Wisconsin Republicans’ bid for supermajorities in doubt
2 years, 1 month ago

Wisconsin Republicans’ bid for supermajorities in doubt

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Republicans’ push to establish veto-proof legislative supermajorities Tuesday looked doubtful as they trailed in key races they needed to flip. If you don’t support public schools but you’re a believer in voucher schools, it will be a dream come true for you, too.” Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Republicans said before Tuesday’s election that supermajorities would allow the GOP to work around a governor he called “Dr. “The flip side is how he cannot work with people to find the answers.” Democrats have struggled to win seats in rural Wisconsin in recent years, but Republicans have also benefited since 2010 from legislative maps that were gerrymandered to their advantage — that is, drawn to either pack opponents’ voters into a few districts or spread them among multiple districts. After the conservative-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court this year approved new maps drawn by Republicans, an analysis by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel found a widening GOP advantage, with 63 of 99 Assembly districts and 23 of 33 Senate districts leaning Republican.

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Wisconsin Republicans return LeMahieu to leadership spot in state Senate
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Wisconsin Republicans return LeMahieu to leadership spot in state Senate

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Devin LeMahieu will return as the Republican majority leader of the Wisconsin Senate. LeMehieu said in a news release that the top issue for Republicans this legislative session will be returning the state’s funding surplus to families. Tony Evers enacted last year, Democrats flipped four Republican districts in Tuesday’s election and shrank the GOP majority from 22-11 …

Wisconsin primary voters oust more than a half-dozen legislators, setting stage for Dem push in fall
4 months, 1 week ago

Wisconsin primary voters oust more than a half-dozen legislators, setting stage for Dem push in fall

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Legislature’s loudest election conspiracy theorist lost her job along with a handful of other incumbent lawmakers in Tuesday’s primary, solidifying the field of contenders as Democrats prepare to mount a major push to retake control of the Assembly for the first time in almost 15 years. Republican Sen. Dan Knodl opted to run for Brandjten’s …

Kamala Harris kicks off Wisconsin rally, tells voters 2024 election is ‘a choice between freedom and chaos’
5 months ago

Kamala Harris kicks off Wisconsin rally, tells voters 2024 election is ‘a choice between freedom and chaos’

Hindustan Times  

A roaring crowd of battleground state voters greeted Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday as she opened her public case against Republican former President Donald Trump by declaring November's election will be "a choice between freedom and chaos.” Harris is in Wisconsin to start her presidential campaign after effectively clinching the Democratic presidential nomination. “She’s prepared to meet this moment …

Bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission unanimously chooses Democrat as chair for 2 years
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission unanimously chooses Democrat as chair for 2 years

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The same Democrat who led the Wisconsin Elections Commission during the contested 2020 presidential election will be back in the helm in the swing state this year after being unanimously elected Monday by the bipartisan panel. The unanimous vote included one from a Republican commissioner who attempted to cast Wisconsin’s electoral votes for Donald Trump in 2020 …

With GOP maps out, Democrats hope for more legislative power in battleground Wisconsin
6 months, 2 weeks ago

With GOP maps out, Democrats hope for more legislative power in battleground Wisconsin

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — For the first time in more than a decade, Democrats in key battleground state Wisconsin have a chance at wresting some legislative control from Republicans thanks to Gov. But redrawn districts coupled with retirements have left almost two-thirds of the Assembly’s seats open this election cycle, giving Democrats their best shot at taking control of that chamber …

Control of Wisconsin Supreme Court will be up for grabs after liberal justice's surprise retirement
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Control of Wisconsin Supreme Court will be up for grabs after liberal justice's surprise retirement

Salon  

One year after a closely-watched election tipped the Wisconsin Supreme Court towards a 4-3 liberal majority, the impending retirement of a liberal justice, Ann Walsh Bradley, is teeing off another battle for control of the state's highest court. Conservatives long held the reins of legislative and judicial power in Wisconsin until the most expensive state Supreme Court campaign in U.S. …

Democrats hope Biden could get a boost from down-ballot races under Wisconsin’s new legislative map
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Democrats hope Biden could get a boost from down-ballot races under Wisconsin’s new legislative map

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s presidential primary Tuesday clears the way for a general election campaign that Democrats see as an opportunity unlike any in recent state history. “It’s why, I think, there are consequences far beyond the state Legislature of having the new state legislative maps drawn.” It’s too early to test Wikler’s idea. “Everybody who goes to vote is …

Wisconsin Republicans eye surprise open congressional seat in strong GOP district
10 months, 1 week ago

Wisconsin Republicans eye surprise open congressional seat in strong GOP district

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. MADISON, Wis. — The surprise retirement of a GOP congressman in a solidly Republican Wisconsin congressional district has potential candidates weighing a run, even as a former state lawmaker quickly jumped into the race. U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher announced Saturday that he won’t run for a fifth term representing the …

Wisconsin Republican leader stands by fake Trump elector, will keep him on elections commission
1 year ago

Wisconsin Republican leader stands by fake Trump elector, will keep him on elections commission

