Marriage Still Matters for GOP Voters: Wisconsin Governor's Race

Election 2022 Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election
Tony Evers v. Tim Michels

The Wisconsin Governor's race is a prime opportunity for Republicans to take back a key state trifecta, ensure strong election integrity reforms, and restore a state back to the GOP column.

The governor's race seemed like a basic fight between the GOP establishment and the MAGA set.

But there was so much more to this fight than conservatives may realize.

The two man competitors for the GOP nomination were previous Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch and business owner Tim Michels.

One key issue that separated the two candidates? The issue on false marriage.

Rebecca Kleefisch, who was endorsed by former Governor Scott Walker, Mike Pence, and Ted Cruz, announced that she had caved on the issue of family and natural marriage.

Consider this report:

Kleefischsupports upholding access to birth control, gay marriage as some fear rollbackof civil liberties

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Republican candidate for governor Rebecca Kleefisch will uphold freedoms to access birth control and same-sex marriage if elected as some fear those rights could be at risk if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.

"Freedom" to birth-control is not freedom, but rather license. The same for false marriage, incorrectly termed "same-sex marriage."

In an interview with CBS 58, Kleefisch said she would not seek to prohibit access to birth control, IUDs and emergency contraception such as Plan B.

"No, birth control will not be illegal when I'm governor of the state of Wisconsin," Kleefisch said.

There is no state law which forbids the use of those items, anyway. Such questions are just ridiculous.

Views on Gay Marriage

Kleefisch, the former lt. governor, said she supports gay marriage and added her views have changed over the years on the issue. In 2010, Kleefisch said gay marriage could lead to people marrying dogs or inanimate objects, remarks she later apologized for.

Her views have "changed." Really? No, her cowardly push for political expediency pressed her to give up on this singular cultural issue.

"This is in the past and I think it needs to be left there," she said. "I am in the same place that I would say as a vast majority of Wisconsinites and Americans are. My opinion has changed…gay marriage will be legal when I am governor of Wisconsin."

No, the vast majority of Americans do not share her view on false marriage. And even if they did, the truth does not change and we need leaders at the state and federal level with the courage of their convictions to fight for faith and family, not just freedom.

Kleefisch's position is in contrast to her GOP primary opponent, Tim Michels, who believes marriage should be between a man and woman.

Yes!

Wisconsin's 2006 ban on same-sex marriage would go back into effect if the Supreme Court were to reverse its ruling that legalized gay marriage in the U.S.

That's an outcome which many pro-family forces should be striving for!

So, what about Mr. Michels, specially? How did the media attempt to spin and shame his noble stance on natural marriage and the family?

Tim Michels Opposes Marriage Equality

Republican nominee for Governor Tim Michels is standing by his 2004 opposition to same sex marriage in his bid to lead the state in 2022.

That's the kind of leadership conservatives want to see, and what voters need to see across the country.

At the time of his failed 2004 run for the United States Senate, Michels supported a constitutional amendment defining marriage as between one man and one woman, which would have prevented marriage equality from becoming law in 2015.

"Marriage equality" is another misleading statement. Marriage is about submission and honor, not a chronic demand for fifty-fifty equity. Imagine what a terrible relationship that would be if a man and woman insisted on balancing out how much they gave and took from each other!

To be fair, Michels was not alone in his opposition to marriage equality in 2004. But public opinion about, and support for, marriage equality has blossomed in the last 18 years as millions of Americans changed their mind.

"Blossomed"? More like "mushroomed" or "metastasized."

Not Michels. In an interview with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Michels responded to a question about whether or not he would seek to ban same-sex marriage by stating that he believed marriage belongs to opposite sex couples.

Good.

That extreme belief puts Michels at odds with the overwhelming majority of Wisconsinites, more than 70% of whom support marriage equality.

No, this is not extreme. I sincerely doubt the current statistics, and much of the confusion amounts to the fact that the pro-family movement has not done an effective job (so far) of showing the short-term and long-term consequences to homosexual conduct, false marriage, and fake adoptions on individuals, families, and society as a whole.

