Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Former Wisconsin governor has 8 percentage point lead over businessman Eric Hovde in the race for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate seat.
Former Gov. Tommy Thompson leads the field of GOP candidates for U.S. Senate, according to a survey released Wednesday by Marquette University Law School. The poll of likely voters shows Thompson favored by 28 percent of the respondents, while businessman and political newcomer Eric Hovde comes in at 20 percent. Former Congressman Mark Neumann was backed by 18 percent, while Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald garnered 13 percent. With less than a week before Tuesday's Republican primary, 21 percent of those polled say they are undecided. In last month's Marquette poll, Thompson held a 12-point lead over Hovde — 35 percent to 23 percent. Neumann sat at 10 percent and Fitzgerald was 6 percent. A full 25 percent of those surveyed at that time …
Monday, April 9, 2012
Four GOP candidates seeking election to the seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Herb Kohl will debate issues at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Republican U.S. Senate candidates seeking to be on the general election ballot to fill a position being left open by retiring Democratic Sen. Herb Kohl will appear during a debate at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Waukesha County Expo Center. The Republican Party of Waukesha County, in conjunction with The Wisconsin Reporter, is sponsoring the debate, which will be moderated by Charlie Sykes of WTMJ Radio. Candidates Jeff Fitzgerald, Erich Hovde, Mark Neumann and Kip Smith have confirmed their appearance with Tommy Thompson invited, according to a news release from the Waukesha County GOP. Thompson will not attend the event, according to a WTMJ article. People wanting to submit debate questions can do so Monday, April 9. The doors open at 5:30 p.…
Assemblymen Jeremy Thiesfeldt, R-Fond du Lac, and David Craig, R-Big Bend, endorse the former congressman in his U.S. Senate race. Neumann also proposes removing benefits for retired Congressmen turned lobbyists.
U.S. Senate candidate Mark Neumann called for reforms in Congress Monday morning when he announced his plan to “clean up Washington” during a news conference at his campaign headquarters in Waukesha. Neumann, who is running on the Republican ticket to replace the seat being vacated by retiring Democratic Sen. Herb Kohl, said his plan has three major parts: “Those are the three policy changes we think would go a long way toward cleaning up Washington, D.C.,” Neumann said. Neumann is running in the fall election against a full Republican field, including former Gov. Tommy Thompson, state Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald and Eric Hovde. The Democratic candidates include Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin. The U.S. was founded on a premise that the …
James R Hoffa
9:02 pm on Thursday, August 9, 2012
"Immelt could tell the President first-hand why he exported the jobs." And yet four years later, Obama has done squat to alleviate the situation! In fact, Obama's done the exact opposite and made things even worse. And yet, you still support the man. more ›