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Just 22 days from Election Day, Republican Donald Trump is the betting favorite over Kamala Harris 54.1%-44.9%. Six times the favorite has changed since the vice president became the clear choice of Democrats in the wake of President Joe Biden quitting. The latest difference is the largest since the first of those shifts. “We are going to defeat Kamala Harris, and we are going to usher in a new golden age of American success for citizens of every race, religion, color, and creed,” Trump said on social media Sunday. Harris, campaigning Sunday in North Carolina, told her audience, "As president it is my pledge to you that I will always fight for all the American people, and together we will build a brighter future for our nation." Trump has a 20-point platform , led by a return to enforcement of securing national borders. He chastises the Democrats for inflation that at 2.4% remains higher than when he left office in January 2021, yet is considerably lower than the 9.

  The National Border Patrol Council, the union representing roughly 16,000 Border Patrol agents nationwide, endorsed former President Donald Trump for president while criticizing President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. On Monday, the union issued a statement , saying, “On behalf of the 16,000 men and women represented by the National Border Patrol Council, we strongly support and endorse Donald J. Trump for President of the United States.” They did so after endorsing Trump at a Prescott, Ariz., rally on Sunday where Trump was joined by many Border Patrol leaders. "If we allow border czar Harris to win this election, every city, every community in this great country is going to go to hell. The untold millions of people unvetted, who she has allowed into this country that are committing murders, rapes, robberies, burglaries and every other crime will continue to put our country in peril,” NBPC’s new president, Paul Perez, said. "Only one man can fix t

The presidential election is almost upon us, and you may be wondering how to vote early, when the election is, and what the deadlines are. The presidential election in Wisconsin is Nov. 5, 2024. Find your polling place here. The Wisconsin Election Commission provides these dates: Absentee Voting- Deadlines for the November 5, 2024 General Election All voters in Wisconsin can request an absentee ballot be mailed to them for any reason. Voters must be registered before they can request an absentee ballot.   Voters may request their absentee ballot in writing. To request an absentee ballot on MyVote.wi.gov click here. You must provide a photo ID with your absentee ballot request, more information on photo ID can be found here. October 16, 2024 -  Deadline to  Register by Mail  - Your voter registration form, along with  proof of residence  must be postmarked to your  municipal clerk  no later than October 16, 2024.  Find your Municipal Clerk’s Contact Information here. 

This is an opinion column by Rick Esenberg, the President and General Counsel at the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty. In December, WILL and the National Review Institute will host Rich Lowry in Brookfield. In an era where public discourse is often reduced to sound bites, obnoxious and oftentimes outright false posts on social media, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty has sought to build more robust and honest dialogue. Here’s the background. A friend of ours at the National Review, Rich Lowry, has faced scrutiny following allegations that he used a racial slur during a discussion on Haitian Migrants in Ohio and the story’s political ramifications in the 2024 election. He didn’t. As John McWhorter, a respected linguist and cultural commentator (who happens to be black), explained, Lowry began to say one word, switched to another, and the resulting vocalization sounded like a slur. Lowry did not intend to denigrate anyone based on race. [caption id="

Facebook even removed a reader's post that said, "Vote for Hovde!" labeling it spam. Facebook is blatantly - and outrageously - interfering in the close Wisconsin race for U.S. Senate by repeatedly removing a Wisconsin Right Now news story that alerts voters about an "America First" candidate on the ballot who was recruited by Democrats in a deceptive attempt to defeat Republican Eric Hovde. https://twitter.com/wisconsin_now/status/1845681862749872569 To boil it down - Democrats are trying to trick conservative voters into choosing the Democratic-recruited candidate to destroy Hovde's candidacy, according to the Associated Press, and now Facebook (Meta) is trying to prevent conservative voters from learning about the scheme. In the most egregious example of Facebook censorship, on Oct. 13, Facebook removed a post sharing the story by WRN reader Dan Dahlke. "Vote for Hovde!" he wrote. Facebook removed the post, declaring that it "go

