EVENT! Wisconsin will be the epicenter of national politics in the ‘22 elections—and we’ll be ready. Chip in any amount to join me, @TeamPelosi, @chuckschumer, and @harrisonjaime for a can’t-miss strategy session on June 6—details here & below: wisdems.org/win2022
Wisconsin is on a perpetual knife’s edge. We’re the only state in the country that’s had under 1% margins in 4 of the last 6 presidential elections. Our great Governor, Tony Evers, won by 1.1% in '18. Our awful Senator, Ron Johnson, is the most vulnerable incumbent in the Senate.
In the House, we’re home to one of the seven Congressional districts in the nation where Trump won but a Democrat took the House seat. Republicans only need five of them to get a majority. So winning downballot in Wisconsin is critical too!
Reelecting @GovEvers is critical to protecting voting rights, which could tip the ‘24 presidential race. The fight to defeat Ron Johnson could determine the Senate majority in 22. AND the House majority is up for grabs. So Wisconsin’s fate in this cycle has massive ramifications.
This strategy session is the final, blockbuster event in our state party’s convention weekend. Sign up for free to see the amazing speaker lineup on Saturday as well, at this link: wisdems.org/registerforcon…
There are two reasons the Speaker of the House, the Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate, and the Chair of the Democratic National Committee are headlining a virtual event for a state party: 1, Wisconsin matters, and 2, the work of @WisDems will make a huge difference.
With support from friends and allies across the country, we’re investing deeply in year-round organizing in every corner of the state—rural, suburban, and urban communities, across lines of race and ethnicity, intergenerationally. We’re organizing everywhere, non-stop.
In 2009, after Democrats had swept the federal gov't & states including Wisconsin in 2008, organizing slowed way down. Oof, did we pay for that in 2010! We’re not making that mistake this cycle. Help us keep both feet on the gas—chip in any amount & join! wisdems.org/win2022

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30 May
Ron Johnson and 34 other Republicans blocked the bipartisan 1/6 commission. Make this backfire. Let’s supercharge the @WisDems end of month fundraising drive. Goal: 195 new monthly donors in the next 35 hours. Can you sign up? 1/
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The GOP’s desperation to cover up the crimes of January 6 comes from knowledge of complicity. They can’t bear the re-airing of the truth: how so many Republicans fanned the conspiracy theories that led to the deadly insurrection.
Another reason Ron Johnson doesn’t want an investigative commission: it would torpedo the obvious misinformation he himself has been pushing ever since. Here he is on Fox News saying “Even calling it an insurrection, it wasn’t! … By and large it was peaceful protest…”
Read 19 tweets
25 May
BREAKING: Republicans in Wisconsin began the legislative special session called by @GovEvers to expand Medicaid… and then ended it after 40 seconds without even holding a vote. Here’s what they refused to fund in their own districts: 🧵
Accepting federal funding for Medicaid expansion—called BadgerCare in WI—would bring $1.6 billion to our state. That would go directly into funding projects benefitting Wisconsinites across the state, *including in Republican state legislative districts.*
These economic development projects include a slew of proposals that Republicans have specifically urged. So let’s make it crystal clear to voters that their own Republican legislators are blocking funds that would benefit their communities.
Read 24 tweets
24 May
THREAD: @GovEvers has called our GOP-led state legislature into special session tomorrow to accept the federal dollars that come with BadgerCare/Medicaid expansion. This *should* be the world’s biggest no-brainer. But here’s what Robin Vos & the GOP have been saying…
First, quickly, some background: right now, the federal gov’t reimburses Wisconsin for 60% of the cost of Medicaid, which covers ~975k Wisconsinites. If we agree to accept it, that reimbursement would jump to 90% and make another ~90k folks eligible.
The math works out to $1.6 billion in federal dollars coming into our state, in “exchange” for agreeing to expand the population eligible for Medicaid insurance by about 10%. It’s a gigantic win-win. By comparison: state funding for the UW system = $1.2bn/year.
Read 17 tweets
19 May
GOP House leaders are opposing the bipartisan Jan 6 commission. Why? Partly because they’re afraid it’ll show how GOP politicians who fanned conspiracy theories helped inspire the violent insurrection. Politicians like Derrick Van Orden in Wisconsin.
axios.com/kevin-mccarthy…
Van Orden, the Republican who is now taking a second shot at unseating Congressman Ron Kind, wants to shed all responsibility for what happened on 1/6. But facts are stubborn things. He was at the so-called “Stop the Steal” rally. No hiding from the truth.
In November, responding to the election, Derrick Van Orden instructed Republicans to “hold fast,” because there was so much “anecdotal evidence of voter fraud.”
Read 11 tweets
13 May
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.
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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.
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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.
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