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Tim Michels isn’t saying what a flat tax would look like if he becomes governor, but he says he’s open to the idea. Michels, who is running for governor as the Republican candidate, on Wednesday said he’s willing to take a look at changing Wisconsin’s personal income tax. "I'm going to sit down with all the smart tax people, we're going to figure out how low we can get the income tax," Michels said at a stop at a tavern in Baraboo. "Right now, it looks like we could get it somewhere just below 5%.” Wisconsin’s personal income tax rates...

ONALASKA, Wis. (WKBT) — Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels stopped by the La Crosse County Republican Party headquarters Wednesday night for what the party called a unity rally. The party says they hope the unity events will bring the party together to help defeat Gov. Tony Evers in the November election. Lieutenant governor candidate Roger Roth joined Michels at the campaign event. Roth said the support for Republican candidates during last week’s primary shows promise for the GOP in November’s election. “Because of these 20-plus candidates running statewide, activating all of their friend groups and families all across our state,...

WEST ALLIS - Republican governor candidate Tim Michels said Thursday his party is united in the wake of a tough primary and disclosed that he received an election night telephone call from his biggest national booster, former President Donald Trump. Two days after his win, Michels toured the Wisconsin State Fair, where he was accompanied by his running mate Roger Roth, nominated for lieutenant governor, and attorney general nominee Eric Toney. Former long-time Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson also joined Michels. "We're not presenting a united front, this is a united front," Michels declared as he spoke with reporters. "This is...

MADISON, Wis. — Former Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch conceded to Tim Michels in the Republican primary for governor Tuesday night, setting the businessman up to take on incumbent Democratic Gov. Tony Evers in the fall. Michels defeated primary rivals Rebecca Kleefisch and Tim Ramthun in the primary. As of 11:35 p.m., Michels had 47% of the total votes cast, while Kleefisch had 42.5% and Ramthun had 5.8%. In his victory speech, Michels said the race is about standing up for hard-working people and that jobs and the economy will be his top priority if he makes it to the...

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WAUKESHA, Wis. — Days before Wisconsinites head to the polls in the state’s primary election, former President Donald Trump campaigned in Waukesha for Tim Michels, a fellow businessman and one of the Republicans hoping to become Wisconsin’s next governor. Trump took to the podium just before 8:40 p.m. Friday after his flight was delayed by the weather, telling the crowd “three months from now the people of Wisconsin are going to going to fire your radical Democrat Governor Tony Evers.” The former president touted his accomplishments in office while pointing out what he called the failings of his successor, President...

Tim Michels is a very successful businessman running for Governor of the Great State of Wisconsin. During my Administration, Tim served on my infrastructure task force, and helped us plan and start building the Keystone XL Pipeline before Joe Biden launched his assault on American Energy production. The current Governor, Tony Evers, has been an abject failure for the people of Wisconsin, from his abysmal handling of the China Virus, where his lockdowns were unprecedented, to rampant crime across the State. Wisconsin needs a Governor who will Stop Inflation, Uphold the Rule of Law, strengthen our Borders (we had the...

Even though voters often cite competence as a political candidate's most desirable quality, their decisions about which candidates are competent and which are not can rest on as little as a quick glance at a photograph, researchers are reporting. Moreover, this quick inference can be used to accurately predict the results of an election, according to the study, published in the June 10 issue of Science. "We have found that these judgments occur extremely quickly and are highly automatic," said Crystal Hall, a graduate student in psychology and a co-author of the study. ..."Based on that finding, it is hard...

National GOP makes last-minute $600,000 pledge to Michels JR ROSS Associated Press MADISON, Wis. - National Republicans pledged Thursday to cover $600,000 in expenses for Tim Michels in his bid to unseat Sen. Russ Feingold, just two weeks after they backed off plans to spend twice that much on TV ads for his campaign. Michels trumpeted the announcement as a sign that the National Republican Senatorial Committee believed his race with Feingold had tightened and was winnable. Feingold spokesman John Kraus downplayed the development, saying infusing new money into the race would have little impact with just five days...

(Waukesha) Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tim Michels today unveiled a new 30-second television ad that raises questions about Russ Feingold’s commitment to issues that are critically important to Wisconsin citizens. “Unlike Russ Feingold, who has spent much of his time in Washington on campaign finance reform, I will focus my time on important issues like creating jobs, keeping our country safe and making health care affordable for all citizens,” Michels said. Consider: On jobs, Russ Feingold stood by as the state lost more than 80,000 manufacturing jobs. Russ Feingold voted against tax cuts that have spurred the beginning of an...

