State Democrats are using the techniques learned during President Barack Obama's successful run for a second term in hopes of retaking Madison in 2014.
Touting it as a calculated risk they think will pay off big in 2014, state Democrats are putting "boots on the ground" now to start reaching out to voters in an effort to take back the Capitol building. In a conference call with reporters Thursday, Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Mike Tate, Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca (D-Kenosha) and State Minority Leader Chris Larson (D-Milwaukee) unveiled plans of attack to swing the 2014 gubernatorial and state representative races back to blue. In a nutshell, Dems are looking at establishing a dynamic ground game in all 72 counties because party leaders recognize that they'll need a strong presence outside the major Democratic strongholds of Milwaukee and Dane Counties. "We know this is a …
State Sen. Chris Larson, an election official and ACLU spokesperson are among the panelists at the forum set for Sunday evening.
State Sen. Chris Larson (D-Milwaukee) is a panelist at a Shorewood forum Sunday focusing on the recently enacted Voter Identification law. Liberal group Grassroots Northshore will host the forum at North Shore Presbyterian Church, 4048 N. Bartlett Ave., starting at 7 p.m. including panelists from the state Government Accountability Board, the agency that oversees elections, the Milwaukee chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, Milwaukee County League of Women Voters and Larson. The panel will by moderated by Jack Murtaugh with 4th Street Forum, a nonpartisan program, aimed at promoting public discussion of political and social issues that are of concern to the community. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
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Mike Itzenhuiser
8:26 am on Thursday, January 31, 2013
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