Tag: Tom Nelson
Something Of A Surprise: Nelson Leaves Senate Race And Endorses Barnes
Despite running fourth in the polls, it is a little surprising, that with just a few weeks to go before the fall Wisconsin Primary on August 9, Outagamie County Executive Tom Nelson has left the race for US Senate..and…endorsed Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes. “We ran out of money. So I…
Report: Ron Kind, Sarah Godlewski considering 2022 Senate campaigns
According to a new report in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, both Rep. Ron Kind and Wisconsin State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski are considering running in 2022 for the United States Senate seat currently being occupied by Sen. Ron “Our Dumb Senator” Johnson. Rep. Kind is a moderate Democrat who has represented…
Report: Democratic Senate candidate Alex Lasry “surprised” Milwaukee has the same things as any city
To say the Senate campaign of Alex Lasry has gotten off to an odd start is a bit of an understatement. Putting aside the kerfuffle about Lasry having received a COVID-19 vaccination ahead of many others who are at far greater risk, a new report by Ryan Grim and Aida…
First Democrat Announces Run For Sen. Ron Johnson’s Senate Seat
After being coy last week about his filing with the FEC, today Outagamie County Executive Tom Nelson did this: Originally, candidate Ron Johnson said he would only serve two terms if he were elected to the Senate. But during the Trump era he seems to be getting the hang of…
If Rebecca Kleefisch is a “professional communicator,” then why’s she so afraid to debate?
According to an interview Republican Lt. Governor candidate Rebecca Kleefisch gave, Kleefisch says she’s a “professional communicator.” If Kleefisch’s claim to be a “professional communicator” is true, then why is she so averse to debating Democratic Lt. Governor candidate Tom Nelson? As I’ve noted before, it’s a shame candidates for…
Rebecca Kleefisch refuses to debate Tom Nelson
Wow, no shock here…. Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor Tom Nelson is challenging Republican candidate Rebecca Kleefisch to five debates over the next month. Kleefisch spokeswoman Jill Bader says there are no plans for her to debate Nelson. Nelson sent Kleefisch a letter on Tuesday asking her to debate him…
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…
Reminder: Drinking Liberally tonight!
Just a friendly reminder that tonight’s the night to get together for some Drinking Liberally: Hi folks! Just a quick reminder that we’ll be having Democratic candidates for governor and lt. governor, Tim John and Tom Nelson, *and* Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave Westlake at tomorrow’s Drinking Liberally! Plus, we’re…
Drinking Liberally – next week!
From my email inbox today comes news of the next meeting of Drinking Liberally: My dear and only friend, I was talking with me droog the post-corrective advisor after our last round at the milkbar, and he says something I thought was real horrorshow: “Want to have Dave Westlake come…
A tale of two fundraising emails
tonight’s the deadline for campaigns to get their fundraising numbers submitted, and needless to say anyone who follows the campaigns of the various candidates running for Governor, Lt. Governor, U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, and everything else is getting bombarded with fundraising appeals. Typically I don’t pay attention to such…
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