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump or Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders were electable. Here’s Pocan’s response. Q: Is Trump or Sanders electable? A: No, I don’t think…

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Rep. Mark Pocan calls for federal review of Wisconsin voucher school program

This is long overdue… As Republicans consider plans for expanding access to taxpayer-funded, private-school tuition vouchers this year in Wisconsin and other states, a federal lawmaker is calling for a review of the long-standing Milwaukee voucher program. U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) has asked the U.S. Government Accountability Office to…

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Congress Passes ISIS Bill and Evacuates Washington!

In probably one of the worst decisions to come out of Washington since the decision to invade Iraq under President George W Bush, the Senate piled on and passed the bill to ‘train moderate Syrian rebels to fight ISIS’ that easily passed the House yesterday. What an incredible waste of…

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“Independent” Media Trackers requests Rep. Pocan’s travel records after Pocan campaign requests Gov. Walker travel records

On September 9, the blog on Congressman Marc Pocan’s campaign website posted an entry noting the Pocan for Congress campaign put in a request to the Wisconsin Department of Administration for records pertaining to Gov. Scott Walker’s air travel from June 4, 2014 to September 5, 2014. Just hours after…

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Appeals Court Rules Wisconsin Voter ID is Constitutional

Here’s the long and short as written on today’s JSONLINE: A state appeals court on Thursday overturned a Dane County judge’s decision that found Wisconsin’s voter ID law violated the state constitution, but the ID requirement remains blocked because of a ruling in a separate case. The 4th District Court…

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My thoughts on tonight’s election results

So the results are in, and it looks like tonight was a great night for progressives here in the Milwaukee area. Mandela Barnes beat incumbent Democrat Jason Fields for Assembly seat 11 Evan Goyke won in an 8 person field for open Assembly seat 18 Danny Riemer beat incumbent Democrat…

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Mahlon Mitchell endorses Mark Pocan

Earlier today, former Democratic Lt. Governor candidate Mahlon Mitchell endorsed the campaign of fellow Democrat Mark Pocan, who’s running to replace Tammy Baldwin in the second Congressional district. Here’s what Mitchell had to say about his endorsement of Pocan. “Mark Pocan has served tirelessly in support of progressive values –…

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It’s no wonder Kelda Roys’ Congressional campaign has gotten so negative…

…they’re down by some 29 points to Mark Pocan. According to a poll conducted July 24 and 25 by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, Inc. Democratic State Rep. Mark Pocan enjoys a comfortable 29 point lead (50-21) over Kelda Roys in the race to succeed Tammy Baldwin in the 2nd Congressional…

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