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We’re political reporters, covering the upcoming election in Wisconsin for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. AMA!
Saturday Morning Political Cartoon Thread
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We’re political reporters, covering the upcoming election in Wisconsin for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. AMA!

Posted: 02 Nov 2018 11:14 AM PDT

Hello r/politics! We're two members of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's reporting team focusing on politics. We're here to answer questions about the upcoming election in Wisconsin.

Mary Spicuzza has covered Wisconsin politics since 2009. She joined the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in 2015 after covering the Capitol for the Wisconsin State Journal. Spicuzza, a Milwaukee native, has previously reported for The New York Times, The Seattle Times and Frontline. She lives in a house that's belonged to her family for nearly 100 years with her husband, daughter and retired racing Greyhound, Scramble.

Daniel Bice has been covering Wisconsin politics for more than 25 years. He has been writing his "No Quarter" column for the past 12 years, covering city, county, state and federal candidates and campaigns. He has won two National Headliner Award for best local-interest column. Bice has a master's degree in social science from the University of Chicago.

Since 2010, the state has been on the front lines of the battle grounds between Republicans and Democrats, and the races here are a litmus test on whether the Democrats will have a blue wave in the midterms.

Here are some big things happening in Wisconsin politics right now:

Governor Scott Walker, one of the nation's most controversial politicians, is running for a third term in a tight race against Democrat Tony Evers
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin is running in her first re-election again GOP Candidate Leah Vukmir
There's a close race for Congress to get the seat held by retiring House Speaker Paul Ryan. Randy Bryce, known as Iron Stache, is running against Bryan Steils.
Key issues are roads, (we have a lot of potholes), taxes, healthcare - including a scandal on overprescribing drugs - and heavy debate about ACA and pre-existing conditions
There are a lot of marijuana referendums on the ballot this year, they're more symbolic than anything else, but it could signal a change in law down the road

Thanks for talking with us!

Proof: https://twitter.com/journalsentinel/status/1057320842567270400

Edit: That's all the time we have now. Thanks for the questions! We'll check back later today to answer other questions.

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Saturday Morning Political Cartoon Thread

Posted: 03 Nov 2018 09:00 AM PDT

It's Saturday morning, folks. Let's all kick back with a cup of coffee and share some cartoons!

Feel free to share political cartoons (no memes/image macros, though) in this thread. The subject doesn't have to be US politics and can be from any time. Just keep them political and safe for work.

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Ahead of Midterms, 'Rigged' Exposes GOP's 10-Year Effort To Sabotage Democracy by Undermining Voting Rights

Posted: 03 Nov 2018 06:04 AM PDT