"Russ better watch out." That remark was heard more than once from Democratic activists and others after Republican business executive Tim Michels' surprisingly strong victory in the U.S. Senate primary Sept. 14. Michels buried his better-known opponents, state Sen. Bob Welch, R-Redgranite, and car dealer Russ Darrow, immediately drawing the attention of senior national Republican strategists. If Bush can win Wisconsin, they figure, Michels can come in on the president's coattails, knocking off Feingold and building the Republicans' slim margin in the U.S. Senate. For Feingold, Michels is a more serious challenge than either Darrow or Welch would have offered...

PLEASE FReep this poll: www.wisopinion.com The best candidate for the United States (and for Wisconsin) is Tim Michels!!! Look for the right-hand column, and scroll just a touch to hit the poll.

But Michels still has time, pollster saysLess than six weeks before the election, two new polls show U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) holding a lead over Republican challenger Tim Michels, in part by drawing significant support from voters who also support President Bush. In a Badger Poll released Thursday, Feingold led Michels 53% to 38% among probable voters, with 9% undecided or giving other answers. The poll was conducted by the University of Wisconsin Survey Center and sponsored by the Journal Sentinel and the Capital Times in Madison. An ABC News poll from earlier in the week showed a tighter...

Michels' margin of victory brings national GOP backing Nominee already trading barbs with Feingold National Republican leaders were making tentative promises Wednesday to provide Tim Michels with new resources and support, a day after the construction executive and former Army officer from Oconomowoc captured the party's U.S. Senate nomination by storm. Michels' primary victory sets up a November showdown of crystal-clear contrast with two-term Democratic incumbent Sen. Russ Feingold. "This is a race of national significance. That's why I'm here today," said Ed Gillespie, chairman of the Republican National Committee, standing beside Michels and two of his fallen challengers at...

Being a Freeper for 4 years...not sure I am doing this right, but hoping to get a chat going for the Wisconsin Primary results. Polls closed a few minutes ago at 8pm CST. Big race#1: Who will challenge Russ Feingold for Senate this year. There is a decent chance to unseat the guy. Strong 3-way race between two millionaires (Russ Darrow, Tim Michels) and Bob Welch (state assembly) Big race#2: A liberal Republican who was majority speaker of the State Senate is being challenged by a conservative assembly person. Glen Grothman vs. Mary Panzer. At stake is the direction of...

For the following slate of Republican challengers for Senate this fall, please tell me whether you are familiar with each candidate or not. Are you familiar with… Familiar With NOT Familiar With Don’t Know Refused Q7a. Russ Darrow 55% 44% 1% 0% Q7b. Tim Michels 17 84 0 0 Q7c. Bob Welch 46 52 2 0 Q7d. Robert Lorge 14 85 1 0 If the election were held today, which of the Republican candidates would you like to see in the general election against Senator Feingold? (Note: the names were randomly rotated, i.e., Russ Darrow was not the first person...

MILWAUKEE -- Campaign commercials, debates, fundraisers and signature drives are the bread and butter of campaigns, but Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Russ Darrow has added a twist. More than 600 people crowded the Pabst Theater last night to see a ``movie premiere,'' which amounted to a roughly nine-minute, commercial criticizing Democratic U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold’s voting record and positioning Darrow as “the right Russ” for Wisconsin. The Darrow ``movie'' claimed Feingold's moves to reform campaign finance reform were motivated by ambition and had done nothing to help the state's economy. It panned Feingold's annual 72-county ``listening sessions'' and claimed Feingold...

It sounds almost too good to be true. State Sen. Bob Welch raised better than half a million dollars last year in his bid to challenge U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold this fall, yet his campaign paid staffers for its fund-raiser, Gateway Ventures, a mere $1,400 in 2003. How could a campaign spend so little to raise so much? Welch's folks chalk it up to being stingy with their checkbook. "We're as frugal with our (campaign) expenditures as Bob is with Wisconsinites' tax dollars," the Welch camp said in a statement issued earlier this year. But look at Welch's state campaign...

Attention Wisconsin FReepers - the Russ Darrow website is up and running. Please help the ONLY GOP Candidate that CAN DEFEAT Russ Feingold. The ONLY candidate with 38 years of business experience--starting a business from scratch--he did not inherit a dime! The ONLY candidate with the name ID THROUGHOUT the State, which is needed against to build support. The ONLY candidate with the Funding to run the campaign that is needed to defeat an incumbent like Feingold. The ONLY candidate with Lt. Gov. Margaret Farrow out CAMPAIGNING on his behalf, it is nice to have endorsements but if they do...