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Tammy Baldwin
early and often
Sept. 8, 2022
Democrats Learn to Love the Culture War Wedge issues used to be the weapon solely of Republicans, but that’s changed with a push to force senators to vote to codify same-sex marriage.
By Ross Barkan
Conspiracy Theorist Ron Johnson the New Model for Swing State GOP Senators Senators from battleground states used to be mostly moderates. Johnson has gone sharply the other way, making wild claims about the Capitol riot.
By Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
July 29, 2020
The Pros and Cons of Biden’s Top Vice-Presidential Prospects Joe Biden has a long list of veep possibilities led by Kamala Harris, and probably not much of an inclination to gamble.
By Ed Kilgore
The Democratic Party’s Most ‘Electable’ 2020 Candidate Isn’t Running Tammy Baldwin has proven that she can win Wisconsin by double digits — while championing single payer, gay rights, and labor.
By Eric Levitz
health care
Oct. 10, 2018
Democrats Lose Senate Vote on Junk Health Plans, But Send a Message The vote dramatized one way in which Trump and Republicans are undermining coverage of preexisting conditions.
By Ed Kilgore
2018 elections
Aug. 15, 2018
Leah Vukmir’s Victory in Wisconsin Is a Rare Win for Republican Women The veteran conservative state legislator will now face incumbent Democrat Tammy Baldwin in another uphill race in Wisconsin.
By Ed Kilgore
2018 elections
Aug. 14, 2018
Scott Walker and Tammy Baldwin Prepare for a November Slugfest in Wisconsin Democrats will choose an opponent for longtime nemesis Scott Walker while Republicans are staging a pricey primary to challenge Tammy Baldwin.
By Ed Kilgore
The Radical Labor Policy That Every Democrat Should Run On Forcing companies to give workers representation on company boards is wildly popular, requires no tax hikes, and would almost certainly raise wages.
By Eric Levitz
Most ‘Trump Ten’ Democratic Senators Doing Better Than Trump in Their States The president isn’t nearly as strong as he was in 2016 in many states where Democratic senators are running for reelection this year.
By Ed Kilgore
Senate Democrats Are Fighting Some Brutal Trends in the Midterms In November, they must overcome not just an adverse landscape, but a recent trend toward partisan consistency in Senate voting.
By Ed Kilgore
Progressive Judge Wins Big in Wisconsin Special Election It was a sweet and auspicious victory for Wisconsin progressives, who have recently taken a beating.
By Ed Kilgore
Wisconsin’s Supreme Court Election Is Going To Be A Barnburner In a closely divided and intensely partisan state, this judicial election will be among other things a tune-up for November.
By Ed Kilgore
Tammy Baldwin’s Tough Reelection Fight in Hyperpolarized Wisconsin An awful lot’s going on politically in Wisconsin this year, and Senator Tammy Baldwin’s right in the middle of it.
By Ed Kilgore
Hopes Fade That Congress Will Stabilize Obamacare The threat to the stability of Obamacare markets is greater than ever. Too bad Congress probably won’t do anything about it.
By Ed Kilgore
Vulnerable Democratic Senators Mostly Above Water; a Wave Could Keep Them There Approval ratio numbers for senators show a predictable erosion of support for Democrats running in red states. But they’re hanging in there.
By Ed Kilgore
New Koch Ads Accuse Democrat of Opposing Unpopular Tax Cuts The libertarian billionaires will spend $1.6 million informing Wisconsin that Tammy Baldwin opposes tax cuts that few Americans support.
By Eric Levitz
When Two Warring Parties Share a State’s U.S. Senate Seats The number of “split” Senate delegations is declining steadily, and with it the phenomenon of voters deliberately choosing a senator from each party.
By Ed Kilgore
Maybe Senate Democrats Aren’t in Such Bad Shape for 2018 With a horrific electoral landscape, it was thought Democrats would lose Senate seats even if they did well in the House. But things are looking up.
By Ed Kilgore
food fights
Jan. 13, 2017
Dairy-Belt Senator Wants ‘Mislabeled’ Almond Milk to Change Its Name Wisconsin’s Tammy Baldwin believes dairy alternatives “have gotten away with using dairy’s good name for their own benefit.”
By Clint Rainey
lgbtq rights
Jan. 3, 2017
How LGBTQ Leaders Plan to Fight Back Against Trump Officials at the federal, state, and local level see North Carolina as a model for standing up to the Trump administration.
By Claire Landsbaum
binders full of women
Nov. 14, 2012
By Kat Stoeffel
election 2012
Nov. 1, 2012
By Ann Friedman
girl stuff
Sept. 28, 2012
By Kat Stoeffel
tammy baldwin
Sept. 6, 2011
Tammy Baldwin Is Running for Senate She’d be the first openly gay senator.
By Noreen Malone