Ballot Lawsuit Adds New Twist to Wisconsin’s Crowded Governor Primary
A Marquette poll found nearly half of registered voters were undecided as candidates split support and campaign changes kept the field unsettled.
- Early in-person voting began Tuesday in Wisconsin's Democratic gubernatorial primary, with five candidates competing for an open seat and two weeks remaining before the August 11 election.
- The race shifted rapidly in July following the exit of Gov. Sara Rodriguez; Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley re-entered on July 18 with an endorsement from Gov. Tony Evers.
- Former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes and state Rep. Francesca Hong lead the field, though nearly half of registered voters surveyed remain undecided and support is fractured across five candidates.
- A lawsuit filed last week by the Wisconsin Democratic Party seeks to allow voters who already returned nearly 108,000 ballots to cancel them due to recent candidate changes.
- Democrats hope to flip both legislative chambers in November while the primary winner faces U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, who holds backing from President Donald Trump in this swing state.
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Dems Try to Thwart Democracy Again in Wisconsin, Subvert Voting Laws to Get Establishment Candidate Nominated
It wouldn’t be a major election if it weren’t for the Democratic Party trying to tip the scales in favor of the establishment candidate. In the latest example of Democrats […] The post Dems Try to Thwart Democracy Again in Wisconsin, Subvert Voting Laws to Get Establishment Candidate Nominated appeared first on The Western Journal.
Ballot lawsuit adds new twist to Wisconsin’s crowded governor primary
Early in-person voting began Tuesday in swing state Wisconsins chaotic Democratic primary for governor, with a democratic socialist trying to overcome the incumbent governors choice to replace him.Democrats are hoping to retain control of the governors office and flip both chambers of the Legislature to earn full control of Wisconsin state government for the first time since 2010. But they have failed to coalesce around one candidate for the top…
Wisconsin’s Democratic primary for governor has changed a lot since January — and not much at all
Reading Time: 13 minutes The Democratic primary for governor of Wisconsin has changed both dramatically and barely at all since the start of this year. The size of the field, which remained stagnant at seven major candidates for months, shifted rapidly in the span of 10 days in July that included both the exit of Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez from the race after she revealed problems with her campaign finance reports and the reentry of Milwaukee Count…
Francesca Hong has defined Wisconsin’s Democratic primary for governor - KFIZ News-Talk 1450 AM
The sun mixed with a lake breeze on a recent Sunday in Madison, creating the kind of glorious day that draws Wisconsinites outdoors and reminds them why they suffer through long winters. A few hundred people had other ideas. They gathered in a dark music hall on the city’s east side for a rally in support of Francesca Hong, the 37-year-old chef, bartender, state lawmaker and democratic socialist who has turned the race for governor on its head. …
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