Extremism
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OPINION: 9 sleazy Republican TV ads could backfire because of what they don’t address: the issues
The Republican billionaire-funded, million-dollar ad campaign in key Wisconsin Assembly races relies on scare tactics about the trans community to target Democrats who have public service histories and a focus on voters’ concerns.
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Question of the Week: Where are the parties? (The political ones)
Is it just individual politicians or are the Democratic and Republican parties themselves more far apart than ever? It’s our newsletter question for August 27.
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Van Orden mocks state law against using AI deepfakes with videos depicting Cooke
US Rep. Derrick Van Orden’s repeated postings of deepfakes raise questions about privacy, AI guardrails, and the ethics of men using AI to depict women for unethical purposes.
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President Trump will visit Wisconsin and say he’s been good for farmers. His claims need a fact check
Inflation, tariffs, and healthcare costs have all taken a big bite out of farm families’ income as Trump becomes the latest major figure trying to save Republican Rep. Derrick Van Orden.
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Tom Tiffany had two chances to protect Wisconsin’s SNAP. He chose Trump both times
Over the past year, tens of thousands of Wisconsinites have lost FoodShare after Rep. Tom Tiffany voted for two bills that pushed for and locked in SNAP cuts.
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Tom Tiffany thinks some Jan. 6 rioters deserve payouts
The GOP candidate for Wisconsin governor faces pushback as critics call it a slush fund tied to Trump’s 2020 election plot — that Tiffany supported.
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Question of the Week: Tiffany’s 2020 election denialism
The Republican candidate for Wisconsin governor has a solid insurrection-adjacent record of quotes and votes. Does it matter? It’s our newsletter Question of the Week for May 28.
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Tom Tiffany doubles down on 2020 election denialism
The Republican candidate for governor endorses Trump’s FBI “investigation” in Wisconsin and still won’t say who won that race. (It was Biden.)
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Van Orden the congressman isn’t as independent as Van Orden the candidate promised
In 2020, Rep. Ron Kind was criticized for voting in line with his party leader 95% of the time, but Van Orden’s voting record shows he’s become the more predictable partisan.
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These Republicans in ‘swing districts’ didn’t vote in a very swingy way
They won in 2024 even though President Trump lost in their district. The midterm elections could be these Wisconsin state lawmakers’ undoing in 2026.
