Thursday, August 13: Crowley preaches unity and Tiffany redirects attacks, lessons for progressive politics, state Legislature primaries galore, states try to keep ICE out, Trump vaccine order attacks states without exemptions, doubling down on mail-voting limits
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“We’re not going to win this race focusing on ideology alone. It’s about focusing on Wisconsin values.”
– David Crowley, the Democratic nominee for governor, on the path to victory in November.
In a show of unity following a divisive and chaotic primary, Democratic gubernatorial nominee David Crowley met for breakfast with the losing candidates in the primary. (Photo by Baylor Spears/Wisconsin Examiner)
After the long Tuesday night nailbiter that ended with his nomination for governor, David Crowley accepted the Democratic Party’s nod in Milwaukee Wednesday morning, then had breakfast with his rivals in Middleton as they worked to forge unity for the November election. Republican nominee Tom Tiffany pivoted attacks to the Milwaukee County executive that were originally aimed at Rep. Francesca Hong, who many had assumed would win Tuesday instead of Crowley. Baylor Spears catches up with both nominees as the campaign for governor begins in earnest.
Editor Ruth Conniff surveys Wisconsin’s Democratic primary rollercoaster now ended, considers the disappointment of the enthusiastic volunteers who flocked to Hong’s upstart campaign as well as the apprehension that motivated undecided voters to break for Crowley Tuesday, giving him a victory that few expected. She finds lessons for the future of progressive politics in the success Hong’s campaign had and that Crowley can learn from.
Along with the big news of the Democratic primary for governor, there were a few dozen primary races for state Senate and Assembly seats on Tuesday. Erik Gunn rounds up the outcome of all of them in what might be the largest number of primary contests for state lawmakers in recent memory.
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Scaffolding on the State Capitol of Wisconsin, photographed in 2024. An unusually large number of primary races took place for Wisconsin Assembly and Senate seats in the Aug. 11 election, part of a makeover of the Legislature as a result of redistricting that created more competitive seats. (Photo by Greg Anderson)
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