Meet Chris Rockwood in Greendale on September 14

From my email inbox comes news of this upcoming opportunity to meet Chris Rockwood, the Democrat challenging incumbent Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner in the 5th Congressional district. This Sunday, September 14 I want you to come meet a friend of mine. Chris Rockwood is running for Congress in the 5th District…

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VIDEO: Zach takes the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

By now you’ve no doubt heard about the Ice Bucket Challenge to benefit the ALS Association that’s gone viral, helping raise over $41 million to help fund ALS research. On Wednesday, I found out I was challenged to do the Ice Bucket Challenge by Cudahy Mayor John Hohenfeldt, and in…

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A great post-primary review of two SE Wisconsin races

With the partisan primary elections officially largely in the books (with a few races left to recounts), there’s no shortage of post-primary reviews. This post-primary review from the Root River Siren is definitely worth a read, as it breaks down the race between Democrats Rob Zerban and Amar Kaleka in…

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Desperation is a stinky cologne, and Amar Kaleka’s campaign stinks to high heaven

Earlier today I got this email in my inbox from Amar Kaleka, one of the two Democrats vying to unseat Republican Rep. Paul Ryan in Wisconsin’s first Congressional district. If Kaleka’s email is to be believed, fellow Democrat Rob Zerban refused to debate him, thus depriving Democratic voters the opportunity…

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Push Paul Ryan Out And Kaleka In

From my email this evening, Amardeep Kaleka is running for the seat of Representative Paul Ryan: I just wanted to update you on the big news! It’s official. I’m going to go after Paul Ryan’s seat in Congress for Wisconsin District 1. Last week – I set out to gauge…

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Rob Zerban makes 2014 challenge to Paul Ryan official

Flanked by hundreds of cheering supporters at an event at the UW-Parkside campus on Saturday, Rob Zerban, a former small business owner and 2012 challenger to Rep. Paul Ryan, announced that he will challenge Rep. Ryan in Wisconsin’s First Congressional District in 2014. In 2012, Zerban held Tea Party Republican…

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How Does The MKE Journal Sentinel Cover Politics In WI?

With the various announcements about veteran pols not running for their seats in the future and eager newcomers interested in unseating some of the nefarious incumbents…it is interesting how much ink Milwaukee’s major paper gives to campaign announcements. For instance, as Zach posted on October 15th, that Democrat Amar Kaleka…

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Two Democrats to vie for Paul Ryan’s seat in Congress

From my email inbox comes this news: On Saturday, October 26th at 11AM CST, Rob Zerban will hold an Announcement Rally at the University of Wisconsin – Parkside. Rob Zerban is a former small business owner and former Kenosha County Supervisor who ran against Paul Ryan in 2012. He raised…

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Over 100 attend Rob Zerban town hall in Kenosha

On Monday, September 16 over 100 Kenosha residents came out to Gateway Technical College to speak with Democrat Rob Zerban about the possibility that Zerban will run for Congress in 2014 against incumbent Republican Rep. Paul Ryan. Zerban has already formed an exploratory committee to look into the possibility of…

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Rob Zerban to host town hall listening session on September 16

From my email inbox: Rob Zerban, who challenged Paul Ryan for Congress in 2012, will continue his 2013 listening tour next Monday in Kenosha. Rob Zerban formed an exploratory committee to look into the possibility of running again. He has said that touring Southeast Wisconsin and hearing from residents is…

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