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Wisconsin U.S. Senate Race Roundup: July 10

Here are the latest updates from the campaign trail in the race to be the next U.S. senator from Wisconsin.

 

Leading up to the Aug. 14 primary, Patch will regularly bring you the latest news from the campaigns for Wisconsin's U.S. Senate seat in play this election cycle.

Wisconsin GOP, Thompson Blast Baldwin on New Medicare Ad

Democratic Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin's latest ad, which rails against cuts to Medicare and Social Security, is drawing cries of dishonesty from Republicans.

In the ad, titled "Rock," Baldwin says her upbringing by her grandparents taught her the value of those programs for the elderly.

"When people in Washington talk about slashing Medicare benefits instead of asking millionaires to pay their fair share, I know it's wrong," Bladwin says in the ad.

Republicans were quick to respond.

After the ad was released Monday, the Republican Party of Wisconsin fired a press release claiming that her support for the Affordable Care Act — so called "Obamacare" — doesn't gel with her pro-Medicare message.

"While pointing fingers at her colleagues across the aisle, she once again refuses to admit or discuss the fact that this poorly thought out policy cuts Medicare by more than half a trillion dollars," the RPW statement read.

The campaign of Tommy Thompson, one of four Republicans running for the Senate seat, blasted Baldwin's vote against Medicare Advantage, which, the campaign said, affected more than 200,000 people in Wisconsin.

Democrats Blame Tea Party for 'Out-of-Control' GOP Primary

If you're bogged down trying to follow the crowded GOP field vying for the  Senate nomination, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin says the far fright is to blame.

In a press release citing Thompson's former support for the Affordable Care Act, Eric Hovde's connection to bank bailouts and Mark Neumann's reciept of stimulus money, Wisconsin Democrats claim that those GOP contenders are overlooking the major issues facing Wisconsin in their quest to satisfy Tea Parties and "extremists."

"It is clear that the candidates for the Republican Senate nomination will talk about anything but the bread-and-butter issues facing average Wisconsinites as they worry about their economic security," Democratic Party chairman Mike Tate said in the release.

Thompson Picks Up Endorsement from Dairy Group

The Dairy Business Association of Wisconsin endorsed Thompson Monday, citing his pro-dairy record as Wisconsin governor.

"Tommy has a history of getting results," read a press release from the group. "DBA is confident he will continue to work to reform the federal government by repealing Obamacare, putting a hard cap on government spending and reducing the deficit so we all have a brighter future."

The dairy association went so far as to attribute the health of Wisconsin's dairy industry to Thompson's actions as governor.

"Tommy led the charge to improve rural Wisconsin by setting policies that encouraged farming profitability, creating the vibrant $26.5 billion dairy industry we have today," group President Jerry Meissner said.

Related Topics: Democratic Party of Wisconsin, Eric Hovde, Jeff Fitzgerald, Mark Neumann, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Tammy Baldwin, Tea Party, Tommy Thompson, Wisconsin Senate race, and election 2012

James R Hoffa

8:53 pm on Tuesday, July 10, 2012

The Republican nomination is coming down to Thompson and Hovde.

Baldwin is a joke and a hypocrite to boot. Tate wants to talk about 'extremists,' but fails to mention how even Politifact rated Baldwin as being one of the most liberal members of Congress. And once again instead of talking up the positives of their own candidates, the DPW has adopted a policy of trying to trash their cross aisle opponents - how did that strategy work for you guys in the recall elections?

Hoffa's supporting Hovde at this point, but likes Neumann as well.

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Bob McBride

9:36 pm on Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Hovde should go third party. In fact Hovde and Hoffa could start a third party called the "Third Person Party".

You down with TPP?

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James R Hoffa

10:51 pm on Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Now you're speaking Hoffa and Hovde's language! But Hoffa insists on Bob Dole chairing the TPP!

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Jay Sykes

11:23 pm on Tuesday, July 10, 2012

TPP:a third-person omniscient narrative.

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James R Hoffa

11:29 pm on Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Hoffa says that maybe we should reserve the chair for whoever can utter their own name the most in a 15 minute monologue on the issues.

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James R Hoffa

11:32 pm on Tuesday, July 10, 2012

@ Jay -

Don't hate Hoffa just because he's omniscient - it's a curse, honestly ;-)

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Bernard Forand

11:03 am on Wednesday, July 11, 2012

On the recall. Democrates advanced and republicans regressed. Now governor does not have the Party First advantage anymore. Perhaps as your populace obtains a little bit more education, they will turn the tide from the cronies agendas.Until then their votes are being bought by right-wing propaganda, as usaul.Consider the amounts the cronies put up for those races. One at $5 Million! Another at $ 8Million and Walker's at 6 Times the oppenets with gerrymandering and voter supression. How long do you think you are going to hold the tide. Perhaps with a further regression on education??

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James R Hoffa

12:16 pm on Wednesday, July 11, 2012

@Bernard -

And your vote is being bought by the left-wing propaganda, as usual. Perhaps as you become more educated, you'll turn the tide from the cronies agendas, but we won't hold our breaths waiting!