It also sets up a clear divide on a fundamental civil rights question of our time. Democratic Governor Tony Evers was the first Wisconsin governor to raise the pride flag over the State Capitol during Pride Month and supports marriage equality.

That clear divide made things all too clear for GOP primary voters, and they lined up behind Michels. Good for them

Final Reflection

The fight to restore natural marriage is not over. The corrupt corporate media wants to give off this false impression that the whole country has moved on and all of us just need to roll over and accept that "marriage equality" is the law of land.

First of all, it's never been the law of the land, but rather a legal fiction because of judicial overreach. Thirty-five states (including California), still maintain statutes or constitutional amendments which recognize marriage as an institution between one man and one woman. When Obergefell gets struck down, then the several states which have rightly defined natural marriage will be able to restore that definition and enforcement within their jurisdiction.

We need more gubernatorial candidates like Tim Michels, and voters should expect our leaders to stand up for what is right, change polls, and shape the culture back to the right and righteous norms that Make America Great.

SCOTUS Rules for Worker Freedom and Free Speech

President Trump has had so much to celebrate this week, and so do the rest of us!

The Supreme Court just released their decision Janus v.s AFSCME, and the Court ruled in favor for worker freedom and free speech. For the last four decades, public sector unions have continued to exort agency fees from non-union members. All that money goes to liberal, left-wing, would-be progressive causes, all of which undermine the rule of law, individual liberty, and fiscal prudence.

Blue states are dying from financial asphyxiation because of public sector union lobbying, which is funded by coerced dues from union and non-union members. Union leaders have never faced the pressure of providing a good service or any kind of goods as long as members have been forced to join or at least to pay the dues.

This Supreme Court decision has been long in coming.

President Trump celebrated the restoration of worker freedom:

Supreme Court rules in favor of non-union workers who are now, as an example, able to support a candidate of his or her choice without having those who control the Union deciding for them. Big loss for the coffers of the Democrats!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 27, 2018

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker also sent out his support for this decision, pointing out what he and his fellow Republicans had accomplished in 2011 to curb collective bargaining abuses:

SCOTUS today affirms what we did years ago - gives public servants the freedom to choose whether they want to be in a union or not. Pro-worker & pro-taxpayer! Great day!🇺🇸

— Governor Walker (@GovWalker) June 27, 2018

Red Alert: Eric Holder is Targeting Wisconsin

Eric Holder's corrupt non-partisan redistricting efforts are now going after Wisconsin. Holders wanted to brainwashing young people to hate guns, so that progressive leftists like him could take guns away and abolish the Second Amendment.

As Attorney General, he was running firearms to Mexican drug cartels through Operation Fast and Furious, which led to the murder of Americans, including border patrol agents. Shame on Holder.

The corruption and malfeasance of Holder's Department of (In)justice is unseemly and unprecedented. Congress held him in contempt for his rampant disregard for the rule of law, even as he refused to prosecute serious gun crimes then politicize the DOJ for President Obama's narrow, corrupt ends.

Now he's moving across the country to undermine Republican political power in state legislatures. His "reforms" to end partisan redistricting are just another naked power grab from the left to undermine the confidence and consequences of local and statewide elections.

Wisconsin is another battleground in which Democrats are hoping to resurge and take back power at the state and then national levels. We must stand our ground against this alien, communistic onslaught against our country.

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The Other Demographic Demise Democrats Should Worry About (Extended Musings)

“I like right-to-work better.” Donald Trump, February 2016

The #SchumerShutdown fight whimpered out when Democrats realize they had no chance of winning public support for their open-borders bigotry. Democrats have won sizeable influence in states where they have rushed in with mass migration (Virginia) and illegal immigration (California, Colorado). But this massive setback is hurting their future election chances. This loss to shape the country’s demographics has covered up another fight that Democrats are losing in great number. A leaked internal memo showed that Democrats depend on a fresh supply of third-world immigrants, legal and illegal, in order to maintain any kind of voter hegemony.

