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Barrett pledges to work with Walker (AUDIO)

November 3, 2010 By Andrew Beckett

Democrat Tom Barrett talks to supporters after conceding the race for Governor.

His campaign held out as long as possible while waiting for results to come in from Madison and Milwaukee, but Democrat Tom Barrett finally had to concede to his Republican opponent in the race for governor.

Barrett told supporters gathered in Milwaukee Tuesday night that he had called Scott Walker just before taking the stage to address them. Barrett said he told Walker that he wanted to work together to address the serious problems facing the state. [Read more…]

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Election Day is here

November 2, 2010 By Andrew Beckett

After months of almost endless campaign ads, debates, and tours around the state, Wisconsin voters have a chance to make their voices heard today.

Officials with the state Government Accountability Board are predicting moderate turnout at the polls, with about half of eligible voters expected to cast ballots. GAB Director Kevin Kennedy says it’s about 20-percent less than the number of people who came to the polls in 2008, but around what Wisconsin typically sees in a year without a presidential election on the ballot. [Read more…]

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Democrats making last minute push

October 28, 2010 By Andrew Beckett

With a close contest for Russ Feingold’s U.S. Senate seat and polls showing Democrat Tom Barrett trailing in the race for governor, party leaders are hitting the streets and phone lines this weekend to try and rally voters to their candidates.

Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chairman Mike Tate says over 4,000 volunteers will be out knocking on doors and making phone calls in the final days before next Tuesday’s election. [Read more…]

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Barrett continues stem cell criticism

October 22, 2010 By Andrew Beckett

The Democratic candidate in the race for governor continues to go after his Republican opponent’s views on stem cell research.

Democrat Tom Barrett has been criticizing Republican Scott Walker in ads and on the campaign trail for saying he’d stop state funding for embryonic stem cell research. Barrett is also attacking Walker for not answering questions on if he supports a ban, saying he’s refused to answer the question to reporters. [Read more…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Election 2010, Scott Walker, stem cells, Tom Barrett

Feingold and Johnson meet in first debate

October 8, 2010 By Andrew Beckett

The attacks from both sides echoed many of the campaign ads that have filled the airwaves for the past several months, as the two candidates vying for one of Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate seats met Friday night in their first debate.

The debate between incumbent Democrat Russ Feingold and Republican challenger Ron Johnson saw both candidates take questions on a wide range of topics, including health care, Social Security, energy policy, and the war in Afghanistan. [Read more…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Election 2010, Ron Johnson, Russ Feingold

Van Hollen defends against partisan charges

October 8, 2010 By Andrew Beckett

The candidates in the race for Wisconsin Attorney General sparred over their views on how the Department of Justice should be run, as they met Friday night in a forum on Wisconsin Public Television.

Democratic challenger Scott Hassett went on the offensive right away, charging that Republican incumbent Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen has let partisan politics drive many of the decisions made by his office in the last four years. Hassett said Van Hollen has repeatedly put politics over public safety in running the agency. [Read more…]

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President rallies UW students (AUDIO)

September 28, 2010 By Andrew Beckett

President Obama speaks on the UW-Madison campus.

In a speech that focused heavily on voters who supported him in 2008, President Barack Obama urged students at UW-Madison to return to the polls again this November to keep fighting for change.

An estimated crowd of over 17,000 people packed into Library Mall on the UW-Madison campus Tuesday evening to hear the President speak. Obama spent most of his 40 minute speech talking about the battles he’s fought since taking office nearly two years ago, and how Republicans have opposed him every step of the way. [Read more…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Election 2010, Scott Walker, Tom Barrett

Barrett and Walker to meet in first debate

September 24, 2010 By Andrew Beckett

The candidates for Governor square-off tonight in their first debate, ahead of the November election.

Democrat Tom Barrett and Republican Scott Walker expected to concentrate on economic issues in the meeting. UW political scientist David Canon says there’s unlikely to be many surprises in the encounter, since the debates are usually pretty structured. [Read more…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Election 2010, Scott Walker, Tom Barrett

Wisconsin “ground zero” this November

September 15, 2010 By Andrew Beckett

The head of the state Republican Party says the stage is set for a major battle this November.

Republicans want to take back control of Wisconsin, and state GOP chairman Reince Priebus expects a lot of national attention on races in the state. He says it’s going to be a battle royal for the future of the state, and a microcosm of the entire country. [Read more…]

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Republicans pick Walker

September 15, 2010 By Andrew Beckett

GOP gubernatorial nominee Scott Walker

Wisconsin voters have named Scott Walker the Republican nominee in the race for governor.

With nearly 57-percent of the vote, Walker won the GOP nomination in Tuesday’s primary election over former Congressman Mark Neumann. Walker thanked supporters rallying in Milwaukee for preparing him for what’s to come, noting that the primary has tested and made his campaign ready to take on the “liberals in Madison.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Election 2010, Scott Walker, Tom Barrett

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