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3 Apr, 5 tweets, 2 min read
Attorney General Josh Kaul has been fighting for all of us—an attorney general for the people, not for special interests. Today, a Republican announced he's running against Josh on a far-right checklist of GOP red-meat issues. Chip in & have Josh's back: secure.actblue.com/contribute/pag…
Josh Kaul—@JoshKaulWI—has fought big corporations that fueled the opioid epidemic, strengthened Wisconsin's response to sexual assault, and stood up for our democracy and all our communities' safety.

His opponent? "I will oppose federal overreach by Biden."
@JoshKaulWI The GOP candidate for Attorney General cryptically promises to "fight to ensure all ballots are treated equally throughout our state, regardless of what county they are cast in." Weird: he never said anything when Trump was trying to throw out Milwaukee's absentee ballots. 🧐
His website has a photo of him posing with the Thin Blue Line flag, describes his support for qualified immunity, and says nothing about racial disparities, race, or systemic inequities in our criminal justice system. Closest he comes: "I also recognize we have some bad apples."
Josh Kaul represents what's best in Wisconsin. Looking forward to his reelection and another four years in which Wisconsin's Attorney General works to build a state advancing the rule of law, justice for all, and a better future for everyone.

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2 Apr
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Ron Johnson is an awful senator—embarrassingly bad. And he's vulnerable. Help us put these billboards across the state!

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26 Mar
THREAD: The American Rescue Plan might be the most transformative piece of legislation passed so far this century. One element of it: rapid, direct aid to states, cities, and counties. Every WI Dem voted in favor. Every WI GOP, against. Let’s break it down. 1/
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(That’s *on top of* $1400 stimulus checks for more than 89% of adults & 88% of kids AND the game-changing child tax credit.)
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Thread: Betsy DeVos’ dark money group is targeting a public school champion, Jill Underly, who is running for Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Schools—a statewide WI election on April 6. This race is critical. Sign up to volunteer & fight back:
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12 Mar
Wisconsin Republicans are ramping up toxic and baseless attacks on our free and fair election. Their specious charges on Green Bay’s process, already debunked in court, are an attempt to build on the Jan 6 insurrection by other means. 1/
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This is a tough anniversary for many Wisconsinites. Ten years ago today, Scott Walker signed Act 10 into law. Thread 1/
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Scott Walker’s strategy in WI, as he told billionaire GOP donor Diane Hendricks, was “divide and conquer”—break the public sector unions first, then go after the private sector ones. To break worker power and cement money power, and hence GOP control.
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