Wisconsin Megathread

[Chief Justice Keef]

What's with all the Democrats refusing to run against Scott Walker?

I know the Wisconsin Democratic Party is weak and crippled, but good lord. This is something else entirely.

If the new DNC administration is serious about the 50-state strategy and party organization reform, WI is one of those places they need to target and overhaul.

With all these major candidates backing out, I'm confident they'll manage to trip over their own d--ks again.

[Figueira]

Walker says he's ready to run.

Four times in eight years! Eh, not as catchy.

Maggie Hassan vs. Scott Walker discuss w/maps

[Dr. Arch]

Today's the big Spring election. I'm expecting Tony Evers to win, and, more than anything, I'm looking to forward to seeing how turnout in the anti-Trump counties goes.

[Gass3268]

Today's the big Spring election. I'm expecting Tony Evers to win, and, more than anything, I'm looking to forward to seeing how turnout in the anti-Trump counties goes.

Should we create a new thread for this or just discuss it here? Also most local (county and city/village/town) elections are also today.

[Dr. Arch]

Today's the big Spring election. I'm expecting Tony Evers to win, and, more than anything, I'm looking to forward to seeing how turnout in the anti-Trump counties goes.

Should we create a new thread for this or just discuss it here? Also most local (county and city/village/town) elections are also today.

Hm, I'll do that.

[Gass3268]

Josh Kaul to run for AG

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[Ebsy]

The lack of a serious candidate against Walker is pathetic.

[Pandaguineapig]

The lack of a serious candidate against Walker is pathetic.

To be fair the last couple of midterms have wiped out their bench. The only options are county and state legislature level politicians or names from the past like Feingold

[Dr. Arch]

The lack of a serious candidate against Walker is pathetic.

What do you expect when the bench has been run dry for 8 years? Kind and Evers would have been good candidates, and Feingold seems to have lost his touch.

[Pandaguineapig]

Also money is likely to be better spent protecting Baldwin than trying to beat someone who has the largest fundraising network of any governor with Kathleen Falk or whoever does end up running

[BuckeyeNut]

State Senators really aren't "nobodies" in Gubernatorial elections.

[Pandaguineapig]

State Senators really aren't "nobodies" in Gubernatorial elections.

It depends on if they are in party leadership or some fundraising ability be it connections or personal wealth. A backbencher from Madison would pretty much be a some guy for the democrats

[Suburbia]

It looks like the Wisconsin Democratic Party has been wiped out since 2010. Ron Kind should reconsider, since he is a man that likes to accomplish things, and so far, as a congressman in a EVEN swing district, WI-3. (my type of district), he hasn't gotten a lot of legislation into law that he had wanted done.

Kind should reconsider running as Wisconsin governor in 2018. He could give Walker a competitive race.

Russ Feingold and Lena Taylor should consider running.

[MasterJedi]

Don't have time to grab the article right now (but it is going through all the local state news) is that Republicans are trying to stop local school referendums. They think the schools are funded enough as it is now. But remember, Act 10 was supposed to free up schools financially and then if they needed additional funding they could do so with referendums. But the magnitude of ones that are passing each year must be pretty embarrassing.

[Wiz in Wis]

It looks like the Wisconsin Democratic Party has been wiped out since 2010. Ron Kind should reconsider, since he is a man that likes to accomplish things, and so far, as a congressman in a EVEN swing district, WI-3. (my type of district), he hasn't gotten a lot of legislation into law that he had wanted done.

Kind should reconsider running as Wisconsin governor in 2018. He could give Walker a competitive race.

Russ Feingold and Lena Taylor should consider running.

[Gass3268]

Don't have time to grab the article right now (but it is going through all the local state news) is that Republicans are trying to stop local school referendums. They think the schools are funded enough as it is now. But remember, Act 10 was supposed to free up schools financially and then if they needed additional funding they could do so with referendums. But the magnitude of ones that are passing each year must be pretty embarrassing.

Would that take a constitutional amendment?

[Dr. Arch]

Have you ever heard a toilet that's about to clog up flushing? That's been the state of Wisconsin politics for quite some time now.

[Gass3268]

Dane County Executive Joe Parisi will not run for Governor

[Hindsight was 2020]

Dane County Executive Joe Parisi will not run for Governor

Why does no one want to challenge Walker? He is not popular

[KingSweden]

Dane County Executive Joe Parisi will not run for Governor

Well that sucks. He was a top candidate

[Suburbia]

The Wisconsin Democratic Party may be worse than Florida Democratic Party and the Massachusetts Democratic Party.

[Suburbia]

It looks like the Wisconsin Democratic Party has been wiped out since 2010. Ron Kind should reconsider, since he is a man that likes to accomplish things, and so far, as a congressman in a EVEN swing district, WI-3. (my type of district), he hasn't gotten a lot of legislation into law that he had wanted done.

Kind should reconsider running as Wisconsin governor in 2018. He could give Walker a competitive race.

Russ Feingold and Lena Taylor should consider running.

What's so bad about Lena Taylor? She's feisty, but very liberal. Can't she appeal to some working class voters?

[MasterJedi]

It looks like the Wisconsin Democratic Party has been wiped out since 2010. Ron Kind should reconsider, since he is a man that likes to accomplish things, and so far, as a congressman in a EVEN swing district, WI-3. (my type of district), he hasn't gotten a lot of legislation into law that he had wanted done.

Kind should reconsider running as Wisconsin governor in 2018. He could give Walker a competitive race.

Russ Feingold and Lena Taylor should consider running.

What's so bad about Lena Taylor? She's feisty, but very liberal. Can't she appeal to some working class voters?

She really is pretty moderate compared to the rest of the party in the state. She was primaried by the liberal wing last spring. She has the habit of mouth diarrhea, she just starts talking about something and uses big, grandiose language while saying nothing and just doesn't stop talking.

[MAINEiac4434]

Fine. I'll run against Scott Walker, guys.

[Dr. Arch]

Who knows? Maybe nobody will run. It wouldn't surprise me at this point. My opinion of this state's politics is that it's in trash.