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The Harris/Walz campaign held a humorous Zoom event featuring three elderly Trump haters with no influence in Wisconsin conservativism today, touting them as part of a mythical "Republicans for Harris" movement here. But, tellingly, they wouldn't ask any questions from conservative media. The three panelists are not well-liked among Wisconsin conservatives—if they are even remembered—one, Charlie Sykes, is despised by many. Thus, it's hard to see them moving a single vote. Like the cringe-worthy " Men for Harris " video going around, the event was sort of a coastal liberal's idea of who Wisconsin Republicans might listen to. The "Republicans for Harris" panel only took questions from non-conservative media. They ignored all questions from Wisconsin Right Now, specifically: "What are your biggest concerns about a Kamala Harris presidency?" "On balance, why don't you think the Biden/Harris border policies are also dan

  Most registered voters, 59%, support a federal ban on transgender procedures such as puberty blockers and gender reassignment surgeries for minors, a new national  poll found. The strongest support for a federal ban came from registered Republicans (82%), while the lowest amount of support for it came from registered Democrats (36%). Independents polled offered majority support for a ban, with 56% in favor. The Center Square Voters’ Voice Poll was conducted by Noble Predictive Insights between Oct.2-4 and surveyed 2,560 registered voters. The margin of error for the aggregate sample was ±2.1%. According to the poll, although both sexes favored a federal ban on transgender procedures for minors, men were more likely to favor it, with 63% in favor compared to 56% for women. Among the ethnicities polled, “others” favored a ban the most at 63% compared to 61% for Whites. Of Black registered voters polled, 46% favored a ban, while 32% were opposed and 22% were not s

"Senator Baldwin and her operatives are manipulating the US Senate race" - Eric Hovde When you go to the ballot box on Nov. 5, you will see the name Thomas Leager featured as an "America First" candidate in the U.S. Senate race in Wisconsin. Be forewarned: The Associated Press recently exposed the fact that Leager was recruited by Democrats who are hoping to siphon votes from Republican Eric Hovde to help leftist Tammy Baldwin. Hovde is the candidate endorsed by former President Donald Trump. In fact, Trump brought Hovde on stage with him in Juneau, Wisconsin, the other day. "Democratic donors prop up far-right candidates including Wisconsin gun activist in Senate race," the AP wrote, citing Leager as one of them. In Iowa, the AP's investigation led to a criminal investigation. In fact, Thomas Leager's candidacy is part of efforts by Democrats masquerading as a "patriot group" to plant conservative-appearing candidates in k

"Instead of addressing this growing problem, President Biden, VP Harris, and Senator Tammy Baldwin have only made it worse" - Eric Hovde. This is an opinion column by Eric Hovde, businessman and Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Our country is facing a drug epidemic crisis of catastrophic proportions, with more than 100,000 Americans — largely young people — dying each year from drug overdoses driven by fentanyl poisonings. According to the CDC , nearly 108,000 Americans died from fatal drug overdoses in 2022. In 2023, the death toll rose to 112,000, a new record high. On average, an American is now dying from fentanyl poisoning every seven minutes. To put these numbers in perspective, America lost 58,000 young men in the eight years the U.S. was directly involved in the Vietnam War. There were widespread protests on college campuses and extensive media coverage from the press about the loss of life. Today, we are losing almost twice the number of young Ameri

This is an opinion piece. I love some of the ideas coming out from Trump N.o tax on over time encourages people to work over time - to add productivity to our economy. No tax on social security is totally appropriate given you already paid income taxes on those dollars! (Taxing social security is a double tax.) And no tax on tips is brilliant. Not only is it good politics, but it’s also good economics. (Although it may not be good for the ever expanding and larger government and IRS agents, but too bad for them.) As Reagan demonstrated, good economic policy can be combined with foreign policy to prevent wars and destroy tyrants. Example - Reagan ended Carter’s policy of subsidizing the Soviet Union with cheap grain sales. Boosting our Cold War enemy by shoring them up with cheap food was an insane idea. Reagan instead brought pressure to bear on the Soviets by forcing them to over spend on war goods, which bankrupted them. In order to do that, Reagan had to rebuild our mil

