WISCREPORT.COM (08/26/2010) - The political and media climate of hate and division in the United States has developed to an intensity that alarms some people who fear what could result. This climate of potentially destructive rhetoric has prompted words of caution from the editor of WisconsinReport.com, which has a policy of publishing the Real Truth of the story, not an As We See It version of the truth. He suggests that everyone in the U.S. should remember that the strength of this country lies in what he calls, the Us Word. To read more, go to WisconsinReport.com (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (08/25/2010) - 85 percent of Americans, overall, are disatisfied with the United States Congress according to a recent Harris Poll. The number is that high because Republicans and Independents are REALLY disgruntled, but, it doesn't end there. The poll shows that even though Democrats are in the majority in Washington D.C., 73 percent of people who consider themselves Democrats are also strongly disapproving of the way things have been going in Congress. To read all about it, click on the headline above. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (08/12/2010) - On Monday, August 16, President Barack Obama will travel to Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, where he will tour ZBB Energy Corporation and deliver remarks to workers. While in the state, President Obama will also visit Milwaukee, where he will headline events for Mayor Tom Barrett and the Wisconsin Democratic Party. Barrett is running for Wisconsin Governor and other Democrats are involved in heavily contested races. Click on the headline above to read more. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (08/01/2010) - A new state administrative rule regarding political campaign advertisements is now in effect in the State of Wisconsin. The new rule uses a common-sense test in determining whether an ad has a political purpose and is subject to statutory disclosure and disclaimer requirements. The old rules led to campaign ads by independent groups that skirted regulation by avoiding the use of certain words. Read more by clicking on the headline above. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (07/23/2010) - It must be an election year. The Wisconsin GOP is accusing the camp of Wisconsin 7th Congressional District candidate Julie Lassa (D-Portage County) of carrying out a negative campaign against Republican Sean Duffy (R-Ashland County). They claim Lassa is using a thin link and flawed logic to cover up her track record. That record includes more than a decade of working on business and workforce issues. For more details, click on the headline above. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (07/20/2010) - Politics between Republicans and Democrats in Wisconsin is heating up and advertising and accusations are reflecting that. Politifact.com checks into how accurate campaign statements are. They say some ads against U.S. Senator Russ Feingold are overall Barely True on the Truth-O-Meter. For more, click on the headline above. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (07/10/2010) - Anyone dialing a phone number in what has strictly been the 715 Area until now in the northern part of Wisconsin must enter the full ten digit number starting Saturday, July 17, 2010. That's the date telephone companies switch so a second code number (534) can be dropped into the 715 area. To read more, click on the headline above. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (06/21/2010) - U.S. Senators Russ Feingold (D-WI) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) are leading a bipartisan group of senators in urging the House of Representatives to take up legislation to end the automatic pay raise system for members of Congress. In a letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, 20 senators asked that the House vote on a bill passed by the Senate last year requiring members of Congress to pass legislation if they want to give themselves a pay raise. Currently, members of Congress receive an automatic pay increase UNLESS they pass legislation to block it. Click on headline above to read more at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (06/07/2010) - Smokers in Wisconsin will be unable to light up in the workplace state-wide by state law beginning next month. The new Wisconsin Smoke-Free Workplace Law will go into effect July 5th. The law is designed to help workers quit smoking and to protect customers and non-smokers from inhaling second hand smoke in restaurants and other consumer frequented businesses. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services says radio, print, and internet advertising is in the works to educate people about the new law. Read more by clicking on the headline above. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (06/01/2010) - Today is the first day for Wisconsin candidates and supporters to legally circulate nomination papers, marking the official start of the Fall 2010 campaign season. Many candidates planning to run in the November 2, 2010 election have been organizing their campaigns and raising money for months, but now is the time to get serious. If you are thinking about entering a race to win a seat in state government, the Government Accountability Board office is the place to find out what you legally need to do and when you need to do it. Click on the headline above for more information at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (05/24/2010) - State Republicans voted at the State GOP Convention in Milwaukee to support Ron Johnson to run against U.S. Senator Russ Feingold, and Republican candidate Dick Leinenkugal pulled out of the race. Instead Leinenkugal suggested the Republican Party get behind Johnson. Republican delegates also put their support solidly behind Republican Scott Walker to run for Governor. Walker was endorsed by more than 91 percent of the delegates present. Read more at WisconsinReport.com by clicking on the above headline. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (05/19/2010) - Marshfield, Wisconsin alderman John Spiros is running for the Wisconsin 70th Assembly District seat held by Amy Sue Vruwink (D-Milladore). Spiros is also a Roehl Transport Vice President of Safety and Claims Management. Spiros says he will work to undo, what he calls, the Wisconsin reputation of being a state that is not friendly toward employers, blaming 10.3 unemployment on Democrats raising taxes and fees. To read more at WisconsinReport.com click on the headline above. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (05/11/2010) - One of the Democrats talked about as a possible replacement for retiring Dave Obey has endorsed Julie Lassa, who yesterday announced she is in the race, while a Republican already running says if elected he will limit himself to eight years. Pat Kreitlow (D-Chippewa Falls) has endorsed Julie Lassa in her bid for the Wisconsin 7th District seat held in the U.S. House of Representatives for more than 40 years. Republican Dan Mielke (R-Rudolph) says Lassa and his Republican opponent, Sean Duffy (R-Ashland), are career politicians, unlike himself. Read more at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (05/10/2010) - State Senator Julie Lassa (D-Stevens Point) has entered the race for the Congressional seat that Dave Obey is giving up after more than 40 years. Last week Obey announced he will retire from the Wisconsin 7th Congressional Seat in the U.S. House of Representatives at the end of his current term. Republican Party of Wisconsin Chairman Reince Priebus says Lassa has apparently emerged as the hand-picked successor to Dave Obey. Priebus added the usual opposing party rhetoric, indicating Lassa won't necessarily have an easy campaign. For more at WisconsinReport.com click on the headline above. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (05/05/2010) - U.S. Congressional Representative Dave Obey (D-Wausau) is retiring from his Wisconsin seat in the House after more than 40 years of service in Washington D.C. Obey first ran for the seventh Wisconsin district seat when Melvin Laird resigned to become Secretary of Defense in the President Richard Nixon administration. Obey has served as Chairman of the powerful House Appropriations Committee. He has been a popular representative in Congress, beating numerous Republican challengers over the years. He received 61 percent of the vote in the last election. For more see WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (04/28/2010) - A Wisconsin Democracy Campaign review released today shows eleven contributors to Wisconsin candidates for statewide office and the legislature exceeded the annual $10,000 limit on individual contributions in 2009. The Democracy Campaign findings are based on state campaign finance reports filed by legislative, judicial and statewide candidates and political parties that show the sources of their campaign contributions and spending. The contributions were to both Democrats and Republicans. Click on the headline above to read more about this story and others at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (04/26/2010) - Former state Commerce Secretary Richard Leinenkugel has announced his Republican bid for the Wisconsin U.S. Senate seat held by Russ Feingold (D-WI). When Feingold took office 18 years ago, Leinenkugel said he was busy improving the state economy by expanding his family beer-making business in Chippewa Falls. In making a switch from Commerce Secretary to Republican Primary candidate for the seat held by Feingold, Leinenkugel tried to distance himself from Governor Jim Doyle (D-WI), who had appointed him Secretary, saying he was working for the state not the Governor or Democrats. Read more at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (04/21/2010) - Menomonee Falls Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) has introduced a U.S. House bill that would require all candidates for federal office to publicly disclose campaign donations online before gaining access to the funds. Meanwhile, State health officials have praised Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle (D) for signing Act 209 (Assembly Bill 659). State Health Secretary Timberlake says it is a long-overdue modernization of state law governing HIV testing. For more on both of these stories at WisconsinReport.com, click on the headline above. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (04/16/2010) - Former Wisconsin Governor and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson says he told his family he has decided not to take on U.S. Senator Russ Feingold in Feingold's bid for re-election. However, comments suggest he hasn't ruled out running for some office sometime in the future. Feingold says he hopes the attention can now get back to the issues rather than whether the once popular former governor will jump into the fray. Meanwhile, a member of the Leinenkugel Beer family sounds like he might run. Read more on this story and more at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (03/27/2010) - A grassroots movement from the other side of the fence is growing to be an alternative voice for people who do not necessarily agree with the tactics and apparent goals of the Tea Party. Coffee Party USA instead aims to reinvigorate the democratic process with civility, inclusiveness, and civic engagement. In addition to holding Coffee Party USA group Coffee Party Summit get togethers in many cities throughout the country this weekend, Coffee With Congress is scheduled March 29th through April 9th. Read more at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (03/23/2010) - President Barack Obama has signed the Senate Health Reform bill into law, making good on a campaign promise that helped him get elected. The road to signing day was bumpy, slow and frustrating over more than a year since President Obama was sworn into office in January of 2009. Several provisions in the new law came from Senator Herb Kohl of Wisconsin. As President Obama was signing the bill, Attorneys General from more than a dozen states were filing lawsuits challenging the new law, and Washington D.C. Republicans have vowed to repeal it. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (03/08/2010) - There has been a lot of talk about the possibility that former Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson (R-WI) might be joining the race against U.S. Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) during this election round. Republican spokespeople are saying that Thompson has the right people in Washington D.C. wanting him to be the next senator from Wisconsin. The Feingold side says those Washington people are lobbyists who want the former Health and Human Services Secretary in the George W. Bush administration to do their bidding. Read more about this story at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (12/17/2009) - A 2009 Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who has witnessed the best and worst aspects of society will deliver the Black History Month keynote address at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut. Eugene Robinson is a frequent guest commentator on the MSNBC Morning Joe Show with Joe Scarborough, Mika Brezenski and company. Robinson started out in the segregated south and made his way up the ladder to outstanding reporting prowess, breaking barriers along the journey. Read more at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (11/17/2009) - Former State Representative Terri McCormick of Appleton has announced her bid to become the Republican nominee for U.S. Congress in the Wisconsin Eighth Congressional District. The seat is currently held by Representative Steve Kagen, M.D. (D-Appleton). Kagen has represented the 8th District since 2007. He was preceeded by Republican Mark Green (1999-2006), Democrat Jay Johnson, and Republican Toby Roth (1989-1996). WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (11/16/2009) - Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett has joined Lt. Governor Barbara Lawton in seeking the State Democrats nod to run for Wisconsin Governor. Lawton has been studying the idea to run for the top spot for several months. Others seeking the Governor office are Republicans Scott Walker and Mark Neumann. Spokespersons for both parties are talking about the Mayor Barrett announcement, including Governor Jim Doyle, Democratic Party Chair Mike Tate, Walker Campaign Manager Keith Gilkes and Kirsten Kukowski of the Republican Party. Read more at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (11/12/2009) - State Representatives Amy Sue Vruwink (D-Milladore) and Marlin Schneider (D-Wisconsin Rapids) have requested that the Attorney General, the Government Accountability Board, and the Board of Regents investigate the possible violation of state law at various campuses of the University of Wisconsin system by gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker (R-Wauwatosa). Read more at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (10/28/2009) - Expressing concern that state government is hampering job creation and failing to protect seniors in a down economy, Ed Thompson (R-Tomah) has announced he will run as a Republican against incumbent Kathleen Vinehout for the 31st State Senate district. Vinehout (D-Alma) says she welcomes Thompson into the race to represent Trempeauleau, Buffalo, Jackson and Pepin counties and parts of Monroe, Pierce, Dunn, Eau Claire, and Clark Counties. Read more at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (10/14/2009) - 250 women from across the state of Wisconsin have announced the launch of Women for Lawton, a movement to elect Lt. Governor Barbara Lawton the next governor of the State of Wisconsin. Milwaukee County Democratic Party Chair Martha Love, former Brown County Executive Nancy Nusbaum and former Wisconsin Women = Prosperity Strategist Pat Alea are the founding co-chairs. Read more at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (08/31/2009) - Republican Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner of Brookfield, Wisconsin has announced his bid for re-election to represent the Wisconsin 5th district in the U.S. House of Representatives and has also announced he is being treated for prostate cancer. Click on the headline for more at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (07/03/2009) - The Fourth of July weekend is upon us, but the fireworks that many people are interested in learning more about may be taking place in the State of Alaska, USA. Alaska Governor Sarah Palin announced today that she will not seek a second term as Governor of the State of Alaska and will relegate the power of governor to Lieutenant Governor Sean Parnell. Lieutenant General Craig Campbell will become Lieutenant Governor. The transfer of power will take place July 26th. Read more about this story on the internet at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (01/22/2009) - Hillary Clinton was greeted at the United States State Department building by a large gathering of State Department workers who welcomed the new Secretary of State with loud applause and smiles all around. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told the 20,000 State Department and Civil Service workers in the building and at offices in countries around the world that President Obama set the tone for the direction of the State Department efforts with his inaugural address. She said the State Department will be responsible for diplomacy and development during the Obama - Biden administration. Read more at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (01/20/2009) - The People of the United States of America have a new President. President Barack Obama was sworn into office before one of the largest audiences that have ever attended a presidential inauguration in Washington D.C. When all of the figures are in, the broadcasts and cablecasts of the event are likely to have the largest combined world wide audience ever as well. A large percentage of the country's population believe they now have a president they can believe in to follow through on the Hope and Promise of the Change he campaigned on. Read more about the inauguration at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (01/16/2009) - Figures in the range of a million to four million people may be showing up in Washington D.C. January 20th, 2009 for the United States Presidential Inaugaration. There are numerous security possibilities being planned for and as a result law enforcement, Secret Service personnel, and other interested agencies and departments are working long hours to be prepared. The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, the Presidential Inaugural Committee, Secret Service, and District of Columbia website have issued some guidelines in case you plan to attend. See WisconsinReport.com for more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (12/8/08) - Government Accountability Board Director and General Counsel Kevin J. Kennedy has received the Council on Governmental Ethics Laws (COGEL) Award for Distinguished Service. COGEL is an international organization comprised of hundreds of governmental members who administer and enforce elections, campaign finance, ethics, lobbying and freedom of information laws. Each year, the organization recognizes an individual for outstanding long-term contributions to the organization. Read more at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (12/02/08) - Official results of the November 4th General Election in Wisconsin were certified yesterday (12-1-08) by Government Accountability Board member Judge William Eich. 2,983,417 Wisconsinites voted in the latest presidential election, which is 69 percent of the estimated voting age population in the state. By comparison, 73 percent of the state’s voting age population participated in the 2004 General Election. The presidential electors for the political party which won the presidential contest – must convene and formally cast their votes based on the November 4th results. Read more at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (11/06/08) - The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin Education Fund is thanking Wisconsin’s election officials, from the Government Accountability Board, (GAB) to clerks, to citizens who worked at voting locations, for a smooth election. Meanwhile, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the AFL-CIO are pleased with the results of elections throughout the United States, and in particular, within the State of Wisconsin. AFT and AFL-CIO spokespersons believe election night produced big victories for working families in Wisconsin, as pro-labor candidates swept elections in state and federal races. More at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (11/5/08) - Illinois U.S. Senator Barack Obama delivered an enlightening and uplifting speech last night at Grant Park in Chicago following his rousing 349 to 162 electoral vote victory over Republican Senator John McCain resulting from the national popular voting yesterday. Obama told the huge crowd that gathered at the park and the television audience in the rest of the United States and the world that he will be more than the President of those who supported him. President-elect Obama said he will also be the President of those whom he has yet to earn support from. Read the entire election night acceptance speech online at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (11/3/08) - Senator Barack Obama continues to do well in the polls taken during the political presidential campaign season leading up to the November 4th national election day. The Quinnipiac Poll shows Obama with a seven-point lead over Republican Senator John McCain among likely voters in Ohio and 10 points in Pennsylvania. However, Florida, which has played a big role in the last two Presidential Elections, is too-close-to-call according to the final Quinnipiac University Swing State Poll. Obama has just a two-point lead in Florida, which is within the margin of error. More at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (11/03/08) - The woman who played a big role in raising Barack Obama to become the Democratic candidate in the 2008 Presidential Election just couldn't hang on long enough to witness the results of the voting. Obama's grandmother, Madelyn Dunham has died of Cancer in Hawaii. Her death was announced the day before the election. Obama made a trip to Hawaii last week after learning that the end was near. He said he was too late to say goodbye to his mother when she passed away years earlier, and he didn't want the same thing to happen with his grandmother. Obama's grandmother died late Sunday night. More at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (10/31/08) - From October 21st to October 28th, spending on television advertising in the presidential campaign has totaled nearly $38 million. Over this time period, the Obama campaign spent nearly $21.5 million while the McCain campaign spent nearly $7.5 million. Another $6.7 million was spent by the Republican Party and $2.2 million was spent by interest groups. The total does not include the so-called 30-minute Obama Infomercial the week before election day, nor anything McCain has spent in the last few days. Figures indicate the Obama campaign will spend more than any other Presidential effort in history. More at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (10/28/08) - A Wisconsin Democracy Campaign analysis shows that Wisconsin contributors have donated a record $3.27 million to unregulated special interest groups that spend much of their money on negative broadcast advertising, mailings and other electioneering activities to muffle what the candidates in federal and state races have to say on issues that really matter to voters. The contributions to 527 groups occurred between January 2007 and October 15, 2008. More than $1 million was contributed by a Milwaukee philanthropist. See WisconsinReport.com for more on this story. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (10/23/08) - It's still the economy as Senator Barack Obama rolls up support among groups who have not supported a Democrat for decades to lead Republican Senator John McCain in Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania, according to simultaneous Quinnipiac University Swing State polls released today. With 12 days to go, Sen. McCain is narrowing the gap in Florida, but fading in Ohio and barely denting Sen. Obama's double-digit lead in Pennsylvania. No one has been elected President since 1960 without taking two of these three largest swing states in the Electoral College. For more on this latest poll results see WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (10/16/08) - Most of nine forecast models developed by political scientists predict a victory for Senator Barack Obama over Senator John McCain in the two-party contest for the popular vote in the 2008 presidential election. Obama is predicted to win an average of 52 percent of the vote with an 80 percent probability that he will gain more than half the total two-party popular vote. Six out of the nine presidential election forecasts predict an Obama victory with popular vote totals ranging from 50.1 percent to 58.2 percent, while two predict a race too close to call and one predicts a narrow McCain victory. More at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (10/15/08) - Boosted by the economic crisis and a strong debate performance, Democrat Barack Obama is over the 50 percent mark in the key battleground states of Wisconsin, Colorado, Michigan, and Minnesota, and for the first time leads or ties Republican John McCain among white voters in all four states. The four simultaneous Quinnipiac University polls of likely voters released yesterday also shows by wide margins, voters in each state say Senator Obama understands the economy better than Senator McCain. By bigger margins, voters say McCain better understands foreign policy. More details are at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (10/09/08) - The John McCain - Sarah Palin campaign tactics have become rougher and rawer than previously as the 2008 Presidential Campaign election date gets closer. The inaccuracies, and, often misleading information on the political stump, in advertising, and in interviews on radio and television by the Republican candidates and their surrogates is keeping the Barack Obama camp busy. Some political commentators believe McCain is ramping up the desperate attack because his people see the possibility of the Obama - Biden ticket winning the White House in November. Despite the McCain muckattack, the polls show Obama leading in many states. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (10/08/08) - Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Joe Wineke is calling last night's Presidential Debate Barack Obama’s second straight debate victory. Wineke says John McCain was unable to articulate a new direction for the country beyond what Wineke calls the failed, recycled policies of George Bush. Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker and former Lieutenant Governor Margaret Farrow are spinning the second Presidential Debate from the Republican point of view. Farrow and Walker saw McCain making several points and coming out ahead of Obama in the Nashville debate. Read more at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (10/03/08) - The group Open Debates renewed the call for debate reform in the wake of last night's vice-presidential debate between Democrat Joe Biden and Republican Sarah Palin. The organization claims that the extensive format restrictions imposed by the Republican and Democratic campaigns, with the complicity of the Commission on Presidential Debates, reduced much of the vice presidential debate to a series of memorized sound bites. Open Debates says the atmosphere that resulted was detrimental to the voting public. More on the Veep Candidates debate at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (09/27/08) - There are mixed reactions to last night's first United States Presidential Debate between the two major party candidates running to be the next Commander In Chief of the Economy as well as Commander In Chief of the Military. McCain supporters say Arizona Senator John McCain won, while Illinois Senator Barack Obama supporters say Obama came out on top. And, Depending on which tv/radio talker you listen to after the debates, you have your choice of, it was a draw, or, Obama proved he was ready to take control of the military and the economy, or, McCain's strategy seemed to be to try his best to look stern and to not look at his opponent, and so on. Read more at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (09/25/08) - The Republican and Democrat running against each other for President of the United States have decided to lend their input and guidance in the current national economy emergency Congress is wrestling with. Yesterday, U.S. Senators John McCain (R) and Barack Obama (D) issued a joint statement that pointed out that it's important for both parties to come together to solve the problem. Obama and McCain will both be meeting with President George W. Bush and leaders of Congress today in hopes of making a difference in the so-called 700 Billion Dollar Solution to save homes, jobs, and the ecomomy proponents say are at stake. More at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (09/23/08) - Probable voters in four Battleground States are looking at the Barack Obama - Joe Biden ticket as the one that is more likely to bring about Change. By 19 - 24 point margins, voters in Wisconsin, Colorado, Michigan, and Minnesota say Democrat Barack Obama, not Republican John McCain, is the candidate of change. That poll result lifts Senator Obama into the lead in these battleground states, according to four simultaneous Quinnipiac University polls of likely voters, conducted in partnership with The Wall Street Journal and WashingtonPost.com More at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (09/22/08) - Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama's running mate, Deleware Senator Joe Biden, addressed the National Guard Association Conference in Baltimore, Maryland today. Biden spoke about veteran's benefits, restoring the economy, and the importance of taking care of military families. Biden said issues affecting the Guard sit at the core of the two great national challenges – national security and economic security. He said he and Barack Obama know that both need to be strengthened by supporting military missions at home and abroad, and making sure the National Guard members return to strong secure jobs and a sound economy. More at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (09/22/08) - Illinois Senator Barack Obama started out being the only major presidential candidate advocating Change at the start of the Democrats Primary Campaign. When his opponent, New York Senator Hillary Clinton saw people were drawn to the message of Change, her slogan soon was about Change, but, Obama's message was the one people wanted. Now, it's the Republican candidate, Senator John McCain, who has changed his message to a declaration that McCain is the Change guy. While in Green Bay, Wisconsin today, Barack Obama explained that Obama's Change is The Real Change We Need. To read Barack Obama's speech, go to WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (09/19/08) - The Obamas are coming to Wisconsin. The Obama campaign today announced that Michelle Obama, wife of Democratic presidential nominee, Senator Barack Obama will campaign in Wisconsin Monday to kick off the Wisconsin campaign’s Women’s Week of Action. Mrs. Obama will host Wisconsin Women for Obama rallies in Madison and Milwaukee, and an economic roundtable discussion with working women in Wausau. Senator Barack Obama will also hold a separate event in Green Bay on Monday. Meanwhile, Obama's opponent, Republican Senator John McCain outlined his plan To reform financial markets while in Green Bay today. More at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (09/11/08) - Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin apparently is attracting white women likely voters to Arizona Senator John McCain. Palin is helping McCain pull away from Illinois Senator Barack Obama in Florida and narrow the gap with the Democrat in Pennsylvania, even as he is slipping slightly in Ohio, according to simultaneous Quinnipiac University Swing State polls released today. No one has been elected President since 1960 without taking two of these three largest swing states in the Electoral College. More details about the latest Quinnipiac University Swing State polling is at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (09/08/08) - When Barack Obama's Democratic Vice Presidential running mate, Senator Joe Biden, campaigned in Green Bay he was introduced by a Hoffmaster Appleton employee who, along with 300 coworkers, is losing his job. Greg Hinds, is a 17-year employee of a series of companies that have occupied the same plant. Hinds feels that he, his wife and two daughters, have suffered under what is called the failed economic policies of the last eight years of the Bush Administration. Hinds suggested that a John McCain-Sarah Palin administration is likely to be no better for the country. Read more at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (09/08/08) - FactCheck.org is claiming that Republican John McCain's new vice presidential running mate, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, has been slimed by false representations of her record. FactCheck.org answers allegations that Palin cut funding for special needs education; that she allegedly wanted Alaska to secede from the United States; and other claims by opponents of the McCain-Palin Presidential team. FactCheck.org also says Palin did not support Pat Buchanan for President in the past, she was co-chair of the Steve Forbes Presidential bid, instead. Read more about the FactCheck.org report at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (09/05/08) - Last night, Arizona Senator John McCain told the Republican Convention Delegates and tv audience that he has respect and admiration for Barack Obama and his supporters. McCain said despite the differences, more unites us than divides us. McCain, the hope of Republicans to keep control of the White House, then advised the Party regulars and on-lookers, that he and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin will win in November. McCain said if he does win he will reach out a hand to all willing Patriots, and get the country back on the road to prosperity and peace. Read John McCain's speech at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (09/04/08) - Republicans who ran for the position that John McCain is currently enjoying as the party's candidate for President of the United States have been letting people know at the 2008 Republican Convention why they should support and vote for McCain in the November election. All of the speakers continued to remind people that McCain was tortured as a prisoner of war during the Viet Nam war. It is mentioned so much and so often that it could be argued it seems to be a major reason McCain should be elected. Former New York Mayor and Presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani included it in his well-received speech last night. Read Giuliani's message at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (09/04/08) - The suspenseful wait to see and hear John McCain's vice presidential pick Sarah Palin proved to be both exciting and entertaining on the third scheduled day of the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota. Palin told about all of the things she is able to juggle while being the mother of five, Governor of the State of Alaska, and a Hockey Mom to boot. The former mayor of a small Alaskan community before becoming Governor nearly two years ago, Palin attacked Democratic Presidential hopeful Barack Obama, and what she inferred are the distorted views of the press. She also said McCain will use the Power of the Veto. Read her speech at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (09/03/08) - One of the co-stars of the Law and Order television series who tried for the presidency against John McCain during the Republican primary spoke at the Republican National Convention last night. Showing more enthusiasm than he did as a presidential candidate, himself, Fred Thompson essentially told people they need to stand up for a strong military, a mature foreign policy, a free and growing economy, for the values that bind Republicans together and, what he says, keep our nation free, and for McCain, who he reminded people in detail, was tortured as a prisoner of war. Read more at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (09/02/08 - First Lady Laura Bush and Cindy McCain addressed the opening session of the 2008 Republican National Convention at the Saint Paul Xcel Energy Center yesterday. The First Lady and Mrs. McCain's remarks focused on the ongoing relief efforts aimed at assisting the people of the Gulf Coast States. Laura Bush explained that when disasters like Hurricane Gustav take place shared American ideals will always transcend partisanship. Other speakers included Republican National Committee Chairman Robert Duncan, U.S. Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), and U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA). See more at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (09/01/08) - The 2008 Report of the Democratic Platform Committee suggests that Democrats want to make the United States Government and the country less partisan than it has been for decades. The Preamble to the Platform, states that it's time to reach out to Republicans, Independents, and all Americans who hunger for a new direction, and a reason to hope. The Platform indicates Democrats not only want to undo the damage they perceive that the Bush Administration has done, they want to find and enact the ideas that are right for the country and it's citizens. Read the Preamble at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (08/29/08) - Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama officially accepted his party's nomination last night, during the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado. During his acceptance speech Obama made the case for why America cannot afford four more years of what many believe are the failed policies of the George W. Bush Administration. Obama laid out his vision to bring about fundamental change at home and abroad. He reminded the country about the extraordinary promise of America at its best and challenged his supporters to continue to fight for that promise by marching ahead and never looking back. Read Obama's acceptance speech at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (08/29/08) - U.S. Senator John McCain today announced that he has selected Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to be his running mate and to serve as his vice president. The McCain campaign says Governor Palin is a tough executive who has demonstrated during her time in short time in office that she is ready to be president. In addition to naming 44 year old Sarah Palin as John McCain's running mate against the Obama - Biden ticket, the McCain campaign has released a statement from McCain that calls Barack Obama's nomination acceptance speech last night, misleading. Read more at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (08/28/08) - Former President Bill Clinton, 2004 Democratic Presidential Candidate John Kerry, and 2008 Vice Presidential Candidate Joe Biden, all say that Barack Obama is Ready to be President. President Bill Clinton trumpeted the idea that when he first ran for the White House job, Republicans then campaigned against him with the idea that he had no experience and was not ready, and, now they are trying to use that tactic against Obama. President Clinton said they were wrong then, and they are wrong now. More on yesterdays (Thursday, August 27th, 2008) speakers at the convention at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (08/27/08) - Last night the candidate who came in second in the long primary campaign to determine who would be the Democrats presidential candidate on the November 2008 ballot urged her 18 Million primary voters to switch their allegience to Barack Obama. Hillary Clinton told delegates at the Democrats National Convention in Denver, Colorado that her delegates and supporters and Obama's delegates and supporters must unite as a single party with a single purpose. Hillary said it's time to take back the country and no one should sit by the sidelines, because it will take everyone and every vote to make sure it happens. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (08/26/08) - Contrary to what some radio and tv talkers have been saying, the first night of the Democratic National Convention in Denver set the stage for a robust way to educate people about who Barack Obama and Michelle Obama are, and, what the Democrats stand for. Former Iowa Republican U.S. Senator Jim Leach endorsed Obama for President because the time is right to unite the country, not to be tied up in the partisan politics Congress and the White House has been playing for too long. There was also a tribute to and speech by U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy, and the revelation by Michelle Obama that the Obamas are just regular folks like us, who want to do the country proud. More at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (08/25/08) - The Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC) and the Obama for America campaign announced that two prominent Republicans will address the Democratic National Convention on Monday, August 25, 2008 and Tuesday, August 26, 2008. Former United States Congressman Jim Leach and Fairbanks Alaska Mayor Jim Whitaker will speak about Barack Obama's record of bringing Republicans, Independents and Democrats together to bring change and his vision for unifying the United States. For more on this story see WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (08/24/08) - The Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC) and the Obama for America campaign have announced additional details surrounding the Monday evening tribute to honor Senator Edward M. Kennedy. His niece, Caroline Kennedy, will speak to his extraordinary work over the last 46 years on behalf of this country, as well as his future plans in the United States Senate. A video tribute, directed by documentary filmmakers Ken Burns and Mark Herzog, will also portray his love of country, family, politics and the sea. More about the Democratic National Convention at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (08/23/08) - Illinois U.S. Senator Barack Obama has chosen Delaware U.S. Senator Joe Biden to be his running mate in their Democratic bid to defeat Republican rival Arizona U.S. Senator John McCain in November on the way to the White House. Many talking heads on television and radio had narrowed it down to Biden as the logical choice for Obama in on-air discussions during the past few weeks. Following the so-called vetting process, Barack Obama has come to the same conclusion. Wisconsin's U.S. Senator Herb Kohl calls Obama-Biden an exciting ticket. Read more at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (08/11/08) - With just two weeks to go before the Democratic National Convention officially kicks off, the Wisconsin delegation is fired up and ready to go to Denver, according to Democratic Party Wisconsin (DPW) Chair Joe Wineke. The Wisconsin delegation will consist of 92 delegates and 12 alternates. Wineke says Wisconsin will be one of the top represented states at the Democratic National Convention August 25th thru the 28th. To see who is going, learn more at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (08/07/08) - Senator Barack Obama holds a 44 percent to 38 percent lead in Wisconsin over Senator John McCain in the presidential race, according to a Wisconsin Policy Research Institute poll of 600 people. Senator Obama leads the race primarily because of a combination of the most important issues on the minds of voters and the impact of President Bush and the voter’s view about the direction of the country. The economy, jobs, and the war in Iraq are on top of the list of concerns among Wisconsin residents. The results show Obama favored two to one to come up with favorable solutions. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (08/06/08) - Madison Magazine's August issue online has a gem of a suggestion for the Packer's Brett Favre to do now that he is no longer the likely quarterback for this season. John Roach suggests that Brett should sit down at the kitchen table and apply to be the vice president of the United States. Roach goes on to explain that Favre would get out of the house, and, still get some love from the adoring throngs, but not have the threat of being broken into small pieces every Sunday. Plus, it's inside work. No more frozen tundra. And the smiles of this delightful MVP for VP article continues. More at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (08/04/08) - Speaking in Michigan today, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama called the upcoming November election possibly the most important election of a lifetime. Obama suggested that the USA's economy, security, and the future of the planet will depend on the choices made when people vote in November, and the choices made over the next few years will shape the next decade and perhaps the entire century. The U.S. Senator from Illinois said all of the major challenges will hinge on what is done about our addiction to oil. The rest of Obama's words can be found at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (08/04/08) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has recently suggested that House member Chet Edwards of Texas might be a good choice to be Senator Barack Obama's vice presidential running mate. Chet Edwards represents the 17th Congressional District in Texas. He has been elected to the House since 1990, and, among other committees and issues, Chet Edwards is involved in military and veterans affairs. The Texas politician indicates he is pleased the House passed its Fiscal Year 2009 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill in a strong bipartisan vote 409 to 4. More at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (07/30/08) - It looks like both Republican presidential candidate John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama are serious about winning voters during the upcoming November election. Barack Obama and John McCain are airing more advertisements in more media markets than their counterparts did during a comparable period in the 2004 election campaign, according to a University of Wisconsin-Madison study. From June 3, when the primary season ended, through July 26, the two candidates have aired more than 100,000 ads, while only 77,000 ads were aired during the same time period in 2004. More details at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (07/26/08) - Arizona U.S. Senator John McCain has inched ahead of Illinois U.S. Senator Barack Obama in Colorado; come within inches in Minnesota and narrowed the gap in Michigan and Wisconsin, according to four simultaneous Quinnipiac (KWIN-up-ee-ack) University polls of likely voters in these battleground states. Voters in each state say energy policy is more important than the war in Iraq, and, most support off-shore oil. By a smaller margin they also support drilling in the Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge. WisconsinReport.com has more details. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (07/22/08) - Wisconsin veterans are pointing out U.S. Sen. Barack Obama’s strong track record of standing up for troops and veterans. They say they want to set the record straight on a McCain campaign misleading attack ad. The veterans point out that Senator Obama has consistently advocated for finishing the fight in Afghanistan and has been a steadfast ally for veterans and their families. By contrast, the record shows that Senator McCain has opposed critical funding for troops and repeatedly voted against measures to support veterans. See WisconsinReport.com for more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (07/09/08) - Presumptive presidential nominee Barack Obama addressed nearly 10,000 educators Saturday as part of the National Education Association's Representative Assembly. Obama called for overhauling No Child Left Behind, providing adequate resources to educators, and encouraging parental and community involvement. Obama has praised the NEA for its leadership in coming up with what Obama called a Roadmap For Educators, Elected Officials, Policymakers, and others who care about the education of the children of the country. Read more at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (07/02/08) - Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama has been plagued by a number of attacks on his so-called credibility as a viable candidate to become President of the United States. He tried to move religious leaders, congregations, parishes, and individual church members into his column yesterday (July 1st) by delivering a speech in Zanesville, Ohio. The words he spoke told of how religion has affected his life, his candidacy and the role it should play in the presidency he hopes to be elected to. Read more at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (06/27/08) - Not to be confused with the joint campaign rally appearance by Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton in Unity, New Hampshire, a UNITY 2008 Convention in Chicago next month will feature a discussion with Obama and John McCain. The Unity 2008 Convention will be held by Journalists of Color. CNN will broadcast live in prime time the historic discussion with the presumptive presidential nominees July 24th. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (06/27/08) - Democratic Presidential Primary rivals Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton made a show of unity today (Friday, June 27th) in a community aptly named Unity, New Hampshire. It was the first joint public appearance since what some observers called a divisive Democratic primary race ended. The campaign speeches in Unity was the start of Hillary's assurance she will work toward Obama becoming the next president of the United States, even though for awhile it seemed to some, she might hold a grudge. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (06/24/08) - Wisconsin U.S. Senator Russ Feingold has announced his endorsement and support for Stan Gruszynski in his bid to represent the people of the 36th Assembly district. Gruszynski is stressing the need for northeast Wisconsin to have a greater voice and more influence in the decision-making process in Madison. Gruszynski is re-entering state politics after leaving the Assembly several years ago when he represented Portage County. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (06/23/08) - The former rivals for the right to become the official Democratic candidate to run on the national presidential election will campaign together in Unity, New Hampshire Friday, June 27th. The location, announced today (Monday, June 23rd), was reportedly chosen for it's symbolic name, and because Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama each received 107 votes in the primary voting there January 8th. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (06/20/08) - Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton will address nearly a thousand elected and appointed Latino officials at a national leadership luncheon on Thursday, June 26, at 1:30 p.m. at the Renaissance Washington Hotel in Washington, D.C. This will be her first major public appearance since suspending her presidential campaign. Presidential Candidates Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain are set to be at the same event two days later. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (06/16/08) - A former Stevens Point, Wisconsin area State Assembly Representative is readying himself to re-enter the world of Republican vs. Democrat in Madison. Stan Gruszynski is now a resident of Marinette County and intends to seek the Democratic nomination for Wisconsin Assembly District 36. Prior to moving back to Eastern Wisconsin he represented the 71st Assembly District in Central Wisconsin. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (06/13/08) - ABC Television News Anchor Charles Gibson has now joined the ranks of NBC's Tim Russert, who passed away of an apparent heart attack while at work today. As the news of Russert's death was being announced on NBC by former anchor Tom Brokow and friends, Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University was presenting its 15th annual Fred Friendly First Amendment Award to ABC's Charles Gibson. Russert had received the award in 2005. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (06/11/08) - The latest Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll shows that Barack Obama is way ahead of John McCain in New York. Based on that, Obama could easily count New York in the win column in November. McCain is 14 percentage points behind Obama, according to the poll of nearly 14 hundred New York State residents. The margin of error is 2.6 percentage points. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (06/09/08) - This isn’t exactly the party I’d planned, but I sure like the company, Hillary Clinton said as she started the weekend speech that would signify the end of her try for the presidency. Saturday, June 7th New York U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton officially suspended her presidential primary campaign and asked her 18 Million supporters to get behind Barack Obama. Read Hillary's speech at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (05/29/08) - Wisconsin business, unions and individuals have contributed a record $1.5 million in the first 15 months of the 2007-08 election cycle to unregulated groups most of which raise and spend unlimited amounts on negative advertising, mailings and other outside activities in state and national elections, a Wisconsin Democracy Campaign analysis shows. Total Wisconsin contributions to so-called 527 groups between January 1, 2007 and March 31, 2008 shattered the previous high for a comparable period ($1.03 million) between January 2005 and March 2006. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (05/22/08) - Plagued by a defection of Clinton supporters and white working class voters, Democrat Barack Obama, trails Republican John McCain in Florida and Ohio. However, Obama is six points ahead of McCain in Pennsylvania. That's according to simultaneous Quinnipiac University Swing State polls released today, which also shows Hillary Clinton beating McCain in all three states at this particular point of the presidential election year. No one has been elected President since 1960 without taking two of these three largest swing states in the Electoral College. Margins of error and time might change the actual results of the November election. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (05/15/08) - Democratic presidential primary frontrunner Barack Obama is gaining even more momentum following the Wednesday (May 14, 2008) endorsement of former candidate John Edwards. The United Steelworkers union endorsed Barack Obama for president Thursday, which should help attract more Democratic blue-collar workers. Others endorsing Obama the day after Edwards, include, United States Congressman Jim McDermott of the State of Washington, Congressional Representatives Henry Waxman and Howard Berman of California, and Communications Workers of America President, Larry Cohen. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (05/14/08) - The College Democrats of America (CDA) President and Vice President have endorsed Barack Obama for President of the United States. They cited his ability to inspire young voters to become a part of the political process, and the record numbers of young voters who have come out to the polls during this election season. CDA President Lauren Wolfe said they reached out to college students nationwide through Facebook, MySpace and YouTube and the responses were overwhelmingly in favor of Barack Obama. Wolfe says millions of students are ready for the change Obama represents. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (04/15/08) - Wondering whether Hillary Clinton stays on the straight and narrow concerning the facts in her stories, and whether Barack Obama returns to the message of Hope, Change, Yes We Can, and the Feel Good feeling voters get from his message? The ABC Television Network is providing another debate between the two Democrats seeking the White House tomorrow night (Weds. April 16, 2008) so primary voters in Pennsylvania and remaining primary states can gain insight into which will be the best choice to be on the Democratic ticket in November. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (04/09/08) - Illinois U.S. Senator Barack Obama is catching up with New York U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton in the Pennsylvania Democratic primary and now trails 50 - 44 percent among likely primary voters, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released April 8th. This compares to a 50 - 41 percent Sen. Clinton lead in an April 2nd poll by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN uh-pe-ack) University. Comparing the polls released a week apart, Obama is gaining in most demographic categories in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Democratic Primary will be held April 22nd. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (04/04/08) - New York Senator Hillary Clinton holds a 50 - 41 percent lead over Illinois Sen. Barack Obama among likely Pennsylvania Democratic primary voters and runs better against Arizona Sen. John McCain, the likely Republican nominee in Pennsylvania, Florida and Ohio, according to a recent Quinnipiac University poll. This compares to a 53 - 41 percent lead in a March 18 survey by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University of Hamden, Connecticut. Pennsylvania is one of three of the biggest so-called Swing States surveyed by the school. The others are Florida and Ohio. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (04/02/08) - Partisan politics is still going strong in the state of Wisconsin, according to comments made by Republican Party of Wisconsin chairman Reince Priebus following the Spring Election, April 1st 2008. Wisconsin conservatives are claiming what they call convincing victories, replacing Supreme Court Justice Louis Butler, taking away Governor Doyle’s Frankenstein Veto power and winning key local government races including Scott Walker’s win in Milwaukee County. Butler, meanwhile, is concerned about the negative advertising of his opponent and groups outside of Judge Michael Gableman's campaign. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (03/31/08) - The Wisconsin Green Party members have chosen to support a woman to be the Green Party candidate for President of the United States. Cynthia McKinney received an overwhelming majority of votes cast in the Wisconsin Green Party Presidential Preference Primary during the weekend. McKinney received 79 percent of the Wisconsin Green Party primary votes. Kent Mesplay received 10 percent of the votes. Ralph Nader received 5 percent of the votes as a write in. Nader has been courted to be the Green Party national candidate, however, he is not on the official Green Party primary ballots. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (03/29/08) - The Wisconsin Government Accountability Board (GAB) is predicting a twenty percent turnout, or approximately 875,000 voters, to participate in the Tuesday, April 1st Spring Election. The election will include a state Supreme Court race and a statewide referendum regarding limiting the Governor’s veto power. The choices for Supreme Court are current Supreme Court Justice Louis Butler, and, Burnett County Judge Mike Gableman. There have been numerous, contentious commercials from both Supreme Court candidates' and from third parties. Tuesday it will be up to voters to decide what and who they believe. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (03/27/08) - Senator Barack Obama has called for immediate relief for homeowners hit by the housing crisis, modernization of our regulatory framework, and an additional $30 billion stimulus package to jumpstart the economy and help protect families from the economic slowdown. In a speech given at Cooper Union in New York, Obama stressed the importance of pushing back on the special interests and honoring our obligation to one another, and that doing so is not just a matter of altruism but a matter of self-interest. WisconsinReport.com has more on this story. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (03/24/08) - A Wisconsin Assembly Representative who counts legislation about organ donation, drug assistance for seniors, and working on a statewide spending cap, as meaningful during the time he has served in the Assembly, is retiring. 57th Assembly District Representative Steve Wieckert has decided to not seek re-election this year. Republican Weickert is from the Appleton area, and expects to return to work there upon his retirement from public service. Wieckert is currently Assembly Housing Committee chairperson, and part of the narrow Republican majority in the Assembly. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (03/24/08) - Former Supreme Court Chief Justice Roland Day and Justice William Bablitch have endorsed Justice Louis Butler for retention on the Supreme Court. Supreme Court Justice Bablitch says Justice Butler has experience, integrity, and is the best choice. Butler has been endorsed by five police organizations, two-hundred-twenty judges, 25 district attorneys and sheriffs, fire department associations, and union groups. Butler has also been endorsed by both of Wisconsin's United States Senators and five of eight Wisconsin Representatives to the U.S. Congress. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (03/18/08) - Democratic Presidential Primary candidate Barack Obama spoke in Pennsylvania today to answer concerns about his association with Pastor Jeramiah Wright, who was Obama's minister in the Chicago area until Wright's retirement. Obama repeated that he condemns Reverand Wright's remarks in Wright's church sermon. He also said Pastor Wright was more than just the remarks that radio and tv talkers, and others, black and white, have been appalled about, and, he said he would not disown Pastor Wright, nor should he. He also said his candidacy should not be judged by Wright's remarks, nor by those made by Hillary Clinton supporter Geraldine Ferraro. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (03/17/08) - Granite Broadcasting Corporation has announced that each of its 23 stations in the United States, including the Duluth-Superior area, will continue its tradition of providing free air time to qualified, major candidates running for public office during the 2008 general election. First established in 1998, this Granite Broadcasting Corporation program is designed to serve the public interest by facilitating an open and vigorous exchange of ideas. The Granite Broadcasting Corporation Duluth-Superior area stations are KBJR-NBC6, KRII-Range11, KDLH-CBS3, and My9. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (03/13/08) - When Wisconsin voters go to their polling places in April, among other things, they will be voting on a statewide referendum affecting the so-called partial veto that has been exercised from time to time by Governors from both sides of the aisle. The veto power of Wisconsin’s governor is one of the nation’s strongest, but a question on the April 1 ballot asks voters if that power should be limited. In addition to selecting a supreme court justice, voters will be asked if they want to amend the state constitution to limit the governor’s partial veto authority. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (03/07/08) - The Barack Obama for President of the United States campaign is continuing to do an outstanding job of raising money. Barack supporters donated more than $55 million to his campaign in the month of February. That's about 20 million dollars more than Hillary Clinton's campaign gathered during the same month. And, although Hillary Clinton has won three out of the last four Democratic primary battles, Obama has won 27 of 41 contests and has maintained a lead among pledged delegates. The Obama campaign figures indicate Barack still has a lead of about 150 delegates going into the next round of primary contests. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (03/05/08) - The dust is settling on the March 4th presidential primaries. John McCain has now won enough delegates to become the Republican candidate in the November election, and, Mike Huckabee has bowed out of the Republican primary race graciously. On the Democrats side, the excitement and uncertainty continues. Hillary Clinton won the popular vote in Rhode Island, Ohio and Texas, while Barack Obama won Vermont. But, Obama is still ahead of Hillary Clinton in delegates acquired to date, including the second place finishes in Texas, Ohio and Rhode Island. So the close battle between Hillary and Barack goes on. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (03/03/08) - A Wisconsin judge is challenging a state provision that does not allow judges to be members of the political party of his or her choice. Milwaukee County Circuit Judge John Siefert has filed a constitutional challenge in federal court in Madison against a Wisconsin regulation barring judges from belonging to political parties. Judges are elected in Wisconsin on a non-partisan basis, and a provision of the Wisconsin Code of Judicial Conduct prohibits individuals from belonging to a political party while serving as a judge or running for judicial office. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (02/29/08) - There will be a debate in Madison between the two candidates running for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The one hour debate will take place March 25th between Justice Louis Butler and Judge Michael Gableman. It will be held at the State Bar Center in Madison. Space is limited and free tickets are required to attend the reception and the debate. The event will also be simultaneously webcast on WisBar.org and will be rebroadcast on cable systems in various communities statewide by Wisconsin Eye. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (02/29/08) - Around the time that New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that he definitely will not be running for president of the United States in 2008, a college in New York State was taking a survey to determine how many votes Bloomberg would get if he were a third party candidate. Results in three of the biggest states showed that Bloomberg would have received no more than nine percent of the votes in Florida, Ohio and Pensylvania. Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University also discovered that Bloomberg would likely take votes away from McCain. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (02/28/08) - In a move that brings Wisconsin closer than ever to implementing comprehensive campaign finance reform, the Senate Committee on Campaign Finance Reform, Rural Issues and Information Technology today passed Special Session Bill 1, which was introduced as part of Governor Doyle’s call for a special session on campaign finance reform. The bill is a combination of several proposals, including SB 12, which was offered by Senators John Erpenbach of Middleton and Mike Ellis of Neenah, and SB 171, which was authored by committee chairman Senator Pat Kreitlow of Chippewa Falls. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (02/28/08) - A student at the University of Hawaii is the official one-millionth person to donate to the Barack Obama for President campaign. The campaign had been hoping to reach that magic number during the primary season, and have now proved that hope does become reality. An Obama campaign spokesperson indicates that no other campaign has ever reached one million donors while still in a competitive primary. The total number of donors is on its way to an even larger number. At this writing, more than one-million-14-thousand people have contributed to Obama's campaign treasury. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (02/22/08) - Democrat Barack Obama spent more than twice as much money on TV advertising in Wisconsin than all other candidates combined in the Wisconsin Presidential Primary and nearly five times as much as Hillary Clinton. The Obama campaign enjoyed a massive advantage in spots aired. Obama campaign commercials were on the air a full week earlier than Clinton. Obama aired his first Wisconsin ad one day after Super Tuesday, while the first Clinton ad did not appear until February 12. The wise campaign choices and stimulating speeches paid off big time for Obama, catapulting him further in the lead in the battle of primaries. