WI Assembly: Fortune is Smiling on Penny Bernard Schaber

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Sunday April 13, 2008 · 2:57 PM PDT

2008/04/13 · 14:57

Yikes, I haven't written a diary around here in ages... Eons... Choose your impressive measure of time. But anyway, just wanted to drop in again to shine a little light on an amazing candidate.

It may seem like a long way until November, but there are some interesting races out there, and the race for Wisconsin's 57th Assembly District seat just got a whole lot more interesting due to a retiring incumbent... Follow me over the fold...

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Tuesday September 12, 2006 · 11:13 PM PDT

2006/09/12 · 23:13

Well, the votes are in and the D primary for the open seat in WI-08 goes to Steve Kagen, who's currently sitting on top of a pile of self-generated cash, pre-bought airtime, and boosted name recognition. Things look good for this seat...
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WI-08: Is this our Bellwether?

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Tuesday May 16, 2006 · 9:14 PM PDT

2006/05/16 · 21:14

First, all props to deweyinthewoods for getting on top of the new polling numbers weeks ago, and for filling us in on the state of things "up Nort"; the territory he's in is actually really really interesting in an electoral sense. More on that later.

The District has interesting possibilities... Follow me to the flipside... Read More

Titus Andronicus Explains It All For You

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Thursday May 11, 2006 · 10:02 PM PDT

2006/05/11 · 22:02

Good Lord, my first diary in six months...

Titus Andronicus is not one of Shakespeare's more popular plays, mostly because it's relatively shallow and unashamedly lurid. But I recently watched Julie Taymor's outstanding adaptation, which had me scurrying back to the original text, which had me drawing parallels to the predicament we're in...

Harry Truman used to love saying "The only really new thing in the world is the history you don't know." I'd add literature to that...

Much, much more on the flip.
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On Wisconsin: Is My Beloved Home State Reawakening?

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Saturday November 19, 2005 · 4:49 AM PST

2005/11/19 · 04:49

The recent flurry of Feingold adulation (in which I've participated) has me in a reflective mood about the Badger State...

I was essentially raised in Wisconsin; the family moved here when I was a few months shy of my 5th birthday. It's the place that shaped me, formed me; it's the only place I really remember. I grew up, I left, and I came back again... and when I did, I knew a bit of what Chrissy Hynde meant when she said "My City Was Gone". A lot of the spirit and dynamic I thought I'd known was nowhere to be found. But maybe, just maybe, it's coming back again. Maybe.
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WI-06: My offer still stands...

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Tuesday November 15, 2005 · 11:36 PM PST

2005/11/15 · 23:36

I previously made this offer in howgroovy's diary last Friday. I've done a wee bit of digging since then, and so far as I can tell, we've still got no Dem candidate running in Wisconsin's 6th District, making it the only uncontested Congressional District in Wisconsin. So I repeat now what I said then... Read More

WI-08: Interesting, Interesting....

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Saturday June 11, 2005 · 3:33 PM PDT

2005/06/11 · 15:33

Well, the '05 Wisconsin Democratic Party Convention is officially a wrap, and there are some interesting tidbits to report -- most of which can be found on the WisPolitics Convention Blog. Additionally,Badger Blues has a neat first-night wrapup (his summation of Doyle's speech is a pretty good indicator of the level of enthusiasm felt for the Gov). And I have a feeling Jef Hall will have a lively, insightful take as soon as he catches his breath.

As to this diary's title, Nancy Nusbaum has all but announced for the open-seat 8th Congressional District race. A former De Pere mayor and former Brown County Executive, she's a proven vote-getter in the population center of the district and has been quietly eyeing the race for a while. Now she's publicly jumped into the "exploratory" phase, which essentially means she's going to run. More on the flipside...
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WI-8: And So It Begins...

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Thursday April 21, 2005 · 1:52 PM PDT

2005/04/21 · 13:52

The plot thickens and the cast of characters is extended in WI-8, which will be an open seat in 2006 what with Mark Green having all but announced his intentions to run for Governor against incumbent Democrat Jim Doyle.
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WI shootings -- some perspective

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Wednesday November 24, 2004 · 9:14 PM PST

2004/11/24 · 21:14

Saw this story mentioned in a few threads in the past couple days, but hadn't seen anyone diary it -- apologies if this has been covered elsewhere.

The Wisconsin hunting shootings that have now left 6 people dead just got murkier. The versions of the two survivors are starkly different, as the suspect claims he was fired upon first, while the surviving victim claims it was the suspect who started the exchange. Complicating all of this is that the suspect is a Hmong immigrant, and there has, to be blunt, been no shortage of racial tension in the region over the years. Read More

Frame This

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Sunday November 07, 2004 · 1:09 AM PST

2004/11/07 · 01:09

Framing? Yeah, we need to think about it. Branding? Yeah, we need to think about it. "Values"? Yeah, we need to think about them. I agree on all of that.

But wait... maybe someone's saved us some work...

You want framing? Here's some framing for you.

And the funny thing is... those on the following list who were predominantly politicians actually won eleective office... repeatedly!

And add to the list, people, add to the list. Dig around, and you'll find this work's been done for us already. We just need to uncover it, to rediscover and reclaim ourselves. Read More

Consider the Politics of Russ... (edited/ long-winded)

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Saturday November 06, 2004 · 10:14 PM PST

2004/11/06 · 22:14

Some of the commentary here about winning over "red state" (or red county or red precinct) voters is interesting and illuminating, but I think it misses some larger points. It's not about talking about Jesus, or branding, or even necessarily framing (although the way we do all three does need some consideration). And it's not about softening a stance on Roe v. Wade or about dumping gay rights over the side (and if that happens then the Democrats deserve to lose every election for a thousand years). It's about listening, and it's about trust. This is not a "Feingold for President" shill -- it's an attempt to get people to think about the kind of politics we should be pursuing Read More

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