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It’s so grotesque. The GOP’s state Supreme Court candidate, Dan Kelly, knows his anti-LGBTQ policies are unpopular, so he’s scamming voters by campaigning w/ Scott Presler, a sellout political operative who’s gay. “We can’t be that bad if a gay man supports us, right?” Wrong. 1/ 
Scott Presler founded Gays for Trump. He’s an operative. The Christian Right and their preferred candidates use Presler to make voters underestimate their plans to attack LGBTQ rights. Because he’s gay. How horrifically cynical is that? 2/
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Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) is targeting the Wisconsin Supreme Court through attack ads branded “WMC IMC,” which stands for “Issue Mobilization Council” but whose voice is it really throwing? truenorthresearch.org/2023/02/the-se… #wipolitics #SCOWIS
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What is WMC IMC?
It’s the political/issue ad arm of WMC. It’s spending at least $250K so far to influence who gets a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court by attacking Judge Janet Protasiewicz, who’s been on the Milwaukee Circuit Court since 2014.
jsonline.com/story/news/pol…
It’s the political/issue ad arm of WMC. It’s spending at least $250K so far to influence who gets a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court by attacking Judge Janet Protasiewicz, who’s been on the Milwaukee Circuit Court since 2014.
jsonline.com/story/news/pol…
But what is WMC IMC really? Well, it’s definitely not funded by the pooled resources representing the voices of many thousands of service workers, teachers, and others in Wisconsin. WMC IMC is a tax-exempt 501(c)(4) that keeps its corporate funders secret.
Morning Milwaukee! ☀️ In a few hours, we're kicking off our rally and canvass event with Rep. @JamaalBowmanNY and @C4racial_gender 🗳️
Stay tuned for live updates as we help spread the word on the importance of voting, what's at stake and what voters need to know.
Stay tuned for live updates as we help spread the word on the importance of voting, what's at stake and what voters need to know.
🎥Behind the scenes:
🎈We’re hanging up balloons, we’re getting the food trucks ready … it’s starting to look like a party!
Stay tuned for a 12 pm start time
#wipolitics #midterms #wisconsinpolitics
🎈We’re hanging up balloons, we’re getting the food trucks ready … it’s starting to look like a party!
Stay tuned for a 12 pm start time
#wipolitics #midterms #wisconsinpolitics
Amazing @janemayer story at @CapTimes IdeasFest where she reveals that Greg Koch told her in 2010 that his Dad was on the Hindenburg.
“Really, why was he on the Hindenburg?”
“Because he had business with Germany.”
Nazi Germany, that is.
#wiunion #wipolitics #Resist
#wiright
“Really, why was he on the Hindenburg?”
“Because he had business with Germany.”
Nazi Germany, that is.
#wiunion #wipolitics #Resist
#wiright
Good question from Maraniss: “Why doesn’t the left have their own Kochs?”
@janemayer - “They got complacent and didn’t think these guys in Wichita were a threat.”
She says @davidaxelrod DIDN’T KNOW WHO THEY WERE in 2010. DC Dems still shrug today.
#wiunion #Resist #January6th
@janemayer - “They got complacent and didn’t think these guys in Wichita were a threat.”
She says @davidaxelrod DIDN’T KNOW WHO THEY WERE in 2010. DC Dems still shrug today.
#wiunion #Resist #January6th
Mayer brings up Powell Memo, which said that corporations had to take over the courts, the pulpits, the colleges and universities, and create “think tanks” to sell the BS.
Their alt universe must be smashed.
#wiunion #wipolitics #Resist
#TaxTheRich
Their alt universe must be smashed.
#wiunion #wipolitics #Resist
#TaxTheRich
1/ THREAD: Background on purging voter rolls in Wisconsin. A circuit court judge in conservative Ozaukee County ordered the purge of 234,00 voters from the rolls. jsonline.com/story/news/pol… #wipolitics #votingrights
2/ The conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) sought an injunction to purge the rolls within 30 days of voters who may have moved. A state election board notified these voters by letter in October to update their addresses.
3/ Three voters sought a purge of the rolls with WILL's representation. (Taxpayer standing for causes of action is relatively expansive in Wisconsin.)
Ok guys, tonight we'll be doing a thread on last week's Wisconsin Supreme Court race. Democratic-aligned Rebecca Dallet beat GOP-supported Michael Screnock by almost 12%.
#SCOWIS #wopolitics #ElectionTwitter
#SCOWIS #wopolitics #ElectionTwitter
Compared to Clinton, who narrowly lost, Dallet had a lot of upside. She performed better in 69 of 72 counties. Further, looking at partisan loyalty, nearly 2/3 of her municipalities (496 of 757) voted for Trump. She flipped 24 counties. Only 2 HRC towns went to Screnock.
In the 2016 #WISen race, Sen. Ron Johnson (R) won a rematch w/ex-Sen. Russ Feingold (D). Feingold ran under HRC overall, but better in rural areas. As a result, there were fewer Johnson municipalities for Dallet to flip. She still flipped 432, as well as 18 counties.
About to listen to @PollsAndVotes drop some numerical knowledge on Wisconsin’s 2018 elections. #wipolitics
On the left: @judgedallet #scowis victory earlier this month. On the right: @ScottWalker re-elect victory in 2014. Via @PollsAndVotes
.@PollsAndVotes says he talks a lot about party polarization, but points to this chart of WI Supreme Court race outcomes and sees “very substantial variation in outcome” in part based on incumbency
Hello @BloggingBlue – I just want to be clear – you are attacking me for attacking the right-wing candidate? 1/?
doesn’t regret his anti-women’s choice protests. As a lawyer, he worked to create the #Gerrymandered legislative maps and he defended Act10 in front of #SCOWIS. 2/?
Look -- @JudgeScrenock knows that he doesn’t have to work to reach out to voters, because his friends in the special interest club will come to his rescue in 2018. He literally says nothing. 3/?
