THREAD: Mere hours after releasing a radical policy manifesto, Scott Walker’s Lt Gov @RebeccaforReal filed paperwork to run for gov in 2022. We know Kleefisch isn’t interested in unifying Wisconsin or finding solutions. Her record says so. Let's review.
apnews.com/article/wiscon…
First, as Rebecca Kleefisch continues to waffle on her decision on when to officially announce her candidacy, let’s remember that she supported Scott Walker’s legislation that led to a historic teacher shortage.
money.cnn.com/2017/11/17/new…
Kleefisch also notoriously supported repealing the Affordable Care Act, which would result in 430,000+ Wisconsinites losing their insurance, ending protections for 2.5m Wisconsinites with pre-existing conditions, and severely damaging our state’s economy.
jsonline.com/story/news/pol…
Despite running on cleaning up government waste, Rebecca Kleefisch negotiated a massive piece of corporate welfare for the Taiwanese company Foxconn, which could have cost Wisconsinites $3 billion—and later escalated to $4.5 billion.
This disastrous deal represented the largest government handout to a foreign corporation in American history.
theverge.com/2018/10/29/180…
And while they had no problem granting major tax breaks to a foreign company, Kleefisch and Walker defunded transportation and infrastructure, leaving Wisconsin’s roads in dangerously bad condition.
madison.com/ct/news/local/…
After the Kleefisch-Walker admin cut transportation funding, “A 2017 state audit found the percentage of state highways in ‘fair, poor or worse’ condition more than doubled between 2010 and 2015.” They weren't called the Pothole Administration for nothing.
wpr.org/walker-evers-t…
And what really differentiates Kleefisch from our current, fantastic governor (aka the Education Governor) is this: Kleefisch fought to gut education funding. In 2011, the Kleefisch-Walker agenda cut $800 million from public education.
wisn.com/article/walker…
Rebecca Kleefisch’s policy agenda represents a doubling-down on the worst policies of the Walker era. Wisconsin can’t afford her in the Governor’s Mansion. So let’s make sure folks find out about her terrible record.
At this moment, as Kleefisch teeters on the edge of officially announcing a campaign against Gov. Evers, we have the chance to introduce Wisconsinites to her without a blizzard of GOP lies and distortions. Can you help share this thread so folks can help spread the word?

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13 Sep
You live somewhere deep blue. But in deep-red Marinette County, WI (67% for Trump), most folks have no idea what Dems really stand for. Local Dems are running an experiment: billboards, radio ads, and more to change the narrative. Chip in to help them: secure.actblue.com/donate/marinet…
Wisconsin is the only state where 4 of the last 6 presidential elections came down to less than 1%. Next year, we have the statewide race to beat Ron Johnson (last elected w/ 50.2%) and reelect @GovEvers (who won by 1.1%). Margins in small rural counties will really matter.
In fact, if you look at 2020, increased Democratic turnout in the 21 reddest counties in WI (nearly all rural!) added up to more than President Biden’s margin of victory. If we hadn’t organized *everywhere*, even in places where Trump dominated, we would’ve lost here.
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9 Sep
Rebecca Kleefisch, Scott Walker’s extreme-right Lieutenant Governor, just announced her campaign for governor against Tony Evers. #RadicalRebecca is wrong for Wisconsin. Learn more at this new site, and read this thread for 10 reasons why: radicalrebecca.com
1. #RadicalRebecca is wrong for Wisconsin because she supported repealing the ACA, gutting protections for people w/ pre-existing conditions. She supported WI joining the lawsuit against the ACA, which would’ve stripped protections for 2.4m Wisconsinites.
jsonline.com/story/news/pol…
2. #RadicalRebecca is wrong for Wisconsin because @RebeccaForReal wants to make it harder for people to vote—specifically, people with disabilities, young people, people of color, and low-income Wisconsinites.
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4 Sep
Pumpkin’s very excited to staff the @WalworthCoDems booth at the Walworth County Fair this morning
Pulling up at the @WalworthCoDems HQ in Elkhorn, WI!
Pumpkin, me, and legendary @WalworthCoDems chair Ellen Holly!
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1 Sep
Rebecca Kleefisch, who just filed her paperwork to run for governor, released what amounts to her campaign platform through her dark-money 1848 Project. It has zero proposals to increase vaccination or prevent COVID deaths. What does it have instead? 🧵
jsonline.com/story/news/pol…
Radical Rebecca Kleefisch's platform for governor does not involve beating the COVID pandemic.

Instead, she prioritizes beating those who want to beat the pandemic.

Specifically, she proposes blocking private employers from requiring that their workers get COVID vaccines.
Kleefisch also promises to "stop the possibility of church closures in a pandemic." But again, nothing about stopping... the pandemic.
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30 Aug
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30 Aug
THREAD: Donald Trump and Wisconsin Republicans just ramped up their attacks on democracy in the state that put Biden in the White House. Help @WisDems stop them. Read, share, & become a monthly donor to help us reach our 99-donor goal by midnight 8/31: secure.actblue.com/donate/stop-vo…
You might have seen the photo or news stories about Robin Vos, Wisconsin’s Republican State Assembly Speaker, flying to meet Trump on a private jet to assure him that he’s fully on board the plan to shred democracy. Why did this happen? It’s the key to a much bigger picture.
Here’s why, no matter where you live in the USA, you should be obsessed with Wisconsin if you care about American democracy: Trump’s plan for 2024 involves stealing or overturning the election results. And he knows he can’t do that without Wisconsin.
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