Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez Quits Democratic Governor's Race over Campaign Finance Problems
The withdrawal follows campaign finance errors that left the campaign with $200,000 in cash on hand, officials said.
- On Friday, Gov. Sarah Rodriguez abandoned her Democratic primary campaign for governor, citing financial concerns that would distract from the race in the Midwestern battleground state.
- Rodriguez had emerged as a leading establishment Democrat from Milwaukee suburbs, placing first at the Wisconsin Democratic Party convention earlier this summer before her campaign discovered the errors.
- Last Sunday, Rodriguez's campaign announced it had discovered duplicated contributions that artificially inflated fundraising figures, leading to the firing of campaign manager Kara Spencer; a Marquette University Law School survey from March showed state Rep. Francesca Hong at 14% and Gov. Mandela Barnes at 11%.
- Democratic colleagues called the errors disqualifying, while Rodriguez stated she could not 'in good conscience, allow these questions to become a cloud over an election that Democrats need to win.'
- The Aug. 11 primary occurs less than a month away, with the winner facing Republican Rep. Tom Tiffany in the general election; state Rep. Francesca Hong, a democratic socialist, remains among remaining candidates with recent momentum.
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Truth to Power: Money problems, campaign chaos, and political distractions
Wisconsin Democrats have had a week to forget! On this episode of Truth to Power, host Kyle Wallace is joined by Tory Lowe to discuss the Democratic Party’s financial concerns, David Crowley’s exit from the race, Sara Rodriguez showing you how to lose an election in a week and debate whether Milwaukee’s ICE mask proposal […] The post Truth to Power: Money problems, campaign chaos, and political distractions appeared first on WTMJ.
DEMOCRAT DISASTER IN WISCONSIN: Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez DROPS OUT of Governor Race After “Serious Mismanagement and Inaccuracies” in Campaign Finance Reports Force Her Exit * The Gateway Pundit * by Jim Hᴏft
In a humiliating collapse just weeks before the August 11 Democratic primary, Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Sara Rodriguez (D) has DROPPED OUT of the race for governor. The post DEMOCRAT DISASTER IN WISCONSIN: Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez DROPS OUT of Governor Race After “Serious Mismanagement and Inaccuracies” in Campaign Finance Reports Force Her Exit appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
After Rodriguez's departure, Crowley considering return to Wisconsin governor's race
With Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez's announcement Friday that she is suspending her campaign for governor, following stunning revelations about financial shortfalls, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley is "considering" reentering the Democratic primary, a source close to the campaign tells WPR. The post After Rodriguez’s departure, Crowley considering return to Wisconsin governor’s race appeared first on WPR.
Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez quits Democratic governor’s race over campaign finance problems - Regional Media News
Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez abandoned her Democratic primary campaign for governor on Friday, citing financial concerns she said would be a distraction were she to continue running in the Midwestern battleground state. The move comes just days after Rodriguez, a leading establishment Democrat from the pivotal Milwaukee suburbs, fired her campaign manager after discovering her campaign had hundreds of thousands of dollars less on hand than …
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