Anya van Wagtendonk is WPR’s state Capitol reporter.
Anya van Wagtendonk
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Harris launches ‘sprint’ to November election in Wisconsin at first presidential campaign rally
It will be one of Kamala Harris’ first public events since the ground shifted in the presidential race, and the Democratic Party quickly coalesced around her candidacy.
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Harris to visit Milwaukee as Wisconsin delegates pledge support
Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Wisconsin on Tuesday in what will be one of her first public events since President Joe Biden exited the race on Sunday.
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Wisconsin Democrats thank Biden after suspension of campaign ‘resets’ bid for battleground state
Amid the rising drumbeat of calls from Democrats that President Joe Biden step down from his reelection bid in recent weeks, most prominent members of the party in Wisconsin stayed by his side.
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Wisconsin US Rep. Mark Pocan joins calls for Biden to drop out
Wisconsin U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan on Friday joined the calls for President Joe Biden to end his reelection campaign, becoming the first prominent elected Democrat from Wisconsin to urge the president to leave the race.
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Trump pledges to ‘make Wisconsin great again’ in RNC acceptance speech
Former President Donald Trump’s RNC speech Thursday night included shout outs to Wisconsin voters.
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A Teamster speech at Milwaukee’s RNC hints at shifting union tides in Wisconsin
When Teamsters President Sean O’Brien on Monday night became the first person from his union to ever take the stage at a Republican National Convention, he made a sharp pro-union statement in a state roiled in recent years by anti-union policy shifts.
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Wisconsin’s RNC delegates celebrate Midwestern VP pick, JD Vance
After Ohio U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance was nominated to be former President Donald Trump’s running mate Monday, members of the Wisconsin delegation to the Republican National Convention said they were excited to see a Midwesterner on the ticket.
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Democrats highlight Project 2025 ahead of Milwaukee’s RNC
With all eyes on Milwaukee ahead of next week’s Republican National Convention, Democrats are hatching their own strategy in the city — a media campaign arguing that the real Republican platform is a behemoth policy proposal known as Project 2025.
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As Milwaukee prepares for RNC, dueling messages appear along highways
Both the Republican and Democratic national campaign apparatuses have rented billboard space above Milwaukee’s highways.