Press Releases

MADISON-Following is the statement of Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Mike Tate following Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald's announcement to the Wausau Daily Herald's editorial board that he is running for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate.

MADISON-Following is the statement of Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Mike Tate following news that "Tea Party" extremist, and Scott Walker and Paul Ryan disciple, Mark Neumann was headed to Republican spokesman Charlie Sykes's radio show today to announce his latest losing candidacy.

MADISON-Paul Ryan, author of the plan to end Medicare, is leading Wisconsin Congressional Republicans in tax hypocrisy, calling the payroll break for workers a "sugar high" while defending tax cuts for billionaires and hedge fund managers.

MADISON-The author of the plan to end Medicare has also distinguished himself by promoting the very tax loopholes he decries publicly.

MADISON-Following is the statement of Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Mike Tate following Russ Feingold's announcement about his decision to not run for elective office in 2012.

MADISON – A newly released poll from Public Policy Polling shows that also-ran former Governor Tommy Thompson is increasingly vulnerable on the right, greatly diminishing his chances of success in earning the Republican nomination in the Wisconsin Senate race.

MADISON-Wisconsin Democrats on Wednesday launched a (tongue-in-cheek) plan to draft Paul Ryan for the Republican presidential nomination, in light of a recent swirl of breathless stories about the architect of the plan to end Medicare.

MADISON - Following is the statement of Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Mike Tate on Democratic victories in the historic Wisconsin State Senate recall elections.

KENOSHA -- In a strong showing of support, voters stood up for Bob Wirch as he stood up for them in the spring.

MADISON-In the wake of Standard & Poor’s “Republican Downgrade” of U.S. long-term Treasury bonds because of the GOP’s irresponsible debt limit crisis, House Speaker John Boehner was in the north woods raising campaign cash for Sean Duffy, the former reality tee-vee star who says he “struggles” on his $174,000 Congressional salary.