There’s another demographic which Democrats are losing: labor unions. Stalwart allies for the progressive liberal cause, labor unions buoyed Democrats’ political careers. Minority leader Chuck Schumer owes his US Senate Seat to the labor unions who helped him crush incumbent Republican Al D’Amato in 1998, for example.

Why are Democrats losing labor union support now?

The first reason rests on the pro-American, pro-economic growth agenda of the President. Union members reported their disdain with Hillary Clinton’s opposition to mining and manufacturing while pursuing progressive social goals, like flooding the labor market with cheap labor and prioritizing the fate of trees ahead of teamsters. Barack Obama had not curried favor with organized labor, enough that union presidents hosted their own convention instead of attending the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. Public safety unions have tended to support Republican candidates, since they stress law and order. The Border Patrol union as well as police unions across the country stood behind Trump, who supported then.

Democrats are also losing labor support, however, because Big Labor as a whole is in decline, especially in their political influence. Organized labor is facing greater roadblocks to their political process because labor unions face declining membership or declining political influence. In Southern states, labor union membership has gained somewhat, but mostly because of the manufacturing explosion. This trend should prove, however, that right-to-work legislation does not mean the utter demise of labor unions in any state.

Collective bargaining reforms have chipped away at their political power so assiduously, that their formidable pre-eminence in statewide elections has fallen dramatically. The progressive “journal” The Nation released an article detailing how Republican efforts, with considerable investment from conservative pro-liberty groups have taken down the aggressive abuse of the labor movement, which donates 90% of its union funding to Democratic candidates.

For the last 2 years, I've pointed out how the right-to-work movement was a big part of the reason why president Trump did so well in the Rust Belt states. The Nation article points out that Democratic voter turnout declined by an average of 3.5% following right-to-work legislation’s passage. Despite the most vocal efforts, Democrats are ignoring this downward trend at their peril.

Mass migration has become a non-started for keeping Democratic numbers propped up. As labor unions walk away from Democratic candidates, because they actually want a thriving economy which benefits American workers and not just international corporate executives, Democrats have moved toward the bi-coastal elites and their technocratic minions. Silicon Valley and Hollywood are the major cash cows for Democratic candidates. Hillary Clinton learned, however, that money cannot by an election.

The biggest reason why Scott Walker was my first choice for president was that he withstood the Big Labor Onslaught, winning three Statewide elections in four years. The collective bargaining reforms were crucial to diminishing the Progressive Movement in Wisconsin, the home of progressive politics. Even though Walker was not successful in the presidential primaries, his reforms both of collective bargaining and the right to work law he passed in 2015, helped ensure that a Republican would win the dairy State for the first time in over 30 years.

Those same reforms also moved Michigan into the GOP column. Granted, many analysts have argued that Hillary Clinton didn't get the turnout she wanted in those States, and the voter percentage decreased in Michigan and Wisconsin. One factor many of these analysts have left out is that the Big labor movement wasn't there to get them out to vote.

Right-to-work legislation has passed in 28 states. The provision is currently on-hold in Missouri since labor unions mobilized to place a statewide initiative repealing the law on the ballot. Missouri Governor Eric Greitens, who campaigned to victory on right-to-work, is facing his own PR nightmare following exposure of an extramarital affair two years ago, coupled with allegations of revenge porn blackmail. Will the negative veneer and the supposed Blue Wave backlash to Trump and Congressional Republicans hurt the labor reform in the Show Me State?

I doubt it. Labor unions cannot rely on the multimillions from labor unions in Rust Belt states. Workers are enjoying the benefits of labor reforms freeing up workers to join or not to join. Not only that, but the pro-worker policies have forced unions to serve their members, rather than serving themselves in the pursuit of raw yet elitist political power.