Mario Paguada Cruz is accused of leading Stoughton, Wisconsin, police on a high-speed pursuit that spanned 11 miles and reached top speeds of 116 MPH in a stolen car. He produced a Guatemalan passport and is held in the Dane County jail on an ICE detainer. A competency hearing is now scheduled in his case. He has never had a valid Wisconsin driver's license. Each day, from Sept. 25 through the presidential election, we'll expose a non-citizen currently in a Wisconsin jail who is accused of committing a horrific crime. ICE placed immigration detainers on them. We are highlighting a range of serious crimes. Weak Biden/Harris border policies on immigration, aided and abetted by politicians like U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, have caused heightened attention to the issue. Every state is a border state. FILE #12 The Accused: Mario Paguada Cruz [caption id="attachment_212028" align="alignleft" width="225"] Mario Paguada Cruz[/caption] Mario Pa

Milwaukee and Racine data - the fairer comparison - shows private choice students outperform public school students in 32 of 36 grade-level comparisons. This is an opinion piece. Half-truths are contemptible. As the Oxford Dictionary explains, half-truths “deliberately convey only part of the truth in order to deceive someone.” DPI issues half-truths on an annual basis, when it releases state test scores that compare students from low-income and moderate-income families with all students statewide. They do it even though they know it is deceptive. Here’s the half-truth from DPI’s Oct. 8 press release: “For 2023-24, assessment results show public school student proficiency rates in English language arts and mathematics were at 48 percent and 49.4 percent…Students participating in the state’s Private School Choice Programs had proficiency rates of 30.9 percent (ELA) and 28.3 percent (mathematics)... This is classic false equivalency. Pure apples and oranges. No reputable sc

Wisconsin saw a 2.1% increase in its general sales and use tax collections in the first quarter of the new fiscal year in numbers released Thursday. The state collected more than $1.32 billion after collecting $1.29 billion during the same period last year. The numbers represent collections from July through September. Overall, the state collected an adjusted amount of $4.15 billion in general purpose revenue during the first quarter, up from $3.97 billion in the first quarter of last fiscal year. Wisconsin collected $21.3 billion last fiscal year, ending in June, after collecting nearly $21 billion the year before. The numbers represent a continuation of a trend of slowed growth in sales tax revenue for the state in the post-COVID timeframe. The state collected $2.73 billion in state sales taxes over the first five months of 2024, a 0.4% increase over the $2.72 billion in the same five months the year before, according to Wisconsin Policy Forum . “The retail sector contr

The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty filed a lawsuit for several parents of students against the Milwaukee Public School District for failing to provide the required 25 school resource officers in its schools. Wisconsin’s Act 12 requires MPS to have 25 SROs in place by Jan. 1, 2024, during normal school hours. “I think MPS needs to take their input from the parents and put those safety resource officers in the school,” MPS parent Charlene Abughrin said in a statement. “Otherwise, it’s just reckless and dangerous behavior left unchecked. No discipline, no consequences. What are we teaching our kids?” The WILL lawsuit cited several times this year when the SRO requirement was publicly discussed at board meetings or by district leadership, which acknowledged the requirement has not been met. “The actions and inactions of the board and the statements of these board directors all make clear they are aware of their plain duty under state law, but are deliberately not compl

Washington state is among the 10 states in the nation where gender reassignment procedures performed on minors occur the most, according to data from Do No Harm, while Seattle’s Children’s Hospital was listed among the top hospitals in the nation. Do No Harm  is a nonprofit group of physicians and other medical professionals that gets its name from the Hippocratic oath: "First, do no harm." According to its website, Do No Harm is "fighting to curtail the unscientific and individually harmful practice of so-called 'gender affirming care'" for children. The group’s database shows that from 2019-2023, in Washington state there were 772 puberty or hormone blockers patients and 330 gender reassignment surgery patients age 17 and younger, making it third in the nation for total state patients for gender reassignment treatment on minors. According to the 2020 U.S. Census , there were 1.68 million Washington residents under the age of 18, putting the rate

