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Wisconsin! Election day in the 7th Congressional District special election is *tomorrow,* May 12! Want to help Tricia Zunker win? Turn in your absentee ballot, or find your local options for safe drive-through & curbside voting, here: wisdems.org/curbside
The 7th Congressional District is a vast, largely rural area that spans 26 counties, gerrymandered to protect Republicans. But @TriciaforWI is running a spectacular campaign. Help call & text voters in these final hours by signing up for a shift here:

wisdems.org/volunteer
Trump keeps tweeting about Tom Tiffany. And Tom Tiffany keeps tweeting about Donald Trump. But Tricia Zunker is fighting for the actual people of her district. Let's help her cross the finish line! secure.actblue.com/donate/tricia-…
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VP @JoeBiden, in his virtual rally in Milwaukee, lays out Trump's record of making enormous promises—and then breaking every single one of them.
Watch the @JoeBiden virtual rally here: live.joebiden.com/c/wi-virtual-r…
"Broken promises" is a powerful message—because for folks that voted for Trump last time, it's a strong argument for opposing him this time. For starters, Trump promised everyone great health care. Instead, uninsured rates have shot up.
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New study of what happened after Wisconsin's election on April 7: "We find a statistically and economically significant association between in-person voting and the spread of COVID-19 two to three weeks after the election."
nber.org/papers/w27187
Study: "we find the consolidation of polling locations, and relatively fewer absentee votes, increased positive testing rates two to three weeks after the election."

In Milwaukee, 97% of polling places closed after droves of poll workers canceled due to coronavirus fears.
The hardest-hit communities in Milwaukee: Predominantly African-American and Latinx precincts. Massively depressed voter turnout.
demos.org/blog/covid-19-…
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🚨 Wisconsin's GOP-controlled Supreme Court just struck down Governor Evers's stay-home order & gave Republicans in our state legislature veto power on responses to COVID. This is dangerous madness. THREAD on what's happening & how to fight 1/
jsonline.com/story/news/pol…
Remember—during oral arguments, Rebecca Bradley, appointed by Scott Walker, compared stay-home orders to Japanese-American internment. Right-winger Pat Roggensack, who is up in 2023, said flare-ups among meat packers don't affect "regular folks."
cnn.com/2020/05/05/pol…
Rebecca Bradley & Roggensack were joined by Annette Ziegler and, to reach their 4-vote majority, Dan Kelly—the Walker appointee who lost the Supreme Court race here on April 7, but whose term in office doesn't end until July 31. In other words, this was a lame-duck decision.
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