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The majority leader of the Wisconsin Senate on Monday rejected Democrats’ calls to rescind his appointment to the state elections commission, who was one of the Republicans who served as fake electors for former President Donald Trump in 2020. Republican Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu said in a statement that his appointee Bob Spindell and the other …

Republicans propose dissolving Wisconsin Elections Commission
1 year ago

Republicans propose dissolving Wisconsin Elections Commission

Raw Story  

A group of Republican lawmakers have released a proposal to dissolve the Wisconsin Elections Commission and shift the administration of the state’s elections to the secretary of state. Rep. Lee Snodgrass says the bill is another example of Republicans trying to change the rules when things don’t go their way, this time trying to give themselves the power to oversee …

Democrats urge Wisconsin Supreme Court to overturn Republican-drawn legislative maps
1 year, 1 month ago

Democrats urge Wisconsin Supreme Court to overturn Republican-drawn legislative maps

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Democrats urged the Wisconsin Supreme Court to overturn Republican-drawn legislative maps Tuesday, with conservative justices questioning the timing of the redistricting challenge, while liberals focused on the constitutionality of the current maps and what the process should be for adopting new ones. Conservative Justice Rebecca Bradley most aggressively questioned the motives of Democrats and repeatedly referenced newly …

Wisconsin Supreme Court asked to draw new legislative boundaries over Republican objections
1 year, 2 months ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court asked to draw new legislative boundaries over Republican objections

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Democratic voters in Wisconsin hoping to undo Republican-drawn legislative district maps told the liberal-controlled state Supreme Court on Monday that it should create new maps by March — forcing every lawmaker to stand for election under redrawn lines in 2024. New maps favoring Democrats would weaken Republicans’ grip on legislative power, which they have also used in …

Top Wisconsin Senate Republican calls on Assembly to impeach state’s top elections official
1 year, 2 months ago

Top Wisconsin Senate Republican calls on Assembly to impeach state’s top elections official

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Republican president of the Wisconsin Senate on Wednesday called on the Assembly to impeach the presidential battleground state’s nonpartisan top elections official, who has remained in office while Democrats fight in court against a Senate vote to fire her. Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe’s actions “could rise to the level of corrupt conduct in office,” …

Wisconsin Senate Republicans vote to reject commissioner who backed disputed top elections official
1 year, 2 months ago

Wisconsin Senate Republicans vote to reject commissioner who backed disputed top elections official

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Republicans who control the Wisconsin Senate’s elections committee retaliated Tuesday against one of the three Democratic elections commissioners who tried to block them from voting to fire the state’s nonpartisan top elections official earlier this year. The committee voted along party lines against confirming Democratic Commissioner Joseph Czarnezki, who was appointed to the Wisconsin Elections Commission in …

'Breathtaking contempt': GOP blasted for working to silence Wisconsin opposition
1 year, 3 months ago

'Breathtaking contempt': GOP blasted for working to silence Wisconsin opposition

Raw Story  

The extent to which Wisconsin Republicans have used gerrymandering to solidify their grip on power shows “breathtaking contempt’ for residents, New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie wrote Friday. Bouie notes that Republicans in 2012 captured 60 percent of the state’s Assembly seats despite garnering a minority of the statewide vote that year. And Bouie contends that Wisconsin Republicans are moving …

Wisconsin Democrats combat threatened impeachment of court justice with $4M effort
1 year, 3 months ago

Wisconsin Democrats combat threatened impeachment of court justice with $4M effort

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Democratic Party on Wednesday launched a $4 million effort to pressure Republicans to back down from impeaching a new liberal state Supreme Court justice being targeted after she criticized GOP-drawn legislative electoral maps and spoke in favor of abortion rights. The judge’s election tipped the balance of power in the state Supreme Court, giving Democrats …

Wisconsin GOP may try to impeach newly-elected liberal Supreme Court justice
1 year, 3 months ago

Wisconsin GOP may try to impeach newly-elected liberal Supreme Court justice

Salon  

Wisconsin Republicans are considering the impeachment of a newly-elected liberal justice on the state Supreme Court before she has even heard a case, according to a New York Times report. The threats to Justice Janet Protasiewicz came only weeks after her decisive election victory, which created a new 4-3 liberal majority on the state's high court that is likely to …

Wisconsin Republicans try to force vote on reappointment of nonpartisan election leader
1 year, 5 months ago

Wisconsin Republicans try to force vote on reappointment of nonpartisan election leader

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Republicans who control the Wisconsin Senate, in a surprise move Wednesday night, proceeded with trying to force a vote on firing the state’s nonpartisan top elections official before the 2024 presidential election. The Republican move was an attempt to get around Democrats on the Wisconsin Elections Commission who a day earlier tried to block the Senate from …

Reappointment vote ends in partisan deadlock for battleground Wisconsin’s top elections official
1 year, 5 months ago

Reappointment vote ends in partisan deadlock for battleground Wisconsin’s top elections official

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A vote on the future of Wisconsin’s top elections official ended in partisan deadlock Tuesday amid Republican calls for the nonpartisan administrator of the statewide elections commission to resign over how she ran the 2020 presidential contest. “I have a very clear intent here, and that is to make sure that our commission, our agency, our local …

