In Minnesota, Keith Ellison’s questionable decision to run for attorney general may backfire
In Wisconsin, what happens to Paul Ryan’s seat? Iron Stache may have come out strong but it looks like there’s a lot of skeletons in his closet
Who’s going to challenge Scott Walker in Wisconsin? There’s no term limits there and he may have worn out his welcome. That bizarre presidential run certainly didn’t help him.
And, of course, Saint Bernard will win the Democratic nomination for Vermont Senator but will show us just how independent he is.
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal projecting Tony Evers will win the Wisconsin Democratic primary for governor. He’s state education superintendent and generally considered middle of the road. Recent polls have shown him with a lead over Walker or just trailing. He’s also considered very bland.
Walker, boosting the FoxConn deal, got photographed wearing a hat. A major no-no for a politician. (Except MAGA)
Given that faux-pas, I’m guessing Evers has a shot.
Vermont Dems pick Christine Hallquist, a transgender woman as their candidate. However, Vermont is one of three Blue states with popular Republican governors.
Iron Stache, Randy Bryce, won in Wisconsin CD-1. If all that’s out there is a DUI and a marijuana charge, then he should still be competitive in Paul Ryan’s district.
I’m just glad TPaw was shown the door. Not that I’d vote for either one of them. They had a sit down last week where they jockeyed to claim who supported Trump first.
I’ve read one article saying that there’s apparently a disturbing video of Ellison getting physical with his ex. Ellison’s career could be in jeopardy.
Will be interesting to see if organized labor can fight back in Wisconsin the way it did in Missouri. If unions can regain footing in the Heartland and if Democrats can capitalize on that, then the Republican party could be in some trouble. I think before the Democrats start getting too deep into Medicare for all and the fight for $15, they really need to repair their relationship with unions, and they need to be unabashed supporters of workers rights and other union issues, except maybe on protective tariffs.
From another board:
Evers’ victory speech last night contained all the effervescence and confidence of a young George McFly when he gets bullied by Biff at the diner.
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If “not Trump” didn’t work, “not Walker” doesn’t have a chance. I have not come into contact with many Walker voters who are even considering flipping their vote. Evers will absolutely need to inspire and I don’t see it happening.
And they don’t even mention Walker’s 100 to 1 dollar advantage.
Obviously, now that the primary is over, Evers will catch up some. But he’ll still be outspent two to one, and that ignores tens of millions of dollars from dark money PAC ads for Walker.
Evers has won statewide races – though DPI is obviously a different level. And don’t forget Rebecca Dallet. Wi is purple and turnout will be the biggest factor. Though I get your point that Evers is not Mr excitement
And I just saw my first anti Evers ad (paid for by the Republican party) – so much for the pause in political ads. (I’m not sure I saw one yesterday, so that may mean I had a 1 day break)
while posting this I saw my second (paid for by the WMC)
Again, I don’t even live in WI – just that most of my stations are WI focused (most of their antennas and in one case studio IS/ARE in MN)
The timing of the claims released days before the primary (originally made by Ellison’s ex-partner’s son) along with the fact that no one seems to actually have the supposed video led me to believe that the whole thing was an attempt to smear Ellison’s name and keep him from being the Democratic nominee. If it was an attempt to get a different Democrat on the November ballot, or if the claims are false, we may never hear another peep about this.
I found it interesting that in MN, the Democratic turnout seems to have been about 80% higher than the Republican. 4 years ago, there was about a 5% difference in turnout, between Democrats and Republicans.
