Hassett campaign releases TV ad

The campaign of Democrat Scott Hassett, who’s challenging incumbent Republican J.B. Van Hollen in the Wisconsin Attorney General race, has a new TV ad out attacking Van Hollen for his lack of action in dealing with Ken Kratz, the Calumet County District Attorney who sent harassing, sexual text messages to…

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Scott Hassett’s taking it to J.B. Van Hollen

Democrat Scott Hassett, who’s running for Attorney General against Republican J.B. Van Hollen, isn’t shying away from leveling accusing Van Hollen of blaming the victim in the case of Ken Kratz, the “sexting” D.A. As illusory tenant notes, the upcoming debate between Hassett and Van Hollen is shaping up to…

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The UPDATED Blogging Blue 2010 endorsement post

Given that we’re less than a week away from the 2010 partisan primary election, we here at Blogging Blue figure it’s time we make some official endorsements. Some of these endorsements will be made as a group (Zach, Paul, Ed, Greg, and Proud Progressive), while others may be made on…

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Wisconsin actually has a Democratic Attorney General candidate!

As Jim Arndt of Pretty Important Politics notes, Wisconsin actually has a Democratic Attorney General candidate, and his name is Scott Hassett. Hassett, a former DNR Secretary, hasn’t done much (at least not that I’ve seen) during the 2010 election cycle, but he did appear on “Sly in the Morning”…

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Van Hollen gets a challenger

Scott Hassett, the former head of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, has filed paperwork today to challenge Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen in next year’s election. Hassett, a Democrat, filed a campaign registration statement with state election officials, which will allow him to raise campaign money and will enable…

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