Wisconsin’s top elections official for 2024 uncertain as incumbent’s term nears end
1 year, 6 months ago

Wisconsin’s top elections official for 2024 uncertain as incumbent’s term nears end

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Who will oversee the 2024 presidential election in the critical battleground state of Wisconsin remains clouded with uncertainty just weeks before the state’s nonpartisan top elections official reaches the end of her term. And that’s if Meagan Wolfe, administrator of the Wisconsin Elections Commission and one of the most respected election leaders in the nation, even wants …

Wisconsin Dems 'giddy' about MAGA candidate who has been disavowed by her own party: NYT
1 year, 10 months ago

Wisconsin Dems 'giddy' about MAGA candidate who has been disavowed by her own party: NYT

Raw Story  

Democrats across America last year engaged in a controversial and oft-criticized strategy that involved prompting extreme MAGA candidates in Republican primaries in the hopes that they would be easier to defeat in general elections. Because of this success, reports the New York Times, the Wisconsin Democratic Party is now promoting the candidacy of Janel Brandtjen, a Trump-loving election denier who …

Democrats surprise Republicans in battleground Wisconsin
2 years, 1 month ago

Democrats surprise Republicans in battleground Wisconsin

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Democrats outperformed expectations during the midterm elections in battleground Wisconsin, leaving Republicans shocked at the narrower than expected win by two-term incumbent Sen. Ron Johnson and a further eroding of support in reliably conservative Milwaukee suburbs. “Wisconsin remains the nation’s premier battleground state,” said Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler. “Instead, this is a state where Democrats …

Wisconsin Dems’ good night includes blocking supermajorities
2 years, 1 month ago

Wisconsin Dems’ good night includes blocking supermajorities

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Democrats scored a major victory in Tuesday’s election when they staved off Republican hopes to win supermajorities that would have allowed them to legislate without fear of vetoes by a Democratic governor. With enough votes to override Evers, the GOP could have dramatically reworked state politics over the next two-year legislative session — including reshaping election …

Wisconsin Democrats face hard road in Senate, governor races
2 years, 6 months ago

Wisconsin Democrats face hard road in Senate, governor races

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Democrats gathering for their annual state convention this weekend are focused on reelecting Gov. Tony Evers and defeating Republican Sen. Ron Johnson, but also know that history is against them in the midterm year and voters face high inflation, rising gas prices and growing concerns about a recession. But the poll also showed Republicans are more …

Wisconsin Republican lawmakers call for overturning election
2 years, 10 months ago

Wisconsin Republican lawmakers call for overturning election

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Two Republican state lawmakers, including one running for governor, spoke at a rally Tuesday in the Wisconsin Capitol urging support for the legally impossible act of overturning Wisconsin’s 2020 presidential election. Ramthun has led an effort to get Republicans who control the Legislature to take up a resolution he wrote to pull back Wisconsin’s 10 electoral votes, …

Wisconsin remains a priority state for redistricting
3 years, 7 months ago

Wisconsin remains a priority state for redistricting

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin remains a priority state for a Democratic group focused on redistricting that is backed by former President Barack Obama, even though Republicans can’t draw and enact whatever maps they want like they did 10 years ago. Eric Holder, Obama’s former attorney general who has run the National Democratic Redistricting Committee since it was created in 2017, …

Republicans call for resignation of Wisconsin election chair
4 years ago

Republicans call for resignation of Wisconsin election chair

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Republicans on Tuesday called for the Democratic chairwoman of the Wisconsin Elections Commission to resign, expressing anger that she finalized the state’s presidential election results showing Democrat Joe Biden defeating President Donald Trump. Republican commissioner Dean Knudson, a former state lawmaker, called chair Ann Jacobs’ actions finalizing the election on Monday a “little dog and pony show” …

Wisconsin Democrats beat back GOP supermajority push
4 years, 1 month ago

Wisconsin Democrats beat back GOP supermajority push

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Democrats narrowly thwarted a Republican attempt to build legislative supermajorities that would have allowed the GOP to bypass Gov. Results tallied Wednesday showed that Republicans flipped two seats in the Senate by defeating Democrats Patty Schachtner in northwestern Wisconsin and Jonathon Hansen for an open seat in the Green Bay area. The third Senate race, between …

Wisconsin Democrats think they can avoid mistakes of 2016
4 years, 3 months ago

Wisconsin Democrats think they can avoid mistakes of 2016

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Democrats, stung by President Donald Trump’s narrow win four years ago, are confident the lessons they learned will ensure he doesn’t do it again. But Republicans say civil unrest that followed a police shooting in Kenosha, and Trump’s “law and order” message, will help him win over the crucial white suburban voters he needs to capture …

Wisconsin Democrats raised record-high $10M over 3 months
4 years, 5 months ago

Wisconsin Democrats raised record-high $10M over 3 months

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Democratic Party said Tuesday that it raised more money from April to June than in any other three-month period in state party’s history, bolstering its bank account in this hotly contested presidential battleground state. In addition to trying to win the state for Biden, Wisconsin Democrats are also working to prevent Republicans from winning three …

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