Election 2016 was not only a victory for Trump, but other statehouses gained GOP trifectas for the first time in decades. Within two months, Iowa’s GOP-controlled state legislature enacted sweeping collective bargaining reforms, similar to Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s Act 10 reforms. Iowa is already a right-to-work state, but the taxpayer burden of public sector unions requires more stringent legislative remedies.

Collective bargaining reforms have rolled out in other states, too, without the official right-to-work policy. In Maine, retiring governor Paul LePage worked out a new contract where the largest state employee union agreed to a pay rise, and in exchange the contract includes a comprehensive right-to-work provision. This measure will ensure that the Pine Tree State maintains its more purple brand of politics going forward.

This year, local and county governments have taken the lead on right-to-work reforms, despite vocal, menacing labor opposition. Sussex County, Delaware flirted with the reform, but organizational and legal pressure forced the county commissioners to back away from them proposal. This setback didn’t discourage the town of Seaford from going forward with their own ordinance. Despite mixed reactions to the policy change, at least one city will have a competitive investment advantage. Sandoval County, New Mexico also enacted a right-to-work provision. Past legal challenges to local right-to-work ordinances have met mixed outcomes, but have been upheld more than not. The economic and political consequences will come forth in the next year or two. Other blue states are entering the RTW column, too.

Ohio Governor John Kasich topped Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s reforms, but organized labor repealed those efforts by initiative in 2011. Republican supermajorities in Columbus have rewed their push for right-to-work, but the voters may decide the issue in 2020.

Big Labor is meeting further challenges at the federal level, too. President Trump has successfully appointed a pro-worker RTW majority to the National Labor Relations Board. Renewed interest in a national right-to-work law has encouraged Congressmen to submit legislation, and libertarian-leaning Republican Rand Paul has offered the same. Much of these piecemeal reforms and successes may become moot following a ruling in Janus v. AFSCME. The court could strike down the right of compelled agency fees from public workers, which would enact de facto right-to-work as a national policy.

Labor unions which cannot compel membership as a condition of employment will lose an easy revenue stream which has benefitted Democratic politicians for decades. This maneuver could turn purple states red and make blue states more competitive for Republicans who have struggled to compete because of Big Labor’s fundraising prowess. Despite two major Democratic opportunities for long-term pro-labor reforms, unions have seen Democrats taking them for granted. Now they may not have unions at all.

Democrats are losing the demographic battle over immigration. The demise of Big Labor could ensure, in the words of Grover Norquist that “the modern Democratic Party will cease to be a competitive power in American politics.”

The Other Demographic Demise Democrats Should Worry About

The Democrats want open borders, since their future election chances depend on massive demographic shifts through mass third-world immigration. To their consternation, the #SchumerShutdown fight whimpered out because the public doesn’t want more immigration. That avenue for increasing their voter base is closing on them.

Democrats are ignoring another declining base of support to their hurt: organized labor. For decades, labor unions ensured victory. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer won his Senate Seat because labor unions held him crushed his Republican opponent in 1998. Unfortunately, despite two major opportunities for long-term pro-labor reforms, unions have seen Democrats taking them for granted. Now union support is disappearing.

Why is the Democratic Party losing their once-stalwart political allies?

First, rank-and-file members disdained Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton’s opposition to mining and manufacturing while pursuing progressive social goals, like flooding the market with cheap labor while prioritizing the fate of the environment instead of the economy. Forbes contributor Matt Patterson, who has chronicled forced unionism across the country, explained: “Their union leaders gave their dues to Democratic politicians, who were passing TPP, NAFTA, and other job-killing regulations. Union leaders have not been doing them any favors.” The union leaders turned into another out-of-touch elite, and laborers have woken up.

