An effort is underway to get a former U.S. Senate candidate’s name back on the ballot. A website launched this week is urging voters to support Terrence Wall in the Republican primary later this month, by pledging to write-in his name on the ballot.

Wall dropped out of the race earlier this summer after Oshkosh businessman Ron Johnson received the Republican endorsement. The Madison-area developer says he has nothing to do with the write-in effort. [click to continue…]

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by WRN Contributor 09/2/10 11:40 AM

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