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13 May, 8 tweets, 4 min read
ANNOUNCEMENT: You can now officially sign up for the 2021 WisDems State Convention! The theme of this year’s convention is “Badger Bounceback,” and registration is free. Sign up to join us: wisdems.org/registerforcon…
Why “Badger Bounceback”? Because we’re inspired by @GovEvers’ Badger Bounceback agenda! It’s a bold, bipartisan plan to help Wisconsin bounce back from the COVID-19 pandemic—and build back even better. Learn more: wisdems.org/the-badger-bou…
WisDems state conventions are major moments for our party. This year, you’ll hear from @GovEvers, @TammyBaldwin, and other special guests to be announced, as well as from state party leaders and elected public servants.
You can attend trainings to build your political organizing and communication skills to help ensure we re-elect Governor Evers, defeat Ron Johnson, and build Democratic strength up and down the ticket, per our BADGER plan!
If you’re a WisDems member in good standing & an official delegate from your county party, you can vote on party leadership, platform, Constitution, & bylaws. Contact your county chair to check on your delegate status: wisdems.org/our-party/more…
And if you’re a Wisconsinite at least 14 years of age who shares our values, this is a good moment to sign up and become an official WisDems member!
wisdems.org/joinus
You can learn more about the State Convention here. It’s going to be a one-of-a-kind virtual experience that knits the progressive fabric of Wisconsin more closely together than ever. wisdems.org/2021-dpw-conve…
This year, Convention is not only virtual—it’s free. Sign up to come to our state party convention (and, if you have the means, optionally chip in to help cover the cost) here!
wisdems.org/registerforcon…

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10 May
WISCONSIN: Last week, we hit 4.5 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine—thanks to Governor Evers’ leadership! Help us thank him by sending a thank-you note. We’ll hand-deliver them!
wisdems.org/sign-the-card-…
Ever since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has had to face down a GOP-run, anti-science legislature that refused to keep Wisconsin safe. In 2020, the GOP attacked Gov Evers’ emergency powers and stay-home order.
madison.com/wsj/news/local…
In February of this year, determined to undermine the governor, Wisconsin Republicans voted to throw out the state’s mask mandate. When Evers reinstated it, the conservative-majority Wisconsin Supreme Court struck it down.
webmd.com/lung/news/2021…
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6 May
HAPPENING NOW: Wisconsin GOP state legislators are voting to attack some of the most crucial, popular elements of @GovEvers’ budget. Follow the action here in this 🧵thread🧵
Here are some details of what they’re planning to cut:

During this ongoing pandemic, @GovEvers proposed providing tens of thousands of uninsured Wisconsinites with coverage—welcoming $1.6 billion(!) in federal dollars to WI—by expanding BadgerCare/Medicaid. The GOP's opposed.
“To put this in perspective, $1.6 billion is more than the $1.2 billion a year in state tax dollars that go toward the University of Wisconsin System.” In other words, expanding Medicaid would more than cover WI’s bill for the whole UW system. GOP refuses.
jsonline.com/story/money/bu…
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30 Apr
🚨 Trump endorsed Ron Johnson for reelection this month—and Johnson’s fundraising shot up. We’ve got to ramp up our organizing against him. We need 275 new monthly donors to reach our goal for April, and the deadline is midnight tonight. Can you chip in?

secure.actblue.com/donate/defeat-…
It’s no wonder that Trump loves Johnson: Ron Johnson is like a more extreme and shameless version of Trump himself. Which is saying a lot.
The Washington Post reported yesterday that when the FBI told Ron Johnson that he was a target of Russian disinformation—which he was spreading through his sham Senate “investigations” to help Trump—he found the warning “completely useless and unnecessary”
washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
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30 Apr
On 4/8, Trump endorsed Ron Johnson for ‘22. Johnson’s response was to get even more extreme—with anti-vax & anti-mask conspiracy theories. We have to ramp up. Our April goal deadline is tonight & we still need 293 new monthly donors—can you be one of them?
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Ron Johnson has pushed anti-science extremism for years. But he’s taking it even further now. On Friday, he went on a right-wing radio show to say he’s “getting highly suspicious” of the “big push to make sure everyone is vaccinated.”
Ron Johnson’s megaphone is big enough that it fell to Dr. Fauci to explain on TV that Ron Johnson is entirely wrong. Johnson asks “what is the point?”—and Fauci responds, “we’ve had 567,000 people who’ve died... That is a really, really good reason.”
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26 Apr
WISCONSINITES: Maybe you’ve volunteered. Maybe you’ve chipped in. You want to be more deeply involved, and want a voice in the future of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin. It’s time to take the next step: officially become a party member! Here’s why: 1/
wisdems.org/joinus
The Democratic Party of Wisconsin is a small-d democratic organization, built from the grassroots up. Our leadership, at every level, is chosen by our members, because the grassroots power our electoral victories across the state.
The foundation for our state party is our county parties. They’re all over the state. Become an official @WisDems member & you’ll join your county party (& vice versa). Want to plug in to politics? There’s no better way than going to county party meetings.
wisdems.org/get-involved/c…
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23 Apr
Ron Johnson is "highly suspicious" of this big push to get everyone vaccinated.

Can we all get together and end this guy's political career, please?

Sign up here to give monthly to the @WisDems, and then pass this along:

wisdems.org/Donate-Defeat-…

Publicly, Johnson is undecided on whether he's running again. But Trump has already endorsed his reelection. And, gruesomely, Johnson's fundraising exploded last quarter. As bad as he is, don't underestimate the fight on our hands.

politico.com/news/2021/04/0…
The Senate is 50-50. If we don't beat Johnson in 2022, a single GOP flip would put Mitch McConnell back in charge, and Ron Johnson would have the tie-breaking vote on every single thing you care about.

Political prognosticators are calling WI "Lean R."

centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/20…
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