More importantly, though, Democrats are losing Big Labor unions because labor unions are losing power, personnel, and influence. Once an essential unit for ensuring workplace fairness and safety, today they are an ancient oddity out of sync with the innovate sharing economy. They fought to codify their agenda into federal law, and have ironically furthered their irrelevance. Right-to-work and collective bargaining reforms have hastened their decline, often under the national media radar. Besides Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s two-pronged attack on forced unionism and coerced dues, which attracted legendary and notorious followings, Indiana and Michigan followed suit. Illinois, Kentucky and West Virginia enacted reforms soon after.

Democrats should have paid attention, especially before Election 2016. The Nation details how Democratic voter turnout declined by an average of 3.5% following right-to-work legislation enacted in key Rust Belt states. It wasn’t just Hillary Clinton’s epic unpopularity, but the massive decline in union membership which hampered Democratic voter turnout and gave Donald the needed edge to win.

Post-Election 2016, other collective bargaining reforms should have worried national Democrats, but those moves haven’t gotten their attention, either. Iowa’s GOP-controlled state legislature enacted sweeping collective bargaining reforms, similar to Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s Act 10 reforms. Iowa is already a right-to-work state, but the taxpayer burden of public sector unions required more stringent legislative remedies, which passed in sweeping form. In Maine, retiring governor Paul LePage worked out a new contract with the largest state employee union. Maine’s public workers agreed to a 6% pay raise in exchange for a comprehensive right-to-work provision in their new contract, an unprecedented move which helped the governor achieve something close to a right-to-work initiative in his blue-state home.

What about other entrenched blue states? Can Democrats rely on their labor union allies to keep them in power? Patterson chided that idea, remarking that Kentucky as a state went right to work after 12 counties enacted their own local provisions. “State lawmakers who wouldn’t have voted for it in the past had cover because the program worked in their districts, so they voted for right-to-work,” Patterson commented. 

Sussex County, Delaware flirted with the reform, but organized labor threats halted the proposal. This setback didn’t discourage the town of Seaford from going forward with their own ordinance. Empty manufacturing hubs are humming back to life in Southern Delaware. Sandoval County, New Mexico just enacted a right-to-work provision. What about future legal challenges to local right-to-work ordinances? Those challenges have fallen flat. Patterson shared, “Unions have learned nothing. They use the same arguments from 40 years ago.” Now other blue states are entering the RTW column.

Declining labor unions means less money for Democrats. Their fundraising haul has gone from bad to worse since Trump’s inauguration. One wonders if DNC Chairman Tom Perez wants to keep his job! What about the red states without right-to-work? Ohio Governor John Kasich attempted to enact Walker’s reforms in 2011, but organized labor repealed those efforts by initiative. This year, Republicans in Columbus have renewed their push for right-to-work, but the voters may decide the issue in 2020. Pennsylvania will revisit the issue after Election 2018, if state senator Scott Wagner defeats liberal Governor Tom Wolf.

Democrats have not stopped Big Labor’s challenges at the federal level, either. President Trump has appointed a pro-worker, right-to-work majority on the National Labor Relations Board. Renewed interest in a national right-to-work law has encouraged legislators, including libertarian-leaning Republican Rand Paul, to submit their own bills. The Democratic minority has failed to counter this push.

Following a favorable ruling in Janus v. AFSCME, federal legislation would be moot.  In Janus, an Illinois health worker has challenged the right of the local union (which he has not joined) to withhold agency fees. If the Supreme Court strikes down such legalized theft, the ruling would enact de facto right-to-work among public sector unions (Imagine Walker’s Act 10 reforms imposed nationally). States would still need right-to-work laws for private sector unions, but Janus would set the precedent.

Democratic candidates have tried to discourage right-to-work proposals, but workers are already enjoying the benefits of reforms, freeing them from coerced membership and dues. Not only that, but the pro-worker policies have forced unions to serve their members instead of themselves and their pursuit of raw yet elitist political power. 

In general, labor unions which cannot compel membership and dues for employment will lose their coerced revenue stream which has benefitted Democratic politicians for decades, diminishing their own numbers and political competitiveness. The Democratic Party’s fight for increased immigration levels rages on, but Big Labor’s days as the DNC’s cash cow are numbered. Big Labor’s demise could ensure (as Grover Norquist stated) that “the modern Democratic Party will cease to be a competitive power in American politics.” 

