Wisconsin’s chaotic primary for governor highlights Democrats’ identity crisis

By: Ruth Conniff

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: July 24, 2026

Words: 745

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 6 days ago


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Small wonder nearly half of voters haven’t decided who to back in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin’s next governor. If you sent in your ballot early, you might have voted for the candidate who won the straw poll at the Democratic party convention only to flail her way through a dramatic public scandal, run out of money and quit. The latest Marquette Law School poll, released this week, still had her name as …

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