Wisconsin
Dem leaders slam GOP lack of infrastructure in Wisconsin
State and national Dem Party leaders today touted their infrastructure heading into the fall election, boasting they’ve opened 200 offices across battleground states while describing the GOP and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump as in “chaos.”
State Dem Chair Ben Wikler accused Republicans of “negligence” toward Wisconsin, telling reporters ahead of the state convention opening that the GOP was trying to parachute in the last couple of months to win over state voters.
By comparison, he said there are 47 state party offices in 43 counties with 100 coordinated campaign workers and another 15 state party staffers organizing in the state. He said the state party for the first time in 20 years put the headquarters of its coordinated campaign in Milwaukee to underscore Dems’ commitment to the voters in the most diverse city in the state.
He mocked the RNC for closing a Hispanic outreach office in Milwaukee. It’s now an ice cream shop.
“Wisconsin Republicans showing up for national convention and then maybe bothering to hire some staffers at the last second is just not going to cut it,” he said.
DNC Chair Jaime Harrison added the national party has 200 coordinated campaign offices in battleground states, including the 47 in Wisconsin.
And Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker mocked the GOP as the “felonious Trump Party” that is “hellbent on attacking American values.” Pritzker said the choice between President Joe Biden and Trump was stark and insisted that polls were starting to move in swing states as voters realize the work Biden has done.
Polls of Wisconsin voters have regularly shown Biden and Trump neck-and-neck.
“Our president has done so much the last four years, it’s almost hard to remind people of all the great things,” Pritzker said.
Milwaukee County GOP Chair Hilario Deleon shrugged off the Dem boasts about an infrastructure advantage, saying while the other side has better resources, it doesn’t have “the passion for their candidate.”
Deleon and other GOP activists stood across the street from the convention hall with banners that included a fake check from Pritzker, LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman and Dem megadonor George Soros with a memo line that read “Turn Wisconsin into Liberal Illinois.”
All three have been significant donors to the state Dem Party, including nearly $4.3 million from Pritzker since 2020. They also held a banner with a fake $100 bill featuring Jeffrey Epstein’s picture. Hoffman, the founder of LinkedIn, gave the Dem Party $2 million in January alone. The Wall Street Journal reported last year that Hoffman visited Epstein’s private island on at least one occasion in 2014. Hoffman told the paper it “gnaws at” him that his association with Epstein “helped his reputation, and thus delayed justice for his survivors.”
Deleon said while the Hispanic outreach center closed, he never stopped reaching out to communities in Milwaukee that haven’t typically been targeted by Republicans.
“We don’t want them to Illinois Wisconsin,” he said.
The move comes after Polaris announced it was separating from Indian Motorcycle.
Powersports company Polaris has announced it plans to wind down the operations at its facility in Osceola which specializes in manufacturing Indian Motorcycle.
The move impacts roughly 200 Wisconsin workers at the facility.
On Jan. 27, during a fourth quarter and full year earnings call for 2025, Polaris said the company expects to sell Indian Motorcycle by the end of the first quarter of 2026 to Carolwood, a private equity firm based in Los Angeles. However the company plans to maintain some stake in the company.
Polaris officials said called the sale of Indian Motorcycle was a “difficult decision” and added it was a “move that we believe is best for Polaris and Indian Motorcycle.”
In a post on X, Wisconsin Democrat Sen. Tammy Baldwin said:
“We have seen this story in Wisconsin too many times – a private equity firm buys a company, hollows it out, & fires its workers, all to pad their profits. It’s simply wrong.”
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The drought is over.
Yuengling beers are now officially available across Wisconsin, as America’s oldest brewery continues its efforts to expand its reach into the Midwest and bring its nearly two-century legacy to the state.
Watch: Yuengling beer now officially available across Wisconsin
Yuengling beer now available in Wisconsin
“For years, Wisconsinites have been asking when they’d finally be able to enjoy a cold Yuengling close to home — often smuggling our beer back from eastern states and sharing their excitement with us on social media,” said Debbie, a sixth-generation Yuengling family member. “That day is finally here. We are so excited that our Wisconsin fans will no longer have to fill their car trunks with six-packs of Lager and can simply order one at their favorite neighborhood bar!”
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Monday’s announcement comes just under two months after the brewery said the family-owned company would be expanding into Wisconsin and Iowa in its latest effort to grow production and distribution in the Midwest.
D.G. Yuengling & Son Inc.
The Yuengling Co. was established in 2020 with Molson Coors Beverage Co. as a separate joint venture to lead its expansion efforts. Once distribution begins in Iowa, Yuengling will be available in 30 states.
The brewery’s lineup includes Traditional Lager, Light Lager, Black & Tan, Golden Pilsner, Flight, Premium, Premium Light, Dark Brewed Porter, Lord Chesterfield Ale, Oktoberfest, Bock and Bongo Fizz.
To kick off the statewide celebration, Yuengling will host an official launch party at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27, at Wolski’s in Milwaukee.
D.G. Yuengling & Son Inc.
The brewery has provided a locator on its website for fans eager to try it.
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