Indeed.

Wisconsin, From Blue State to Red: How and Why

Despite the political "earthquake" which broke out in a state senate election yesterday, Wisconsin has indeed gone from blue to red over the last eight years. The transition during Presidential elections was steady although gradual, starting in Election 2000. Al Gore barely carried Wisconsin that year, and neither major candidate broke the 50% margin.

The state was slowly going closer to a Republican statewide majority until 2008, when Obama won the state by 52% and then won the state a second time. He had offered a fairly populist brand in his first election win, and Romney could not provide a working man's option in 2012, so many working white voters stayed home.

Starting in 2010, Republicans took over major levers of power in the state, then enacted sweeping collective bargaining reforms. These Big Labor blows have protected working Wisconsinites while enhancing business prowess and potential. President Trump's pro-growth, populist agenda has ushered in a renewal of manufacturing and trade jobs, too.

Republicans have done an amazing overhaul in this once stubbornly Democratic state.

The red state no one saw coming

MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. — Dawn Damico had never voted in a presidential election before, never felt sufficiently drawn to a candidate to pledge her political support. Until Tuesday.

The 52-year-old owner of a chocolate shop and grandmother of six said she voted for Donald Trump, helping push a pivotal and traditionally Democratic state into the Republican column and deliver an astounding victory for the GOP nominee.

This dynamic has not gotten enough treatment. People who had never voted before, voted. That change in the voting records made a big shift for Trump, and explains one of the reasons why the press and the pollsters got Election 2016 so wrong.

“Because I think he will be doing different things than the rest of them,” Damico said. “I’m a small-business owner and I’m tired of all the big people complaining about this and that. Let’s see how they would live doing what we do.”

How about that? This small business owner did not look at President Trump as some corporate bigwig who had no idea what she was going through. That's part of Trump's very populist appeal!

Clinton herself never campaigned here during the general election, and Trump deluged the airwaves with television advertising, which may have helped him secure the victory margin of less than 30,000 votes, state political analysts said. And, according to the Wisconsin State Journal, Trump made at least five visits to the state in the final three months of the campaign.

In this state dotted with silos, dairy farms, and Green Bay Packers memorabilia, analysts point to several factors that helped turn Wisconsin from blue to red: the middle-class anxiety felt across the Rust Belt, low enthusiasm among usually reliable Democrats, and the years-long trend line toward electing Republicans in state.

Wisconsin voters felt cared for. Clinton did not care about working people to begin with, and her disdain for revisiting this state assuredly pushed it into the GOP column for the first time in over 30 years.

Pretty impressive, I must say.

Trump carried the state by 1 percentage point, the third-narrowest margin in the country behind New Hampshire, which voted narrowly for Clinton, and Michigan, which also switched from blue to red. It was a remarkable turnaround for Wisconsin, which was almost universally forecast as a Clinton state by pollsters and strategists who missed an undercurrent of Trump support.

Polls are polls, and they often rely on retrospective results rather than prospective possibilities.

“He speaks for the parts of the country that everybody else kind of forgot,” said a 57-year-old landscaper at a bar in Menomonee Falls, who asked not to be named. “I don’t agree with everything he does or says or the people who have lined up with him, but it’s nice to know that someone will not just let this whole thing go away.”

The forgotten men and women of this country no longer felt forgotten.

Wisconsin voters also dealt a surprise defeat to former US senator Russ Feingold, who lost a rematch with incumbent Senator Ron Johnson, despite polls showing Feingold with a healthy lead. That outcome helped Republicans retain control of the Senate, dousing Democratic hopes to retake the chamber they lost two years ago.

Senate incumbent Ron Johnson did not run away from Trump, even when times got tough, and some bad words slipped out of his mouth. I had a strange feeling about this US Senate race, in that I anticipated that he would outshine the polling, which had consistently listed him as behind Feingold. How right I was.

