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StClone

(11,869 posts)
Tue Apr 18, 2023, 12:10 PM Apr 2023

Dawn of a New Wisconsin Progress Age?


Democrats Take the Wheel, Wisconsin Steers the Way

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In Wisconsin, Democrats are catching up thanks to a Scott Walker-era law that allows political parties to transfer unlimited money to individual campaigns. Democratic Party of Wisconsin (DPW) Chair Ben Wikler, one of the country’s most prolific fundraisers and successful state party leaders, transferred more than $8 million to Milwaukee Circuit Court Judge Janet Protasiewicz’s campaign for state supreme court this spring. A few months earlier, Wikler and the DPW kicked in $11.3 million to the re-election campaign of Governor Tony Evers, who outspent his Republican opponent by $12.5 million. Both Democrats won.
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https://progressive.org/latest/democrats-take-the-wheel-nelson-120423/
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Dawn of a New Wisconsin Progress Age? (Original Post) StClone Apr 2023 OP
The Great Lakes needs a mightily coordinated strategy Tetrachloride Apr 2023 #1
It is a Dawn which may portend more storms. StClone Apr 2023 #2

Tetrachloride

(8,449 posts)
1. The Great Lakes needs a mightily coordinated strategy
Tue Apr 18, 2023, 12:44 PM
Apr 2023

for Wisconsin. Yes 2-3 big wins, but not in the state legislature. Nor was Ron Johnson defeated even though he’s a box of rocks.

Wisconsin needs blue areas north and west areas. Oshkosh, Wausau, Eau Claire, Superior, Appleton, Green Bay, Eagle River, Elroy.

StClone

(11,869 posts)
2. It is a Dawn which may portend more storms.
Wed Apr 19, 2023, 12:51 PM
Apr 2023

But, in electing a non-Con Judge we could see a case of Gerrymandering go our way, which could be a start.

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