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Wisc. Dems: Ad shows GOP thinks women belong in the kitchen
The Democratic Party of Wisconsin on Thursday blasted Republicans over a television advertisement attacking Rep. Donna Seidel, a candidate in the upcoming recall election for the 29th State Senate District. The ad by the Republican State Leadership Committee accused Seidel of having the wrong “recipe” for Wisconsin. “Ads like this…
Wisconsin Democrats: RNC memo on Gov. Walker recall a ‘tea party fantasy’
The Democratic Party of Wisconsin said a memo released by Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus on Monday was little more than a “tea party fantasy.” The memo argued that the upcoming recall elections in Wisconsin will actually help Republican’s in the state. “My friend Reince is a good lawyer…
Democratic Party of Wisconsin endorses Tammy Baldwin for U.S. Senate
The Democratic Party of Wisconsin endorsed U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin on Monday as the party’s nominee for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Herb Kohl. “While the Republican Tea Party field runs further to the right and into the arms of their Wall Street masters, Tammy Baldwin has shown…
Wisc. Lt. Gov. Kleefisch urges voters not to sign ‘expensive’ recall petitions
Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch (R) is urging voters not to sign recall petitions against herself and Gov. Scott Walker (R) because the special election would cost “about 7.7 million dollars.” The Democratic Party of Wisconsin and United Wisconsin PAC launched a recall campaign against Walker and Kleefisch on Tuesday.…
Group leading recall effort against Gov. Walker hit with cyber attack
The website of United Wisconsin, the group leading the recall campaign against Republican Gov. Scott Walker, was temporarily knocked offline by a cyber attack on Tuesday. The website was apparently subjected to a distributed denial of service attack. Wisconsin Democrats and United Wisconsin had teamed up to a launch a…
Wisconsin Democrats to launch recall campaign against Gov. Scott Walker
The Democratic Party of Wisconsin announced on Monday they were teaming up with United Wisconsin PAC to launch a recall campaign against Republican Gov. Scott Walker and his Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch on November 15. Democrats need to collect 540,206 valid signatures in a 60-day period to force a recall…
Wisconsin Democrats defend Senate seats in final recall election
Wisconsin Democratic state Senators Jim Holperin and Bob Wirch defended their seats from Republican challengers on Tuesday in the final set of recall elections. Unofficial results show Holperin and Wirch easily defeated Republican candidates Kim Simac and Jonathan Steitz. “I am proud to continue to represent the people of the…
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signs heavily-criticized redistricting bill
As voters across Wisconsin headed to the polls Tuesday to vote in six state Senate recall elections, Republican Governor Scott Walker signed heavily-criticized legislation to redraw the state’s district boundaries, according to the Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel. Democrats claimed the new voting districts will give Republicans an advantage in the upcoming…
Allegations of illegal election collusion fly in Wisconsin Senate recall
As the August 9 Wisconsin Senate recall election nears, Democrats and Republicans have filed complaints with the Government Accountability Board, accusing each other of engaging in illegal campaign coordination in Senate District 8. Collusion between state resources, political campaigns and independent groups is illegal under Wisconsin law. The Democratic Party…
Wisconsin Dems file complaint over ‘Koch brothers-funded scheme to suppress votes’
The Democratic Party of Wisconsin filed a complaint on Tuesday seeking to stop what it called a Koch brothers-funded scheme to suppress Democratic votes in upcoming Republican recall elections. Politico reported that Americans for Prosperity sent absentee ballots to Democrats in two Wisconsin state Senate recall districts with instructions that…
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