Jeff Mayers, president of WisPolitics.com, a non-partisan political site, said that, despite the vaunted Democratic turnout machine, Clinton’s campaign failed to get backers to the polls.

“The short answer is Democrats didn’t turn out in the numbers they did the last two cycles, and it was the lowest turnout in Wisconsin since 1996,” Mayers said. “Bottom line is, she didn’t inherit the Obama coalition.”

Another reason. Obama's magical coalition relied on his own populist rhetoric. Of course, Obama was a sellout to Wall Street from day one, and Democratic voters across the country felt that pain.

Trump lavished attention and money on Wisconsin. While he was heavily outspentin most swing states, the Center for Public Integrity found that Trump and his allies funded about 60 percent of the roughly 10,000 ads aired here between June 12 and Nov. 6. The onslaught began in September, and Clinton and her backers stayed off the air until Oct. 29.

Yep. The lesson here? Don't take any states for granted. Republicans are learning this lesson again, since they just lost a state senate seat in a reliably red area.

Damico and others said the dissolution of the manufacturing industry and the Democratic Party’s focus on appealing to younger, more diverse Americans had driven middle-class white voters like here to revolt.

YES!

Here's another interesting report from a voter:

“I’m a big Second Amendment guy, and this was important to me,” said a man who identified himself as “Chip.” He said he supported Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders in the primary but Trump in the general.

Remember, Bernie Sanders had been a staunch supporter for the Second Amendment during his tenure in the House of Representatives, and his support for gun rights continued and harmed his primary bid somewhat against gun-grabbing Crooked Hillary.

Final Reflection

Politics makes a difference. Voting is crucial. All it takes is one wave election for a shift in a state from one party to another. Colorado Republicans witnessed the same overwhelming takeover in their beloved Colorful State. Democrats have ruined Colorado, bringing in pot, gun control, a naked attempt to impose a single-payer government-run healthcare system.

Conservatives need to understand that politics is a process. Principles do not win at the ballot box because they are good principles. It takes a good, strong political ground game to ensure those wins. Republicans worked extra hard over the entire Walker administration, from his victory in 2010 to the present day. Walker hopes for a third term as governor. Let's hope that Trump-mentum makes it possible, and that Republican and Democratic voters will recognize that GOP leadership ensures a better run state, more money in one's pockets, and a better future for their children and grandchildren.

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker Touts Reforms and Successes

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Big Labor Fighting to the Death in Wisconsin

The Right-to-Work movement is on the rise.

Despite an unexpected set-back in New Hampshire, which will likely be remedied after the 2018 elections, the movement to secure worker freedom from forced unionism is gaining strength all over the country.

Back in Wisconsin, a state which has undergone a dramatic and unprecedented shift from Left to Right, Big Labor is hustling as hard as they can to stop Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's signature reforms.

The progressive left, the Big Labor Democrats know that they will have nothing left if they lose Big Labor money.

Yet in spite of all their efforts, the Freedom to Work movement is gaining ground, especially in the latest battleground: the federal court systems.

Dear Arthur, 

Union bosses are still turning to every trick in the book in their desperate attempt to overturn Wisconsin's popular Right to Work law. 

First, last September a U.S. District Court judge rejected Big Labor's outrageous legal theory that union bosses are constitutionally entitled to seize fees from independent-minded workers. 

Then, union lawyers appealed the case to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, where a three-judge panel last month again upheld the law. 

Now they are asking the entire Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals to hear the case. 

Let me remind you why that's so dangerous. 

You see, just a few years ago, some of the judges on the Seventh Circuit signaled their openness to Big Labor's outrageous argument. 

That's why union lawyers believe they may have the votes at the Seventh Circuit to wipe out Wisconsin and Indiana's Right to Work laws. 

And make no mistake, this is just one battle in Big Labor's nationwide legal assault ultimately seeking to undo all 28 state Right to Work laws. 

