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Ron Johnson stated on January 26, 2025 in a TV interview We’re one of the very few nations that allowed birthright citizenship.” Common Cause stated on January 8, 2025 in News release Wisconsin makes it more difficult for its citizens to vote than almost any state in the nation. Facebook posts stated on January 21, 2025 in a Facebook post Photos show Jeffrey Thomas, a “serial killer on the loose.” Robin Vos stated on January 8, 2025 in News conference Voter ID "is supported, if you look at any poll, by 70 to 80% of the public." Social Media stated on December 1, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter “Trump won 18-to-24-year-olds in Wisconsin." Ron Johnson stated on November 17, 2024 in TV interview “There's never been a placebo-controlled study on childhood vaccines.” Facebook posts stated on December 15, 2024 in Facebook posts Residents in states across the U.S. are eligible for a $2,200 holiday stimulus payment. Social Media stated on December 16, 2024 in a post “The school shooter in Madison Wisconsin Christian School shooting has been identified as a female identifying as a male.” Instagram posts stated on December 16, 2024 in an Instagram post Photo of a young man in a tie shows Wisconsin school shooter Natalie Rupnow. Jay Rothman stated on December 1, 2024 in TV interview “The Universities of Wisconsin are 43rd out of 50 states in the nation, in terms of public support for our universities. The $855 million (budget request) gets us up to average.” Donald Trump stated on October 6, 2024 in Rally “With your Democrat governor, you have some of the highest electricity prices and highest energy costs. It’s just about at the top in Wisconsin.” Eric Hovde stated on November 12, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter Says the election results are suspicious because opponent U.S. Sen. Baldwin won “nearly 90%” of absentee ballots in Milwaukee. Instagram posts stated on November 11, 2024 in an Instagram post A “ballot dump” around 4 a.m. in Milwaukee shows the Wisconsin Senate election was stolen from the Republican candidate. Robin Vos stated on November 6, 2024 in News conference “Every single county in America, every single county, Kamala Harris did worse than Joe Biden did.” X posts stated on November 5, 2024 in an X post “CCTV captures the moment a Trump voter in (Wisconsin) is assaulted by two Kamala Harris thugs at a voting station.” Tammy Baldwin stated on October 18, 2024 in TV debate Says opponent Eric Hovde “opposes efforts to negotiate with the big pharmaceutical companies to lower the price of prescription drugs.” Climate Power stated on October 18, 2024 in Organization email Says Eric Hovde “claims anyone who believes in transitioning to a clean energy economy is ‘smoking crack cocaine.’” Eric Hovde stated on October 8, 2024 in Public appearance “Milwaukee is one of the sex trafficking capitals in our country.” Eric Hovde stated on October 18, 2024 in TV debate Ballot drop boxes 'were only used for a pandemic.' Tammy Baldwin stated on October 11, 2024 in Interview Says opponent Eric Hovde “supports a $4 trillion tax plan that would disproportionately advantage the well-off and profitable corporations” Load more
Ron Johnson stated on January 26, 2025 in a TV interview We’re one of the very few nations that allowed birthright citizenship.”
Common Cause stated on January 8, 2025 in News release Wisconsin makes it more difficult for its citizens to vote than almost any state in the nation.
Facebook posts stated on January 21, 2025 in a Facebook post Photos show Jeffrey Thomas, a “serial killer on the loose.”
Robin Vos stated on January 8, 2025 in News conference Voter ID "is supported, if you look at any poll, by 70 to 80% of the public."
Social Media stated on December 1, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter “Trump won 18-to-24-year-olds in Wisconsin."
Ron Johnson stated on November 17, 2024 in TV interview “There's never been a placebo-controlled study on childhood vaccines.”
Facebook posts stated on December 15, 2024 in Facebook posts Residents in states across the U.S. are eligible for a $2,200 holiday stimulus payment.
Social Media stated on December 16, 2024 in a post “The school shooter in Madison Wisconsin Christian School shooting has been identified as a female identifying as a male.”
Instagram posts stated on December 16, 2024 in an Instagram post Photo of a young man in a tie shows Wisconsin school shooter Natalie Rupnow.
Jay Rothman stated on December 1, 2024 in TV interview “The Universities of Wisconsin are 43rd out of 50 states in the nation, in terms of public support for our universities. The $855 million (budget request) gets us up to average.”
Donald Trump stated on October 6, 2024 in Rally “With your Democrat governor, you have some of the highest electricity prices and highest energy costs. It’s just about at the top in Wisconsin.”
Eric Hovde stated on November 12, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter Says the election results are suspicious because opponent U.S. Sen. Baldwin won “nearly 90%” of absentee ballots in Milwaukee.
Instagram posts stated on November 11, 2024 in an Instagram post A “ballot dump” around 4 a.m. in Milwaukee shows the Wisconsin Senate election was stolen from the Republican candidate.
Robin Vos stated on November 6, 2024 in News conference “Every single county in America, every single county, Kamala Harris did worse than Joe Biden did.”
X posts stated on November 5, 2024 in an X post “CCTV captures the moment a Trump voter in (Wisconsin) is assaulted by two Kamala Harris thugs at a voting station.”
Tammy Baldwin stated on October 18, 2024 in TV debate Says opponent Eric Hovde “opposes efforts to negotiate with the big pharmaceutical companies to lower the price of prescription drugs.”
Climate Power stated on October 18, 2024 in Organization email Says Eric Hovde “claims anyone who believes in transitioning to a clean energy economy is ‘smoking crack cocaine.’”
Eric Hovde stated on October 8, 2024 in Public appearance “Milwaukee is one of the sex trafficking capitals in our country.”
Eric Hovde stated on October 18, 2024 in TV debate Ballot drop boxes 'were only used for a pandemic.'
Tammy Baldwin stated on October 11, 2024 in Interview Says opponent Eric Hovde “supports a $4 trillion tax plan that would disproportionately advantage the well-off and profitable corporations”
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