Spending too much time over on the Daily Kos is like spending too much time in the sun - eventually, you get burned!

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mau

12:41 pm on Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Never will I ever vote for Neumann again. I worked on one of his campaigns and that was enough.

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Bernard Forand

1:32 pm on Wednesday, July 11, 2012

LOL I’m not left or a liberal. I’m independent! Something you can never come to grasp. Your mesmerized with the Pied Piper’s parade with his dancing prancing Fox, as the cronies applaud… http://youtu.be/qrdfRAaSWj0 your old alameda ?

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James R Hoffa

2:11 pm on Wednesday, July 11, 2012

@Bernard -

You may think that you're an independent, but you clearly have a closed mind and negative opinion of conservative ideology. True independents are open to all offered solutions, and only pick one after careful self-analysis of the primary sources of facts. They also tend not to trash and despise others with differing opinions, but instead respect such opinions as valid and having merit - it's simply a matter of agreeing to disagree to a true independent.

Yep, you're definitely no independent, but a solid dyed in the wool liberal! You don't need to be ashamed - come on and say it with pride - I, Bernard, am a proud liberal!

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Bernard Forand

11:11 pm on Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Sorry to disappoint you. Still Independent enough to see through your third party mentality. I was a republican for many years back to the 60’s. Time exposed the ambiguities of the republicans, it became more and more pronounced. I have voted recently for an independent and a republican or two. Yet as I observe them they are digressing if not already there into the Imperialistic ideologies that my forefathers fought against. Liberal yes. In my observations of these party’s. In the Liberal International Free Trade ideologies, liberal in the empathy for my follow living creatures. Republicans claim to Conservative is false. Since 1970 to the present they have with each of their administrations increased the national debt. Straddled us with wars and recessions at the end of each of their terms. They have advocated the Party First and its all for the upper tier at the cost to the lower. Middle class is going extinct due to their policies that we can now observe that 80% of nations wealth is absorbed by the 20% of our populace. Leaving 80% of our populace to survive on 20% of the wealth that has been generated by the laborers productivity. Where in the increase in productivity has not been shared with the laborers that produced it. 1970 to present wages have been flat as the 20% enjoy 200% increases to their wealth. Yup still Independent. Now you try saying, I said this. I did this. I will say I am responsible for Me. 1776 we distanced ourseleves from such Aristocratics

Keith Schmitz

6:41 am on Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Hovde will do as well as Romney in Wisconsin, since they come off as similar. It is doubtful if this time the voters here will fall for another clueless rich guy running from out of a TV studio.

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GearHead

8:58 am on Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Baldwin will do as well as Obama in Wisconsin, since they come off as similar. But she distinguishes herself as being even left of Obama, given her record... one that has actual yea/nay votes... unlike the Present-in-Chief. I suspect the voters here aren't so clueless as to fall for that nonsense again.

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mau

12:28 pm on Wednesday, July 11, 2012

You mean Herb Kohl is running again? Oh wait this rich guy just wants the tax payers to buy him a new arena with umpteen fancy sky boxes for his rich crony friends.

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doug toader

12:34 pm on Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Baldwin will do as well Obama in Wisconsin, since they come off as similar. I mean the Bamster being a guy and Tammers being a Lesbo they are both interested in the same thing if you think about it.

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Bernard Forand

12:39 pm on Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Keith have to agree. Just listen in to Mitts last efforts for recruiting voters. When he stated that he will repeal Obamacare was instantly BOOOOED just as when he was running through the caucuses and said corporations are people to and entitled to the same rights. LOL is he out of touch ! No surprise there. Observe about a week ago when questioned about his outsourced banking. He replies he has NO knowledge of where it is and how it is invested.! This from a multi-Millionaire ,that pays 14% on monies he could not hide from IRS, ! Who wants to be president? Not to mention his dismal job creations of being 47th in the nation of 50 states, when he was governor. Did not help his cause on that job creation stuff when outsourced a few corporations and fired all our American laborers that worked there.
Strange; after Obama saves our auto manufacturing, through the Party First of no, no, nay. what kinda of leadership is that, Imperialistic, and their orbital support businesses and thousands of jobs and got back all of the loans with interest. A senator [R] Eric Cantor GAVE $300 million to a Avondale shipyard in Avondale Alabama to SHUT DOWN and fire 5,000 employees. South Korea ship yards send him their thank you’s. There in is the difference on the same issue [JOBS] betwixt the Obama way and the republican way…Now Avondale is back to the republican 2008 scenario of lost jobs and foreclosures and bankruptcies. Yup Keith you are spot on…

Steve ®

10:38 am on Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Saw Hovde at the Falls parade. He was running back and forth shaking hands and was very well received. Literally running for office in the blistering heat sweating his ass off. It was quite impressive.

Tommy was using a walker and bottle of oxygen
Fitzgerald was given a round of applause for his work on Act 10

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James R Hoffa

12:11 pm on Wednesday, July 11, 2012

@Steve -

That wasn't a bottle of oxy that you saw with Thompson - more like a bottle of Jack!