I look forward to this case ending up before the United States Supreme Court, if it goes that far.

Can you imagine SCOTUS striking down all forced unionism laws! What a coup for conservatives that would be!

Union bosses could care less about the law, or the job growth and economic opportunity that Right to Work laws promote – they'll do anything to restore their  forced-dues powers over workers. 

The National Right to Work Foundation has been fighting back against these dangerous union lawsuits from coast to coast, including a brief filed by Foundation staff attorneys for independent-minded workers in the Seventh Circuit. 

Thank you for your continued support. 

Sincerely,
 
Mark Mix 

PS. Please chip in with a tax-deductible contribution of $10 or more today to help support the Foundation's legal aid programs.

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Wisconsin Governor Stands with Missouri to Defend Workers' Rights Against Big Labor

I love Scott Walker! He is a team player who wants to ensure that every American enjoys freedom in the work place. The Big Labor thugs are targeting Missouri now, since the latest GOP trifecta has enshrined worker freedom for all Missourians, just as Walker had done in Wisconsin two years before. Part of the reason Walker is supporting Greitens? Eric Greitens He is now the Chairman of the Republican Governors Association! This is wonderful! Check out their fight to ensure right-to-work is available to all states and all working Americans.

Arthur, Thanks to strong conservative leadership, Wisconsin and Missouri are now leading the conservative revolution. Both states have become Right-to-Work states -- and they are models for the rest of the country in what conservative leaders can accomplish. It also means these states are lightning rods for liberal attacks. Missouri's great Governor, and my friend, Eric Greitens, is under attack and needs our help to fight back! Please join me in supporting him with $10, $35, $50, $100, $250, or more now. Eric ran on a promise to shake things up and turn his state around -- and he has kept his promise. He is off to a great start on both counts -- but the liberal special interests are going to do everything in their power to stop him. Show your support for Governor Greitens' bold conservative leadership today. Last fall, I proudly campaigned with Eric Greitens and, this spring, I was proud to stand with him as he signed legislation banning preferential treatment to union contractors into law. It was a great day for Missouri workers and taxpayers. But because of that courageous decision, he is being targeted by the liberal machine. Let's show Governor Greitens we've got his back as he pushes ahead with even bigger and bolder reforms in Missouri! Contribute now: > $10 > $35 > $50 > $100 > $250 > Other As the Chairman of the Republican Governors Association, I am committed to supporting our Republican governors, especially those who are under attack by the Far Left for enacting bold conservative reforms. Governor Greitens faces bitter opposition from the status quo liberals in Jefferson City who will do whatever it takes to hold him to one term. Sound familiar? It should. Wisconsin liberals and Big Government Labor Bosses tried the same thing against me -- and they failed. It was because of generous conservative activists like you that we could take the fight to them and defeat them. Take it from me: making real, lasting conservative change is not for the faint of heart. Lucky for the citizens of Missouri, they elected a Navy SEAL and a fighter as their Governor. Eric Greitens ran for Governor to give back to the state he loves. He knew Missouri could do better. As Governor, he is working to: Clean up the mess left by the special interests Fight for more jobs and higher wages End the culture of welfare and handouts Bring lasting conservative change He is on a mission to turn Missouri around, and he has my full support and admiration. Will you join me in support of this conservative leader today? Last November, Missourians voted to clean up Jefferson City. They wanted a governor who would put an end to the corrupt, do-nothing status quo. In just a few months, Governor Greitens signed "Right-to-Work" legislation, hit lobbyists with the toughest restrictions in Missouri history, and put policies in place that have attracted hundreds of jobs to the Show Me State. He is off to a great start but needs our help to keep moving Missouri -- and America -- forward with bold conservative reforms! Stand with me in support of Governor Greitens today. Thank you for your support for our shared conservative values. With all of you by our side, we will win this fight. Scott Walker Governor of Wisconsin   CONTRIBUTE