Wisconsin Republican Senate candidate Eric Hovde said in a 2012 interview that he was in favor of raising the retirement age for Social Security, something that is the focus of a new political ad from incumbent Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin. Hovde clarified his thoughts to the Milwaukee Press Club and on social media this week with a statement saying that his proposal won’t impact those nearing retirement or currently receiving Social Security. Instead, his proposal applies only to those under the age of 40 because the Congressional Budget Office predicts that Social Security will have negative cash flow by 2033. “If we don’t act now, Social Security will no longer be able to pay out full benefits,” Hovde wrote . Hovde added he has never proposed to cut Social Security either, instead proposing to put Social Security in a trust so it cannot be used for other government spending. “This should have happened from its beginning,” Hovde wrote. “For decades, Congress has treated

Wisconsin will send an estimated $1.56 billion to local governments in shared revenue in 2025. That total includes $770 million for county and municipal aid, $281 million for supplemental county and municipal aid, nearly $174 million for Act 12 personal property aid, $98 million for exempt computer aid, $97 million for utility aid, nearly $76 million for personal property aid on locally assessed machinery and tools, $58 million in expenditure restraint incentive program aid and $10 million in video service cable provider aid. The estimates include a $23.6 million increase in county and municipal aid based on last year’s sales tax collections. “I’m excited to see how the results of our historic shared revenue increases are going to help support communities and families across Wisconsin,” Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers said. “We’re helping make sure our local communities can meet basic and unique needs alike, including investing in fire and emergency services, fixing local roads, expa

Former President Donald Trump holds a slight edge over rival Vice President Kamala Harris when it comes to the issues voters are most concerned about: inflation and illegal immigration. That's according to the results of The Center Square's Voters' Voice Poll, conducted in conjunction with Noble Predictive Insights, and released Wednesday. The poll is one of only six national tracking polls in the United States. Harris is gaining ground on Trump on the third top issue: the economy and job, thought Trump still holds the trust advantage among voters.   Likely voters are more concerned about inflation (47%) and illegal immigration (40%) than the economy (32%). Other top issues for voters were abortion rights (26%), crime (22%), climate change (18%), healthcare access (18%), government corruption (16%) and national debt and government spending (14%). David Byler, of Noble Predictive Insights, said Harris has largely gotten a pass on inflation, an

Former President Donald Trump said late Wednesday that he would not debate Vice President Kamala Harris amid speculation that the two could have one last faceoff before Election Day on Nov. 5. Trump's comments come the same day that Fox News invited both candidates to debate at the end of this month, just days before voters head to the polls, though much early voting is already underway. "This would present an opportunity for each candidate to make his or her closing arguments," Fox News Media President and Executive Editor Jay Wallace and Vice President of Politics Jessica Loker wrote in a letter to both campaigns. Harris had previously publicly said she wanted to debate Trump on CNN , and Trump said that he had previously attempted to have a Fox News debate with Harris. Now, neither will happen. “I won the last two debates, one with Crooked Joe, the other with Lyin’ Kamala,” Trump wrote in all capital letters online. “I accepted the Fox-News invitation to deb

  Newly released federal inflation data shows that prices rose faster than expected last month, putting more pressure on Americans’ budgets. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on Thursday released its Consumer Price Index, a key marker of inflation, which showed that CPI rose 0.2% in September. While inflation rose more than expected last month, the year-over-year inflation of 2.4% in this latest data is much lower than the major spike in inflation in recent years. The data comes after the U.S. Federal Reserve announced an interest rate cut last month, a sign that the Fed believes inflation is under control enough to lower rates, and thereby boost the economy. “Disinflation continues, but anyone who thought the Fed was going to lower rates by another .50 basis points in November is dead wrong,” Jamie Cox, managing partner at Harris Financial Group in Richmond, said in a statement. “When interest rates aren’t high enough to lower growth, they aren’t high enough to stifle in