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Dane County Republicans take in Election Night 2012
This story first ran 11/13/2012, on Dane101.com It seemed like it would be a celebration and a rare coming-together for Dane County’s political minority: Republicans. On Election Day evening about 70 people gathered at the DoubleTree hotel in downtown Madison to watch Fox News’ election returns and cheer on the Republican ticket. Had Republican Chad…
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News reporter barred from Romney campaign event for “guilt by association” with talk show host
This story ran 8/23/2012 on Dane101.com After attempting to enter an appearance by Sen. Ron Johnson Wednesday at the Monona Terrace, WTDY political reporter Dylan Brogan was told he could not cover the event, which was open to the press and which Brogan said reporters from WKOW and WRN attended. Johnson’s appearance was a campaign…
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Friendly words couple with clear differences among 2nd Congressional District Democratic Candidates in Tuesday debate
This story ran 8/8/2012 on Dane101.com The four Democrats vying for U.S. Representative Tammy Baldwin’s 2nd District seat staked out their differences Tuesday night in one of the last debates before voters choose a candidate in next Tuesday’s primary election. As a debate among Democrats in a sharply progressive district, the candidates had a great…
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Back in District 13, Compas and newly politicized progressives digging in for the long haul
This story ran on 6/7/2012 on Dane101.com Lori Compas supporters will tell you that she put up “a hell of a fight.” The Fort Atkinson photographer, who decided to recall Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald despite the Democrats’ initial decision not to, collected 20,000 signatures using her living room as a headquarters. Then, as a…
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Inside Saturday’s Americans for Prosperity Summit: Santorum, Scott Walker, and social media
This story ran 3/26/2012 on Dane101.com The Americans For Prosperity-funded summit has a stated aim of firing up and educating conservative activists. The word “grassroots” appeared in most of the panel descriptions. Speeches frequently mocked or attacked President Barack Obama, solar panel manufacturer Solyndra, gas prices, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, gubernatorial candidate Kathleen Falk, the…
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Meet the Walker Recall Candidates: Kathleen Vinehout
This story ran 3/15/2012 on Dane1.com In the tale of two Kathleens vying to replace Governor Scott Walker come the recall election, Sen. Kathleen Vinehout is the lesser known, though her star is rising and she’s fast getting a reputation for straight, folksy talk and a hands-on, grassroots style. She’s also relatively new to politics…
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Recall Everywhere: Washburn County small but determined
This story ran 12/8/2011 on Dane101.com The Recall Scott Walker headquarters for the county is located in Spooner, a town of about 2,600 people, and the largest municipality in the county. It is a small, donated camper parked on a donated portion of a family’s residential lot along the main highway through town. Volunteers staff…
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It’s Our House – Capitol Civil Disobedience Sleepover Echoes On
Ran 2/22/2011 at Dane101.com At Sunday’s rally on the Capitol steps, firefighters who have been demonstrating in solidarity with state public employees announced they would spend Monday night on the statehouse floor, joining a tradition that continued for an eighth night last night. The Wisconsin Capitol sleepover began last Tuesday when opponents of the bill…
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Senator Ron Johnson: Such a good guy.
This story ran 11/3/2010 on Dane101.com Tuesday was a tough night to be a Wisconsin progressive, no matter where you were. And judging from friends’ pictures of Senator Russ Feingold’s headquarters, it was especially sad in Middleton last night, even – especially – in the moment of the concession speech when Feingold says, “My heart…
Christie Taylor 