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (02/22/08) - More than 1.5 million Wisconsin voters participated in Tuesday’s Presidential Preference Primary Election. That is about 37 percent of all eligible voters in the state. It is officially the largest Wisconsin presidential primary turnout in 20 years. Director of the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board indicates, even though the number of voters was so large, the primary was carried out with relatively few problems across the state. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (02/21/08) - Democrats Abroad has announced that Senator Barack Obama has won the organization's Global Primary. Democrats Abroad is the official overseas branch of the U.S. Democratic Party. Obama received the yes nod from nearly 66 percent of the Democrats Abroad primary participants. Hillary Clinton received nearly 33 percent of those voting. The results mean that Obama will receive 2 and a half delegates, and Hillary will get 2 delegates. The final delegate votes per candidate will be determined later. In all, 22 delegates will be sent to the Colorado national convention, each with a half vote. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (02/21/08) - The two, remaining, serious contenders for the Democratic Nominee for President of the USA, will debate tonight in a nineteenth debate of the lengthy primary campaign season. New York U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton and Illinois U.S. Senator Barack Obama will answer questions in a one on one debate in Austin, Texas. The event will be moderated by Campbell Brown of CNN and carried live on CNN, CNN International and CNN.com from 7 to 8:30 pm Central Time. The debate will also air in Spanish on Univision at 10:30 p.m. Central Time. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (02/21/08) - Democratic National Committee Member Jason Rae endorsed Barack Obama for president today. Rae, a twenty-one year old college student from Wisconsin, who has been receiving a lot of media attention, is the youngest superdelegate in the country. Rae cited Barack Obama's ability to bring new people, including record numbers of young voters, into the political process. Those qualities were attributes that became quite evident in the Wisconsin Presidential Primary earlier this week when Obama won the majority of votes in the ninth state in a row, adding Hawaii, for the 10th state, later in the day. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (02/20/08) - Hello, Youngstown, how are you tonight, Hillary Clinton asked a crowd of people in Ohio last night shortly after the cable news channels had all declared her opponent Barack Obama the presidential primary winner in Wisconsin shortly after the polling places closed. Clinton was already moving on in her campaign for the Democratic nomination to be on the November ballots, hoping to change the trend going toward Obama. Obama won 58 percent of the Wisconsin votes, compared to Hillary Clinton's 41 percent. Obama has now won the last ten primaries. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (02/20/08) - Illinois U.S. Senator Barack Obama gained a larger lead in Democratic delegates following yesterday's win over Hillary Clinton in the presidential primary races. Unofficial counts today show Obama with 1168 delegates gained from primaries and cacuses held so far. Hillary Clinton has 1018 delegates, without including Super Delegates. That means that Obama is now about 150 regular delegates ahead of Hillary, following the 59 to 41 percent Wisconsin win over the U.S. Senator from New York. After strong campaigning in Wisconsin, Obama spoke to an audience of 19,000 in Houston, Texas. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (02/20/08) - John McCain furthered his lead in the Republican primary process after his win in Wisconsin Tuesday, February 19th. Unofficial delegate counts now show Arizona U.S. Senator McCain with 884 delegates. The same unofficial tabulation shows former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee in second place with 243 delegates. Texas U.S. Senator Ron Paul is in a distant third with 14 delegates, at this point, going toward the fall 2008 Republican convention. Comments during McCain's Wisconsin victory speech indicates he thinks his experience will convince people to make him President of the USA. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (02/18/08) - Former President George H.W. Bush has endorsed John McCain for president at a press conference in Houston. George W's father says he is happy to help McCain, who H.W. calls "a remarkable patriot". The elder Bush is hoping that his endorsement will bring the party together behind Senator McCain in his quest to be the Republican Party national party candidate in the November 2008 election. The Former President suggested that America and the Republican Party might "falter" if someone other than John McCain is elected the president to replace his son. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (02/18/08) - While all of the publicity over the past few months has been about the presidential primaries and caucuses determining who will represent Democrats and Republicans on the November 2008 ballots, the Green Party primaries process is in progress, as well. The Green Party of Wisconsin will be sending 24 of the 836 delegates that will travel to Chicago for the mid-July Green Party Nominating Convention in Chicago. The Wisconsin Green Party’s Primary will be conducted by mail during the month of March. An effort is afoot to draft Ralph Nader who has not officially filed. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (02/18/08) - Wisconsin State Senate Majority Leader Russ Decker of Marathon County has chosen to endorse U.S. Senator Barack Obama over U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton in tomorrow's Democratic Primary. Decker says Obama is the candidate best suited to address the challenges that America faces in today's global economy and bring real change to the broken system in Washington. The North-Central Wisconsin State Senator believes Obama stands for the issues that matter most to the residents of the State of Wisconsin. Decker says Obama has demonstrated he can unite the country. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (02/18/08) - Anyone who tried to register by mail to vote in the February 19th Wisconsin primary and missed the deadline, must register in person at the voting site. The Wisconsin Elections Division has received hundreds of voter registration forms mailed after the January 30 deadline. By Wisconsin law late forms cannot be processed to place voters’ names in the poll books, according to the state's Government Accountability Office. Proper identification must be presented at the polling place if a person who wants to vote, and was not yet registered, missed the Register By Mail deadline. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (02/16/08) - Illinois U.S. Senator Barack Obama today outlined his agenda to strengthen America’s community colleges while on a campaign stop at North Central Technical College in Wausau, Wisconsin. The Democratic Party presidential primary candidate is hoping to wrestle the nomination out of the hands of former first lady Hillary Clinton. Obama says he intends to make higher education more affordable, match community college degrees to the needs of local industry and national goals, and help provide the American people with a critical resource to help them live their dreams. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (02/15/08) - This Sunday, Two days before the Wisconsin Democratic primary, Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius, Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano, and Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill will visit Wisconsin to talk to Presidential Primary voters about Senator Barack Obama’s commitment to bringing the kind of change America needs. They are will be trying to reach out to undecided voters, and organize support for the February 19th primary in the state. Sebelius, Napolitano, and McCaskill are well-respected national leaders from traditionally red states. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (02/15/08) - State Assembly Representative Gary Sherman of Port Wing, Wisconsin, has joined the growing list of state leaders who have issued statements of endorsement for Senator Barack Obama. Sherman, a past president of the State Bar of Wisconsin, has been representing the 74th Assembly District in the Ashland - Bayfield area of the state since 1998. He was elected vice chairman of Wisconsin Assembly Democrats in 2003 and 2005. Sherman says Obama can bridge the partisan divide and change federal lawmaking to be a positive force toward the quality of lives in Wisconsin and the United States again. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (02/15/08) - Polls show the gap between likely Wisconsin Presidential Democratic Party Primary candidate supporters is relatively small. That means that the Barack Obama campaign and Hillary Clinton campaign are both encouraging and seeking endorsements from everywhere, including the State of Wisconsin where primary voting takes place Tuesday, February 19th. In yet another sign of the growing support Senator Clinton continues to receive in all corners of the Badger State, the Wisconsin for Hillary campaign today announced the names of 23 new endorsers. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (02/14/08) - Former Wisconsin 71st District Assembly Representative and Superdelegate Stan Gruszynski has announced his endorsement for Senator Barack Obama. In the battle for the democratic nomination, Gruszynski’s endorsement as one of Wisconsin’s 18 Superdelegates brings the Democratic nomination even closer within reach for Senator Obama. Gruszynski joins other Wisconsin Superdelegates, including Governor Jim Doyle, Congresswoman Gwen Moore and Congressman Dave Obey standing with Senator Obama in the primary process in progress. Wisconsin's Presidential Primary is February 19th. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (02/14/08) - As the 2008 national elections approach, US Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI) unveiled legislation to encourage greater participation in Presidential and Congressional elections by moving the polling date to the first weekend of November, instead of the first Tuesday of that month. The proposal, if passed, would make it possible for United States residents to vote between 9 am Saturday until 5 pm (Central Time) Sunday, giving many workers and others who can't make it to the voting place during a weekday the opportunity to vote during what may be a more opportune time. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (02/14/08) - Former Wisconsin U.S. Senator Bob Kasten has endorsed John McCain for president. Now that Rudy Giuliani is out of the Repubulican presidential nomination seeking business, Kasten has switched his allegiance from the Giuliani campaign camp where he was a policy adviser. Kasten represented Wisconsin in the United States Congress, followed by the U.S. Senate for a total of 18 years. Kasten has been named to the McCain Wisconsin Steering Committee. Milwaukee native Kasten says John McCain uses a set of core conservative principals in making decisions in the U.S. Senate. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (02/14/08) - Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton were in a virtual tie following a poll among members of the Wisconsin Counties Association. In the first ever presidential straw poll taken during last week's Wisconsin Counties Association Legislative Exchange, John McCain easily won on the Republican side, while on the Democratic side, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton were in a tight race. Senator Obama won the Wisconsin Counties Association straw poll by just one percentage point over Hillary Clinton. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (02/14/08) - The Democratic Presidential Primary in Wisconsin may be the most competitive contest between Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton since Super Tuesday, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports survey. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey shows Obama with a narrow four-point advantage over Clinton, 47 percent to 43 percent. The telephone survey of 855 Likely Democratic Primary Voters was conducted by Rasmussen Reports February 13, 2008. However, the margin of sampling error for the survey is plus or minus 4 percentage points. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (02/13/08) - Even though New York Senator Hillary Clinton lost three more states to Barack Obama in the Democrats Presidential Primary process yesterday, the former first lady had news of her own. Former Ohio Senator and astronaut John Glenn announced his endorsement of Hillary Clinton. Hillary Clinton's campaign expects their candidate to do well in Ohio and Texas primaries, which are two huge delegate states next in line in the primary process after Wisconsin. Hillary is campaigning in Texas already, while Barack Obama makes the campaign rounds in Wisconsin, preparing state voters for next Tuesday's Wisconsin Primary. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (02/13/08) - The man who says he defeated the Clintons several times while running for office in Arkansas wants to repeat the string of victories by becoming the Republican presidential candidate and defeating Democrat Hillary Clinton in the November election. But, first, Huckabee must get past Senator John McCain in the Republican primary process. Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee brings his campaign against Republican primary leader John McCain to Wisconsin this week, hoping to do well in the Wisconsin Primary next Tuesday, February 19th. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (02/12/08) - After a rally at the Kohl Center in Madison tonight, Democratic Presidential Primary Candidate Barack Obama is sceduled to continue campaigning in Wisconsin, leading up to the Wisconsin Primary, February 19th. Tomorrow, Senator Obama will take his Yes We Can - Change We Can Believe In message to Janesville, Waukesha and Racine, according to the Obama for President campaign. Unofficial national delegate tallies to date show Obama ahead of Hillary Clinton, 958 to 904, with Obama expected to gain more in projected primary wins today in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (02/12/08) - The Barack Obama for President Campaign will be launching a massive text message volunteer recruitment drive at tonight’s rally at the Kohl Center. The drive will be unprecedented in Wisconsin political history and is expected to yield thousands of volunteer hours to help the Obama campaign organize for the critical February 19th Wisconsin primary. Governor Jim Doyle says tonight's Obama event in Madison will be a chance to get involved in the Obama movement to change America. Doors at the Kohl Center will open at 6:00 PM tonight. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (02/12/08) - The latest word from the Democratic Party of Wisconsin is that Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are both set to headline the Democratic Party of Wisconsin’s Founders Day Gala on Saturday, February 16 at the Midwest Center in Milwaukee. Earlier reports had indicated that the Obama campaign had not answered the invitation as early as the Hillary Clinton for President people had. The DPW now says that three days before Wisconsin’s primary, both presidential candidates will join Wisconsin Democratic elected officials and Democrats from around the state for the annual event. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (02/11/08) - As we move closer to the February 19th Wisconsin Presidential Primary, the campaigns are starting to beef up their attention on voters in the state. Both of the Democratic frontrunner campaigns have announced movement in that direction. The Hillary Clinton campaign says they are sending Hillary's daughter Chelsea into Wisconsin today and tomorrow (Tuesday, Feb. 12th), while the Barack Obama campaign says Obama will make a personal appearance in Madison tomorrow night (Feb 12th). WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (02/09/08) - The Barack Obama campaign for President of the United States started airing its second TV ad in Wisconsin, in which Obama highlights his commitment to changing the system in Washington and providing health care for all Americans. The ad, titled Mother, opens with Obama talking directly to the camera about how his mother was burdened by a failing health care system as she battled cancer during the last few months of her life. It goes on to point out that it takes a Democrat like him to change things in Washington D.C. in order to get things done. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (02/08/08) - Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District Representative Dave Obey of Wausau, and the Teaching Assistants Association (TAA-AFT Local 3220), which is the second largest local in AFT-Wisconsin and represents over 2700 teaching and project assistants at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, have declared their support for and their endorsement of the candidacy of Senator Barack Obama for the Wisconsin Presidential Primary. The TAA support vote was taken in a non-partisan caucus by an over two-thirds supermajority. The Teaching Assistants endorsement is counter to the endorsement of Senator Hillary Clinton's candidacy by the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (02/08/08) - Senator Hillary Clinton is set to headline the Democratic Party of Wisconsin’s Founders Day Gala on Saturday, February 16 in Milwaukee, according to word from the Democratic Party of Wisconsin. Three days before Wisconsin’s primary, Senator Clinton will join Wisconsin Democratic elected officials and Democrats from around the state for the annual event. Meanwhile, the American Federation of Teachers Local 212 of Milwauke broke with its parent union today to endorse Senator Barack Obama for President of the United States. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (02/07/08) - Governor Mitt Romney announced today that he is suspending his presidential campaign for the sake of Republican unity and the future of our country. He took the opportunity to announce that fact while addressing the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). During his comments he indicated that he feels Republicans must stand united to prevent Senators Clinton and Obama from taking the White House in the 2008 November General Election. Romney says a nation at war, facing uncertain economic times, cannot afford what he calls, the Democrats agenda for retreat and economic slowdown. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (02/06/08) - Barack Obama is the leader over Hillary Clinton in the Democratic delegate count following the Super Tuesday primaries yesterday. Preliminary figures indicate Obama has a total of 838 delegates, including his performances in the early primaries and caucuses prior to Super Tuesday. Hillary Clinton now has 834. On the Republican side, John McCain now has an estimated 720 delegates, Mitt Romney has 256, Mike Huckabee has 194, and Ron Paul has 14. The next primary contests in the process take place this Saturday, February 9th, on the way to the totals needed in the respective parties to be each party's ultimate candidate. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (02/06/08) - A former Wisconsin Governor and the current Governor of Wisconsin have chosen sides in the battle toward the November presidential election fast approaching. U.S. Senator John McCain's presidential campaign has announced that Tommy Thompson, former Governor of Wisconsin and Secretary of Health and Human Services, has endorsed John McCain for president. Current Governor Jim Doyle has endorsed and has been supporting Barack Obama on the Democratic side of the aisle. Doyle has announced several Obama campaign stops in Wisconsin leading up to the February 19th Wisconsin presidential primary. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (02/05/08) - One week after unveiling The Official 2008 Presidential Mask PollSM, BuyCostumes.com, the world's largest e-tailer of costumes and accessories, is ready to release initial results. Votes are based on the number of orders of candidates’ masks by customers. Within the last 24 hours, Hillary Clinton has pulled ahead of Barack Obama – she’s leading with 51 percent of the votes to his 45 percent. Republican Party totals show Ron Paul in the lead by 53 percent to John McCain’s 22 percent, Mitt Romney’s 15 percent, and Mike Huckabee’s 5 percent. It's not known yet whether the purchase of masks will accurately reflect the outcome of the real election tallies. WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (02/02/08) - Presidential candidates have spent $107 million on television advertising so far this season, with nearly all of it having been spent in the weeks and months leading up to the earliest primaries and caucuses and almost none of it on Super Tuesday states. Although Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton spent somewhat similarly on TV (Obama only slightly higher), Republican Mitt Romney spent as much as all of his opponents combined - and almost four times as much as John McCain in Florida. Yet McCain bested Romney in Florida, as he did in New Hampshire and South Carolina, despite the ad disadvantage. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (01/30/08) - On the day after the Florida Republican Presidential Primary won by John McCain, a Wisconsin State Senator is announcing that he is supporting the candidate that McCain defeated in Florida. State Senator Ted Kanavas (R-Brookfield) has announced his endorsement of Governor Mitt Romney for President of the United States. With most of the votes counted from the January 29th Florida Primary, McCain had 36 percent of the votes, compared to 31 percent for Romney. Political commentators think McCain can go all the way to become the Republican nominee, however, Senator Kanavas disagrees. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (01/30/08) - Rival Democratic presidential candidates were issuing statements about John Edwards and the importance of his candidacy even as he was declaring the end to his current effort to win the right to represent Democrats on the November ballot. Edwards called a news conference in New Orleans today and announced pulling out of the primary race. Edwards has been receiving third place votes in all of the primaries to date, and, is making way for remaining primary voters to throw their support to one of the two remaining candidates: Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (01/28/08) - Wisconsin Republican National Committeewoman Mary Buestrin has announced her endorsement of Governor Mitt Romney. Committeewoman Buestrin has a long history of working in Wisconsin Republican politics to promote conservative policies and candidates with proven conservative principles of leadership. Romney says Buestrin is a dedicated Republican leader and her support will be a big help as he campaigns across Wisconsin. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (01/28/08) - Veteran Washington D.C. politician, U.S. Senator and Democratic leader, and famous Kennedy family member, Ted Kennedy, said today that he believes Barack Obama is the future of the party and the United States today. Senator Kennedy said it is time for a new generation of leadership and Obama is the person to give that leadership. He asked everyone to join the wave of change moving across America by choosing Obama during the presidential primary season the country is in the midst of now. Kennedy says Obama is the only Democratic candidate that can unite voters in the General Election this coming November. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (01/14/08) - Even as the presidential primary election process continues, the reality of being at war in Iraq in a troubled part of the world is evident again. Presidential candidates in the United States are trying to convince 2008 primary voters that they will either end the war if elected, or slowly end the war, or, maintain the war for as long as it takes, or longer. While all of the primary rhetoric is going on, President George W. Bush and the U.S. military are sending more troops to Iraq, including National Guard members from the Madison, Wisconsin area. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (01/10/08) - The 2004 Democratic Candidate for President of the United States, Senator John Kerry, has endorsed Senator Barack Obama in Obama's primary race to become the Democrat to run in the November 2008 Presidential election. Senator Kerry made the announcement in South Carolina, saying that the time is right, and that Barack Obama is the right person to support at this time in history. Kerry indicated that there were other candidates in the race whom he also had worked with and respected, but feels that this time around, Obama is the candidate that can bring people together and make the kinds of changes Obama's campaign stands for. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (01/09/08) - Fresh off its stunning come from behind victory in New Hampshire, the Hillary Clinton for President campaign has kicked-off its post - New Hampshire efforts with a series of events across the United States. Clinton National Campaign Chairman Terry McAuliffe says voters across the country are going to see that Hillary Clinton doesn't just talk about change. Hillary won a close victory over the official change candidate, Barack Obama, in the New Hampshire Democratic Presidential Primary after the polls had shown that Obama would win. McAuliffe says now the momentum is on Hillary's side. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (01/07/08) - Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle is endorsing Barack Obama for President, citing his ability to build a coalition of Democrats, independents, and Republicans that will win in November. Governor Doyle believes a President Obama would deal with big challenges like delivering affordable health care for all Americans, expanding access to education, and bringing fiscal responsibility to Washington. Doyle says he is impressed by the leadership qualities Obama has shown during 20 years in public service, which Doyle feels are essential for an effective executive. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (01/04/08) - Illinois U.S. Senator Barack Obama has accomplished what pundits said, perhaps, was impossible. Obama, a relative newcomer to national politics, won the first primary challenge of the 2008 Presidential season over the U.S Senator from New York and former first lady, Hillary Clinton. At the start of the campaign, Democrat Hillary Clinton was the favorite to go all the way and win her party's top spot on the November 2008 presidential ballot. However, it seems the road will be rockier than Hillary hoped, now that Obama has taken the Iowa Democrats caucus system by storm. When it was over, Obama was first, John Edwards second, with Hillary slightly behind Edwards in third place. Read the Iowa caucus night Barack Obama victory speech at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (01/04/08) - The televised speech by former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee following his Iowa Republican Caucus victory were extemporaneous comments, according to a Huckabee campaign worker. Media spokesperson Jim Harris at the campaign office in Little Rock, Arkansas says Huckabee doesn't usually speak from prepared speeches. Harris says there is no prepared text of the off the cuff remarks that consists of words that came from the candidate's heart, after coming in first place in front of Mitt Romney following the Iowa Republican primary balloting. John McCain and Fred Thompson were tied for third place. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (01/03/08) - Iowa residents start the process of selecting the United States presidential candidates for each of the major parties today (Thursday). The races are extremely close in the top tiers of both the Democrats and Republican fields of candidates trying to be at the top of the heap. A new poll from Rueters /C-Span /Rugby showed Barack Obama leading John Edwards among Democrats and Hillary Clinton falling to third. The poll also showed Republican Mike Huckabee holding onto his lead over rival Mitt Romney. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (12/26/07) - The Wisconsin State Elections Board has reached an agreement with Accenture LLP to end its involvement with Wisconsin’s Statewide Voter Registration System (SVRS), leaving the system under State control with the ability to make it federally compliant. The new Government Accountability Board's legal counsel, Kevin Kennedy, says this is a positive outcome for Wisconsin voters and local election officials. Accenture spokesman, Jim Mcavoy, says the firm is pleased with the resolution and reiterate that Accenture is not at fault in this matter. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (12/13/07) - SIRIUS Satellite Radio has announced that it will broadcast an in-depth interview conducted by former Democratic presidential candidate and SIRIUS host Senator Bill Bradley with current presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama on Monday, December 17th on SIRIUS Stars channel 102. Obama discusses a wide range of topics, including his relationship with his mother and father; his upbringing; his strong sense of patriotism, and his priorities if elected. Bradley recently interviewed candidate John Edwards, and continues his dialogue with the candidates by talking with Senator Obama. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (12/11/07) - The Wisconsin State Senate voted 33-0 to ban what has been called the Frankenstein Veto; wherein Governor Jim Doyle, or any Wisconsin Governor can cobble together unrelated words to create new sentences and laws never passed by the state legislature. State Senator Sheila Harsdorf (R – River Falls) has led a bipartisan effort to prohibit what Republicans are calling this abuse of the partial veto. Senate Republican Leader Scott Fitzgerald says he is pleased the Senate voted to send the constitutional ammendment to an April referendum. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (12/8/07) - State Senator Michael Ellis says Governor Doyle’s support for comprehensive campaign finance reforms is encouraging news for all who have long advocated such reform. Ellis added that he was particularly pleased that the special session bill to be introduced by Doyle will incorporate all of the provisions of Senate Bill 12, the comprehensive bipartisan legislation that he, Democratic Senator Jon Erpenbach and others have been pursuing for years. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (12/8/07) - Republican Mike Huckabee and Democrat Barack Obama are the leaders in their respective primary races in Iowa according to a recent telephone poll. The Newsweek poll conducted Dec. 5-6 has Mike Huckabee opening up a wider lead on Mitt Romney on the GOP side and Barack Obama ahead of Hillary Clinton, with John Edwards several percentage points behind in third place. This survey used random-digit dial (RDD) telephone sample. Registration status is self-reported and includes those who plan to register to attend a caucus. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (12/6/07) - The Wisconsin Right to Life Political Action Committee (WRTL), the state's premier right-to-life PAC, has announced its endorsement of former Senator Fred Thompson for President of the United States. Right to Life believes Fred Thompson wants to reverse abortion on demand, and demonstrated support of many Right To Life issues when he was a United States Senator. The Wisconsin - based group is following the National Right to Life Committee PAC which endorsed Thompson several weeks ago. More on this story inside the internet pages of WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (12/6/07) - Speaking at The George Bush Presidential Library this morning (Thurs.,12/6/07), Governor Mitt Romney addressed the American people about his views on religious liberty, the country's tradition of religious tolerance and how faith would affect his Presidency. The Romney for President campaign claims that Romney decided to do the Kennedy-Like disclaimer regarding his religion to dispell the concern that seems to have cropped up that Mormanism would control how he would serve. WisconsinReport.com has some of the text from his speech. You be the judge. More at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (12/5/07) - The Rudy Giuliani Presidential Committee has announced that Bill McCoshen, former Campaign Manager and Chief of Staff for Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson, has endorsed Mayor Giuliani for President. McCoshen will serve as Mayor Giuliani’s Wisconsin State Co-Chair. Former Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson serves as Rudy’s National Campaign Co-Chair. McCoshen also joins Wisconsin State Chair and former U.S. Senator Robert Kasten and fellow State Co-Chairs and former Congressman Scott Klug and former State Senator Cathy Stepp. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (12/4/07) - A study of election administration in five Midwestern states gives Wisconsin a strong endorsement for the way the state runs its elections. The study was conducted by Ohio State University's Moritz College of Law and funded by the Joyce Foundation. The study makes several recommendations for the election processes throughout the United States, but, only three for Wisconsin. A spokesperson for the Wisconsin State Elections Board says Wisconsin is already in the process of adopting two of the three recommendations in the study. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (12/1/07) - Governor Jim Doyle has issued a call for a Special Session of the Wisconsin Legislature to take up campaign finance reform. The Special Session is set to convene on December 11th. The Governor is basically calling for the enactment of the bipartisan Ellis-Erpenbach legislation, Senate Bill 12, with a few tweaks. The Common Cause organization supports both Governor Doyle's decision to call the Special Session, and, the bill itself. WisconsinReport.com has more on this story. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (11/26/07) - The Governor Mitt Romney presidential campaign organization has announced the Romney for President Wisconsin Statewide Finance Steering Committee. The twelve individuals named are responsible for continuing to grow Governor Romney's grassroots support in Wisconsin and help raise the resources necessary to compete in the state. They join previously announced Wisconsin Romney for President supporters Congressman Tom Petri and Conservative Activist Camille Solberg. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (11/20/07) - U.S. Senator Joe Biden has responded to former Sen. John Edwards and Sen. Hillary Clinton sparring over the need to be specific about how they will end the war in Iraq. Biden feels, despite this back and forth, neither John Edwards nor Hillary Clinton has a plan that includes a political solution to end the war in Iraq. Biden says leaving Iraq is necessary, but not enough. He says a plan that will not leave chaos behind is what's needed so the USA won't have to send troops back later to clean up the mess. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (11/10/07) - Madison’s Mayor Dave Cieslewicz spoke and answered questions for nearly an hour at a public event hosted by UW Students for Edwards (Thursday night, November 8th). The event was held at Ingraham Hall on the UW-Madison campus. The speech and answers to questions keyed on Edwards’ commitment to bold change on issues of importance nationally as well as in Madison. Madison's Mayor is one of over forty prominent Wisconsin Democrats to have endorsed John Edwards in his campaign for President, the most of any candidate in the state. More inside WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (11/9/07) Senator Joe Biden delivered a major foreign policy address (Thurs., Nov. 8th) at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at St. Anselm College in Manchester, calling for a new approach to Pakistan. Biden warned that the United States must be careful in how this country responds to the situation developing in Pakistan, because Pakistan has nuclear weapons. The presidential hopeful advised that the USA move from a policy concentrated on one man – President Musharraf – to a policy centered on an entire people - the people of Pakistan. More inside WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (11/8/07) - Eight governors from Great Lakes states have called upon presidential candidates to make the protection of the Great Lakes a top priority. In a letter to all Democratic and Republican presidential candidates, Governor Doyle of Wisconsin, Chair of the Council of Great Lakes Governors, challenged the presidential field to explain how they would support ongoing efforts to protect, preserve, and improve the Great Lakes. More details on this story at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (10/31/07) - The Wisconsin Fair Trade Coalition (WFTC) is praising Senator John Edwards’ call to defeat the Peru Free Trade Agreement (FTA) pending in Congress. Senator Edwards says the agreement does not meet his standard of putting American workers and communities first, ahead of the interests of the big multinational corporations, which he says have rigged trade policies for themselves. The organization likes the Edwards statement on the matter over that of Edwards Democratic opponent Barack Obama. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (10/26/07) - Barack Obama, who often is in second place behind Hillary Clinton during surveys and polls taken during this presidential primary season, is picking up more support. The 15,000 member Service Employees International Union (SEIU) have announced their support for Barack Obama. Citing Obama's commitment on health care, nurses, direct care workers, school employees, janitors, and other workers represented by the SEIU in Wisconsin, are pleased with Obama's support of S-CHIP and his commitment to expanding affordable healthcare. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (10/18/07) - As part of a new “True Blue Majority” campaign launching this week, Democratic leaders from Wisconsin today (10/18/07) held a conference call with reporters, where they discussed their endorsement of Senator John Edwards for president. The endorsements of more than twenty prominent Wisconsin Party leaders and elected officials were unveiled, including Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Joe Wineke and Wisconsin State Representatives Frank Boyle, Kim Hixson and Josh Zepnick. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (10/12/07) - The Rudy Giuliani Presidential Committee says former Republican Presidential candidate and Wisconsin Governor, Tommy Thompson, has endorsed Mayor Giuliani for President. Thompson will serve as National Co-Chair of the Mayor’s campaign. Thompson served as Secretary of Health and Human Services under President George W. Bush after resigning in his historic fourth term as Wisconsin Governor. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM – Former Wisconsin Governor and U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson says he is exploring a run for President because we need to start building America again with common sense solutions for the common problems facing American families. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM - To counter a Congressman Mark Green attack charging that Governor Jim Doyle made a deal with Casinos, the Doyle campaign released a new ad that sets the record straight. Calculations indicate Wisconsin is getting five times more than tribal compacts negotiated by Republican Governor Thompson. The money helps fund schools, police and fire fighters. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM - Steve Kagen, the Democrat who is trying to win Mark Green's Congressional seat, questions Republican John Gard’s commitment to cracking down on illegal immigration in light of what Kagen's campaign is calling Gard’s past history of accepting contributions from businesses who benefit from foreign workers who are hired illegally. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM - A Congressman Mark Green campaign spokesperson is saying that Governor Jim Doyle's new ad can't change what Green has said about the Governor's deal with Casino tribes. Green for Wisconsin campaign spokesman Mike Prentiss says Jim Doyle continues to run from his own record and misrepresent Mark Green's record. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM - Former Wisconsin governor Tommy Thompson says, in an ad supporting Mark Green's campaign for governor, that Jim Doyle has failed us and is lying about Green to cover up. Thompson also says Green does so support stem cell research. (read more)...
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