Tag Archives: Tammy Baldwin

Slim Lead For Rep. Tammy Baldwin

 Tammy Baldwin is holding onto a slim lead in her Senate race. Democratic Rep. Tammy Baldwin edges former Gov. Tommy Thompson in a new poll of Wisconsin’s Senate race, holding a 4-point lead over the Republican. Baldwin has 49 percent support to Thompson’s 45 percent support in the NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist poll. Their mid-September poll showed Baldwin with a …

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Quote Of The Day – Jeffrey Kuhner

“Wisconsin’s voters are poised to break new ground on the cultural front: electing the first openly lesbian U.S. senator. This would mark a watershed for the homosexual movement — and a major blow against traditional America. Ms. Baldwin has made no secret of her lesbian lifestyle. She is a vocal supporter of gay pride and the LGBT community. She told …

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Baldwin Opponent Caught Boasting: I’m The Guy To End Medicaid & Medicare

Tammy Baldwin’s Senate opponent has been caught on tape bragging to a Tea Party audience that he’s the best man to end Medicare and Medicaid. The Atlantic wonders: “Will this video sink Tommy Thompson?” The clip has already been turned into a pro-Baldwin ad.

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WISCONSIN: Rep. Tammy Baldwin Leaps To Large Polling Lead In Senate Battle

Excellent news out of Wisconsin: A new Marquette University Law School Poll shows Democrat Tammy Baldwin leading Republican Tommy Thompson, 50% to 41%, in the race for the U.S. Senate seat. A month ago, it was exactly the reverse. The biggest shift in the Senate race come in independents. In August, independents preferred Thompson 47% to 37% for Baldwin. Now, …

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WISCONSIN: GOProud Backs Anti-Gay Senate Candidate Tommy Thompson

Last week the campaign office of 2008 GOP presidential candidate Tommy Thompson emailed and tweeted out messages mocking Rep. Tammy Baldwin’s “heartland values” for dancing at a 2010 gay pride event. After an avalanche of complaints, Thompson’s campaign manager Brian Nemoir locked his Twitter account and claimed his email was personal, not official, even though it came from his official …

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Rep. Tammy Baldwin Speaks At DNC

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CHARLOTTE: Female Politicians Rock Opening LGBT Caucus Session At DNC

A quartet of prominent female politicians stole the show at today’s opening LGBT Caucus session at the DNC, where an overflow crowd of more than 400 delegates and press forced convention security to institute a one-in/one-out policy at the door. Speaking to the overcharged audience (among others) was White House Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett, Health & Human Services Secretary Kathleen …

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Baldwin To Speak At Dem Convention

Openly gay Rep. Tammy Baldwin will get more visibility for her U.S. Senate campaign when she speaks at the Democratic Convention. The DNC announced an all-female list of speakers yesterday: -Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin-Eva Longoria, Actress-Former Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs Tammy Duckworth-Sandra Fluke, Georgetown University Student-Denise Juneau, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Montana-Nancy Keenan, President of NARAL Pro-Choice America-Caroline …

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Emily’s List Super-PAC Slams Tammy Baldwin’s Senate Opponent

The Emily’s List Super-PAC is backed by LPAC, the nation’s first-ever lesbian-run Super-PAC. The below campaign begins its ten day today.

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Lesbian Super-PAC Backs Baldwin

The nation’s first lesbian-run Super-PAC has launched a fundraiser for Rep. Tammy Baldwin, who would become the first-ever openly gay member of the U.S. Senate should she be elected. —Tammy is under attack from anti-women, anti-choice, and anti-equality forces.—Secret groups funded by the Koch brothers, the US Chamber of Commerce, and Karl Rove have already spent millions of dollars attacking …

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Tammy Baldwin’s First Senate Ad

(Tipped by JMG reader Samuel)

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Rep. Tammy Baldwin Speaks At Netroots

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Email Of The Day – Mark Neumann

“My opponent is radical leftist Tammy Baldwin who was ranked the #1 most liberal Representative in Congress last year. She voted for ObamaCare but complained it didn’t go far enough! She openly pushes for a full government takeover of our health care system. She’s been on the front lines of the effort to Recall Scott Walker. She eats, sleeps, and …

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Email Of The Day – Mark Neumann

“My Democrat opponent, Tammy Baldwin, just announced a staggering two MILLION dollar quarter here in Wisconsin for her Senate campaign. But that money isn’t just coming from Wisconsin. It’s coming from radical Left Wing groups across America. We Republicans are already fighting the national left here in Wisconsin. But now we’ve got every liberal group looking to promote the far …

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LGBT Equality Caucus – It Gets Better

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Tammy Baldwin Announces Senate Bid

Rep. Tammy Baldwin has officially announced her bid to become the nation’s first openly gay U.S. Senator.

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Our First Openly Gay U.S. Senator?

Openly gay Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) is reportedly mulling a run to replace the retiring Sen. Herb Kohl, who leaves office in 2012. If successful, Baldwin would become the first openly gay U.S. Senator in history. The Victory Fund is already promising Baldwin their full support. “This would obviously be a top priority for us. Tammy Baldwin has been an …

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Tweet Of The Day – Rep. Tammy Baldwin

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House Democrats To Boehner: What Are Your Plans Regarding DOMA Defense?

Via press release, a letter from the six House Democrats who are lead sponsors of the bill to repeal DOMA. Dear Mr. Speaker, It is our understanding that deadlines for Congressional action are fast approaching and that House General Counsel or outside counsel retained to represent the House must appear and move to intervene or otherwise participate, if it chooses …

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GOP Group Challenges Legality Of Rep. Tammy Baldwin’s Nomination

Openly lesbian Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) has received so many death threats from God’s Gentle People™ that since 1998 the state has allowed her to list her campaign office address rather than her home address when filing to run for office. So now the Young Republicans of Wisconsin have filed a challenge to Baldwin’s eligibility to run for not using …

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