Nice to see that Fitz is getting the respect he deserves!

mau

12:36 pm on Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Tommy Thompson will win if he gets the nomination. All the liberal talking heads (like Joel McNally) will vote for him because they were praising him up and down while they were blasting Gov. Walker.

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Bren

12:52 pm on Wednesday, July 11, 2012

More than anything right now we need balance in our state representation. That "divide and conquer" strategy worked so well we've lost our middle ground. The slight progressive minority in this state has been fanned to flames by our governor and shows no sign of fading into complacency. We literally (my opinion of course) have to create balance with one far-right senator and one liberal senator. The Tea/GOP has Ron "Our Last Shred of Freedom" Johnson (R-Bemis).

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James R Hoffa

1:09 pm on Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Why don't we let the people decide what they want instead of trying to dictate to them what they should want?

Either Thompson or Hovde will be our next senator from the great red state of Wisconsin - it's best if you get used to the idea now instead of being disappointed on Nov 6!

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Bren

1:13 pm on Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Mr. Hoffa, what about "my opinion" did not resonate? ; )

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Bernard Forand

1:21 pm on Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Bren; That is how the ideal democracy should be. Yet here in our present day we have this “Party First” mentality where honest debates on issues become irrelevant, with a party of no, no, no, no and so on. Shut down or else!! Nope it is time to send this republican party a loud and clear message. Drop their imperialistic tactics and get back to Democracy. Observe the knucklehead Hoffa telling you how you are a dictator when all of his comments suggest that of him. He has already decided for you who will be the next senator.. Hypocrite he be.

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James R Hoffa

1:50 pm on Wednesday, July 11, 2012

@Bren -

Sorry - I stand corrected and retract my previous criticism.

@Bernard -

Why do you see the Democratic Party as being so righteous, while claiming that the Republican Party is imperialistic and anti-democracy?

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Bren

2:02 pm on Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Apology accepted! I have a second idea to advance my original thought about balance. Echoing another poster's suggestion, why don't you run for this office as an anonymous, independent internet candidate, first of your kind? Then in due course, I'll challenge Mr. Jane Curler for his seat. Then we can fix the world! ; )

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James R Hoffa

2:32 pm on Wednesday, July 11, 2012

@Bren -

If Hoffa were to run for office, as you suggest, could he count on your support and your vote?

Keith Best

12:19 am on Thursday, July 12, 2012

Tammy Baldwin is one of the most extreme liberals in Congress. She is further left than San Fran Nan aka Nancy Pelosi. Any one of the 4 Republicans will be able to beat her for she can only win Madison and eastside of Milwaukee.

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Kathy Appazeller

2:58 pm on Thursday, July 26, 2012

You are wrong Hoffa. Tammy Baldwin will win in November and this will be a blue state again as President Obama wii also win big time.

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Greg

3:17 pm on Thursday, July 26, 2012

Kathy, Who will Baldwin beat?

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morninmist

4:14 pm on Thursday, July 26, 2012

The Brits are onto Mitt!!

kimanne123 ‏@kimanne123

Sorry England Just Proves Money Can't Buy Class he'll be gone soon #romneyshambles #mitthitsthefan
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You gotta love the Brits. Hashtags currently trending in the UK: #MittWit #MittHappens #MittHitsTheFan LOL!!!
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Dear America, I thought you were sending your best to London this Summer? #mitthitsthefan #romneyshambles

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James R Hoffa

4:39 pm on Thursday, July 26, 2012

@morninmist -

All you've proven with this outlandish post is that the Liberal Democrats in the UK can call conservatives names just as well as the Wisconsin blue fisters.

Please, do us all a favor and grow up!

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CowDung

4:44 pm on Thursday, July 26, 2012

Where's Non-Alias Rees Roberts?

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morninmist

11:42 am on Friday, July 27, 2012

Here yah go Hoff

SnarkyProgressive ‏@snarkylibdem

RT @jimacostacnn: Headlines are not pretty in London this morning for Romney http://instagr.am/p/NlJbpIAuez/
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James R Hoffa

12:14 pm on Friday, July 27, 2012

@morninmist -

Snarky - not really.
Moronic - definitely!

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Greg

1:46 pm on Friday, July 27, 2012

I really don't think Obama would like you bringing up the Olympics. The 2009 fiasco with Michelle and Oprah is still a sore spot. Romney's Olympic record is pretty good, especially when compared to Obama's.

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celador2

9:27 pm on Thursday, September 13, 2012

Tommy won with over 60% even higher every time he ran for governor. He says he carried Dane county in 1998.
He has the mo and the magic to win statewide.
Tommy will help pull Romney and Ryan over the finish line.

celador2

1:43 am on Tuesday, August 28, 2012

The presidential race is now in play with Ryan on the ticket. With TommyThompson as Senate candiate he may help pull R-R across finish line.
Obama is avoiding the state. He would get the Barrett vote but needs indeps who backed Walker in recall.

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