Wisconsin Megathread

[mcmikk]

I hope Tom Barrett doesn't get into the race. I have nothing against the man but he's lost three times for governor. its time to let someone else give it a go. Tony Evers is by far the strongest candidate and I fear Barrett getting in could blow that opportunity.

I don't think his entry will have much impact at this point. The field is so unbelievably crowded that I think he would only likely get a couple percentage points like most of the others. That said, I'd rather he didn't jump in because that would just be sad and the field is too huge already. Just let Evers have the nomination so we can focus on beating Scott Walker.

[mcmikk]

I hope Tom Barrett doesn't get into the race. I have nothing against the man but he's lost three times for governor. its time to let someone else give it a go. Tony Evers is by far the strongest candidate and I fear Barrett getting in could blow that opportunity.

I don't think his entry will have much impact at this point. The field is so unbelievably crowded that I think he would only likely get a couple percentage points like most of the others. That said, I'd rather he didn't jump in because that would just be sad and the field is too huge already. Just let Evers have the nomination so we can focus on beating Scott Walker.

Do you think he has a good chance to beat Walker? He did win his election with something like 65 percent of the vote right so I would imagine he has a lot of crossover appeal.

Yes, definitely. Honestly, I think most of the Democratic field could beat Walker, even if very narrowly. I just think Evers would stand the best chance for partially that reason. I think he could perform better in rural areas of the state than past nominees, and I think he's fairly mild and inoffensive enough to appeal more to swing voters than the divisive Walker, and he's also progressive enough to satisfy the base, and I think anger against Walker and Trump will do the trick for firing up the base even if Evers himself doesn't.

[mcmikk]

https://twitter.com/rockinfrench/status/996579422982590464

Lol

[mcmikk]

LOL, this Pierre Jacque guy is great. He's going around on Twitter bugging literally every single WI Republican to inquire about some animal sex abuse bill. From what I can gather, he is very passionate about banning horseing.

Oh, and another update: Barack Obama, yes, the one who served as the 44th President of the United States from 2009-2017, follows this dude.

[mcmikk]

LOL, this Pierre Jacque guy is great. He's going around on Twitter bugging literally every single WI Republican to inquire about some animal sex abuse bill. From what I can gather, he is very passionate about banning horseing.

Oh, and another update: Barack Obama, yes, the one who served as the 44th President of the United States from 2009-2017, follows this dude.

Barack Obama follows a lot of people.

He gets around.

[mcmikk]

Doesn't make much of a difference imo, the real people who will decide this election are the angry white #Resistance types in Dane County that will turn out in big numbers.

[mcmikk]

Evers has my full backing. He's the best candidate to take on Walker and he cares about education a lot.

[mcmikk]

Saw this in a Walker fundraiser email. I'm pretty sure this is a core plank of his reelection strategy. Just rile up the people that were always going to vote for him anyway with caricatures of latte-sipping, kale-eating, pink-hat-wearing, angry Madison liberals.

No way that could possibly backfire in a place where those very people can out-vote the entire rest of the state.

[mcmikk]

Saw this in a Walker fundraiser email. I'm pretty sure this is a core plank of his reelection strategy. Just rile up the people that were always going to vote for him anyway with caricatures of latte-sipping, kale-eating, pink-hat-wearing, angry Madison liberals.

No way that could possibly backfire in a place where those very people can out-vote the entire rest of the state.

This looks like a typical fundraising email for any candidate ever. This isn't news.

It isn't necessarily news, but it's interesting to share as it is representing of a larger concept, that being his idiotic strategy that just attacking imaginary "whiny Madison libturds" over and over again will carry him to victory.

[mcmikk]

Mitchell would very likely energize black turnout in Milwaukee plus high turnout Madison is a good recipe for victory. Even if he loses to Walker it would be beneficial to Baldwin to have better turnout out of Milwaukee.

Good luck with that one.

Black voters in Milwaukee haven't been great on turnout from the Nobama effect. Hard to blame them though. They already are trying so hard to just exist so it's hard to focus on midterm elections at the same time.

[mcmikk]

Anybody WI posters have a good read on the two June special elections approaching? Cursory glance indicates that Dems have decent candidates in both.

Caleb Frostman is running in the special election for the 1st State Senate district. He's the Door County Economic Development Corporation’s Executive Director, as well as an avid hunter and Packers fan. The 1st State Senate district went for Trump 56-39 in 2016, and the then-incumbent Republican won 62-38 in 2014.

Here is his website.

And here is an ad of his that I like.


Ann Groves Lloyd is a self-described fish fry lover and dog mom, and an alderwoman on the Lodi Common Council. She comes from a farming family, and her grandfather and great-uncle both served in the state government as Progressives. She's running in the 42nd State Assembly district. In 2016 the district went for Trump 55-40 and the Republican incumbent won 59-41.

Here is her website.

And here is an ad of hers that I like.



They both seem like decent and capable candidates, though I don't know anything about their Republican opponents nor if they can overcome their districts' partisan leans. Then again, if we're going off what Patty Schachtner showed us earlier this year, I'd say they have a decent chance at pulling it off.

[mcmikk]

Mitchell would very likely energize black turnout in Milwaukee plus high turnout Madison is a good recipe for victory. Even if he loses to Walker it would be beneficial to Baldwin to have better turnout out of Milwaukee.

Good luck with that one.

I find it hard to believe black voters wouldn't be enthused at the chance to elect the first black Governor in Wisconsin. Also I'm supportive of more dynamic candidates winning primaries than old white guys because the party desperately need to build its bench. Mitchell should he win would be a star and would be a good candidate for other offices in the future.

Fair, but I'd rather elect someone with the best chance of winning. Besides, we could still have a young African-American on the ticket in Mandela Barnes, who's running for Lieutenant Governor.

[mcmikk]

Mitchell would very likely energize black turnout in Milwaukee plus high turnout Madison is a good recipe for victory. Even if he loses to Walker it would be beneficial to Baldwin to have better turnout out of Milwaukee.

Good luck with that one.

I find it hard to believe black voters wouldn't be enthused at the chance to elect the first black Governor in Wisconsin. Also I'm supportive of more dynamic candidates winning primaries than old white guys because the party desperately need to build its bench. Mitchell should he win would be a star and would be a good candidate for other offices in the future.

Fair, but I'd rather elect someone with the best chance of winning. Besides, we could still have a young African-American on the ticket in Mandela Barnes, who's running for Lieutenant Governor.

It's not like Mandela Barnes isn't anything other than a Chris Larson puppet anyways.

Shhhh he fulfills the identity quota, he's good enough.