Rebecca Kleefisch, Scott Walker’s extreme-right Lieutenant Governor, just announced her campaign for governor against Tony Evers on September 9. #RadicalRebecca is wrong for Wisconsin. Learn more at this new site: radicalrebecca.com. And continue reading for 10 reasons why:
1. #RadicalRebecca is wrong for Wisconsin because she supported repealing the Affordable Care Act, gutting protections for people with pre-existing conditions. She supported Wisconsin joining the lawsuit against the ACA, which would’ve stripped protections for 2.4 million Wisconsinites
2. #RadicalRebecca is wrong for Wisconsin because she wants to make it harder for people to vote—specifically, people with disabilities, young people, people of color, and low-income Wisconsinites.
3. #RadicalRebecca is wrong for Wisconsin because she refuses to support public schools. Her administration slashed $800 million from public education and $250 million from the UW System—said the proposed cuts were an opportunity for them to “get creative” with their budgeting.
4. #RadicalRebecca is wrong for Wisconsin because she supported legislation that led to a historic teacher shortage in Wisconsin. Because of her administration's attack on public education, the rate of teachers leaving the profession increased and remains higher than it was before.
5. #RadicalRebecca is wrong for Wisconsin because she loves helping the wealthy and big corporations while leaving Wisconsin working families high and dry. The Walker-Kleefisch administration passed tax cuts that disproportionately benefited the wealthy.
6. #RadicalRebecca is wrong for Wisconsin because, despite running on cleaning up government waste, she was an enthusiastic supporter of the disastrous multi-billion-dollar Foxconn deal: the largest (attempted!) government handout to a foreign corporation in American history.
7. #RadicalRebecca is wrong for Wisconsin because, at a time when Wisconsin was working to get as many folks vaccinated as possible and end this pandemic, she posted misleading information about COVID-19 vaccines on Facebook.
8. #RadicalRebecca is wrong for Wisconsin because she doesn’t believe in investing in our infrastructure. She and Walker were the Pothole Administration: they left Wisconsin’s roads in worse condition than they found them.
9. #RadicalRebecca is wrong for Wisconsin because her claims (everything ranging from health care to economy) have been described as “false,” “ridiculously false,” “pants on fire,” and “the lie of the year.” Why would we want a notorious liar as our governor? We already tried one as president, and it was a disaster.
10. #RadicalRebecca is wrong for Wisconsin because she wants to take us backwards. Governor Evers had to clean up the mess she and Walker created. Thanks to Gov Evers, we’re now bouncing back from this pandemic. We can’t risk dismantling our progress by bringing her radical beliefs back.
Most Wisconsinites have no idea who Rebecca Kleefisch is. So it’s your job, dear reader, to spread this story, share the link to radicalrebecca.com, and make sure people know that #RadicalRebecca is wrong for Wisconsin. And then sign up to volunteer with the Democratic Party of Wisconsin!