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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...

Candidates endorsed by former President Donald J. Trump had another immaculate night in statewide and federal races Tuesday, just a day after the Federal Bureau of Investigation raided Mar-a-Lago. His endorsement record now stands at 192-11. Businessman Tim Michels, who served as a U.S. Army ranger for 12 years, beat out his opponent, Rebecca Kleefisch, for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in Wisconsin, Dave Wasserman of the Cook Report declared. As the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel notes, Trump endorsed Michels back in June. “Wisconsin needs a Governor who will Stop Inflation, Uphold the Rule of Law, strengthen our Borders (we had the...

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Michael Gableman has turned on Speaker Robin Vos, who has paid the former state Supreme Court Justice more than $100,000 in taxpayer dollars to to lead the one-party review of the 2020 presidential election, claiming in a new robocall endorsing the speaker's primary challenger that Vos "never wanted a real investigation." Gableman's endorsement of Adam Steen, who is challenging Vos in Tuesday's primary, was first mentioned by former President Donald Trump, who has also backed Steen, in a Waukesha County rally on Friday in support of Trump-endorsed candidates, including gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels. While Vos, R-Rochester, launched the GOP-ordered review...

Former Vice President Mike Pence continues to undermine President Trump’s efforts to get conservative warriors elected to office. Pence is entering into the Wisconsin Republican contest for governor with an establishment endorsement. President Trump has endorsed self-made businessman Tim Michels in the Wisconsin gubernatorial primary next Tuesday. The Republican nominee will face incumbent Governor Tony Evers, a former teacher and radical leftist. Pence made clear his continued opposition to Trump this Wednesday—this time when he joined former Wisconsin Governor (and NeverTrump 2016 presidential candidate) Scott Walker to endorse the establishment candidate against conservative and grassroots favorite Michels, Rebecca Kleefisch. Kleefisch,...

President Donald Trump will hold a rally in Waukesha on Friday, August 5th, four days before the primary election. In a release, Trump will "deliver remarks in support of Tim Michels for Governor of Wisconsin and the entire Wisconsin Trump Ticket." The rally will start at 7:00 p.m. and be held at the Waukesha County Fairgrounds. Doors open at 2:00 p.m. with speakers at 4:00 p.m., and then the former President speaking at 7:00 p.m.

The National Rifle Association on Monday issued a stinging rebuke of former President Donald Trump’s pick for Wisconsin governor, accusing him of misleading its members after his campaign falsely claimed the gun advocacy group had endorsed him. Construction company co-owner Tim Michels is locked in a three-way GOP primary with former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch and state Rep. Tim Ramthun. Michels won Trump’s endorsement in June. An endorsement from the NRA would have marked another huge win for him heading into the Aug. 9 election. Michels’ campaign sent out a flyer that landed in mailboxes Saturday that claimed the NRA...

I'm skeptical about Republican Tim Michels beating Democratic senator Russ Feingold in the Wisconsin Senate race, but a friend at the NRSC just sent me tracking numbers that show Feingold's lead slipping from 13 points to 5 points in four days: 10/26 -- Feingold 52 percent, Michels 39 percent 10/27 -- 51-41 10/28 -- 49-41 10/29 -- 48-43 Some Republicans have said all along that Wisconsin is their dark-horse race.

WISCONSIN SURPRISE [John J. Miller] I'm skeptical about Republican Tim Michels beating Democratic senator Russ Feingold in the Wisconsin Senate race, but a friend at the NRSC just sent me tracking numbers that show Feingold's lead slipping from 13 points to 5 points in four days:

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-- Republicans Likely to Pick Up Senate Seats by John Gizzi Posted Oct 15, 2004 With two weeks to go before voters go to the polls in 34 states to choose U.S. senators, prospects are good the Republicans will make a net gain of 3 seats. Such a gain would increase their Senate majority from the current 51 to 49 (when Independent Sen. James Jeffords of Vermont is counted with the Democrats) to 54 to 46. The Republicans appear poised to pick up seats in five states where Democratic incumbents are retiring--Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina and South Carolina But...

(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...

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...

Voters in Wisconsin sometimes complain - with good reason - that political campaigns are boring because the candidates don't disagree on all that much. No one will be able to say that about the upcoming campaign between Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) and his chief opponent, GOP newcomer Tim Michels, a millionaire construction company executive and former Army officer. In this race, Wisconsin voters will have a choice between two very different candidates. Between now and Nov. 2, Feingold and Michels need to debate those differences as fully and as often as possible.

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...

Attention Wisconsin FReepers - the Tim Michels website is up and running. Please make a donation to this fine individual as he takes out the reprehensible and socialist Russ Feingold. President Bush Sr., First Lady Barbara Bush, and Tim Michels Tim Michels has an extensive business and military background. Business - Co-owner and Vice President of Michels Corporation, Brownsville, Wisconsin. - Member of IBAW, NFIB, and numerous trade organizations representing the construction industry - Executive Committee for the Transportation Development Association, Wisconsin (TDA) - Worked on the trading floors at the Chicago Board of Trade Military - Twelve years of...

The Wisconsin Right to Life Political Action Committee endorsed three of the four Republicans seeking to unseat U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) without expressing a clear preference for any of the three. The committee endorsed state Sen. Bob Welch, car dealer Russ Darrow and Oconomowoc businessman Tim Michels over Feingold, but did not mention the fourth Republican, Robert Gerald Lorge, a lawyer from Bear Creek. Lorge, who ran an unsuccessful campaign for secretary of state in 2002, announced his candidacy after the other three Republicans. The political action committee for Wisconsin Right to Life also endorsed President Bush in his...

GREEN BAY — Tim Michels officially announced his bid for the U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat Russ Feingold. His announcement Monday makes it a three-way race on the Republican ticket, which will be determined in a primary election later this year. he 41-year-old Browns-ville native said there was no one issue the that prompted him to run and that he began putting serious consideration into the campaign this summer. During his announcement, which drew about 35 people to the Brown County Courthouse, Michels challenged Feingold’s stances and voting records on the economy, national security and the war on terror....

U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., co-author of past campaign finance reform legislation, has earned more money for his re-election campaign for the U.S. Senate than his three Republican opponents combined. As of the Sept. 30 third-quarter filing period last year, Feingold amassed $2.3 million for his re-election campaign. Challenger Russ Darrow earned nearly $900,000 by that date, followed by Tim Michels, who raised more than $550,000. State Sen. Bob Welch, R-Marion, finished at the bottom of the Republican candidate pool with $300,000. Four times a year, candidates are required to report the amount their campaign has raised. Since then, Republican...