Trump's in Wisconsin on May Day tomorrow—an international day celebrating workers and union organizing. Which is almost offensively ironic. 1/
Wisconsin has always been at the front lines of the fight for unions and working people, from the Bay View Massacre in 1886 to the first comprehensive public sector union law in 1959. wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Articl…
Health care. Pensions. The 8-hour workday. Overtime. Weekends.
Expect the Senate race to be close this fall—unless Wisconsinites find out what Eric Hovde thinks of them. 1/
Are you a farmer? Eric Hovde thinks your retirement age should be pushed up to 72 because after all, “you’re largely driving around on a tractor” and you don’t “engage in hard labor.” upnorthnewswi.com/2024/03/25/hov…
Why are the Republicans sending a California megamillionaire to Wisconsin?
It’s simple. They need someone who will put them, and their rich and powerful friends, FIRST while putting middle-class Wisconsinites LAST.
Eric Hovde is their #1 guy.
Just how luxurious is Eric Hovde’s California life?
🌴 He owns a $7M mansion in Laguna Beach.
🏅 He’s been named one of Orange County’s most influential people. Three times.
🏦 He runs a West Coast bank that does *next to nothing* in Wisconsin.
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If you’re freaking out about polls, do two things.
First, take a breath. Polling this early doesn’t predict much. It just tells us we have work to do.
Second, channel your anxiety into actually helping raise $ and volunteer in the places that will decide the outcome.
Biden could’ve lost 8 million votes across CA, NY, and IL and still won each state & beaten Trump.
But if Biden had lost 42,921 votes in WI, AZ, and GA, Trump would have won in 2020.
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Wisconsin elections are administered hyper-locally—by 1850 municipal clerks, who are in turn chosen by mayors and city councils. County judges make quick decisions about disputes. Hundreds of these officials will be up for election this spring.
These are the kinds of low-profile contests that often fly completely under the radar. Most go uncontested. But after Trump lost, Steve Bannon and the ultra-MAGA crowd realized they might be able to swing elections by taking over the machinery of democracy.
The Poller Coaster: Sometimes, you’re up. Sometimes, you’re down.
And at the end of the day, those climbs and drops don’t always tell you all that much about where you’re going to wind up.
Tough polling. Strong elections. What gives, and what does it tell us about 2024?
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Before last week’s elections, Dems nationwide read with horror new polls: A New York Times/Siena battleground survey had President Biden lagging Trump in 5 of the 6 most critical swing states, while a CNN poll put Trump ahead 49%-45% nationally. nytimes.com/2023/11/05/us/…
The one swing state that seems to be an exception is Wisconsin, where Biden led Trump in both the Times survey and a Wednesday release from the highly-regarded Marquette University Law School poll.