The Wisconsin Senate race between Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Republican Eric Hovde is setting up to be one of the most competitive and expensive Senate races in the country.
PoliticsWisconsin Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin talks to Dan Gavinski, right, and Chase Slack before riding a Wisconsin Dells Duck during a campaign stop Friday, March 29, 2024, in Wisconsin Dells, Wis. The stop was part of her campaign launch tour in a race against Republican Eric Hovde the could determine who has majority control of the Senate. The Wisconsin Senate race between Democratic Sen.
He is also trying to walk a tightrope with Trump in a state the former president won in 2016 but lost to Biden in 2020. Both elections were decided by fewer than 23,000 votes.Hovde picked up an endorsement from Trump at a Tuesday night rally in Green Bay, and then touted it on Wednesday in a fundraising plea. But he has set distance between them in some ways.
“I’m committed to trying to bring our country together,” Hovde said, striking a different tone from Trump who has referred to Biden as a “lunatic" and labeled the president's supporters as “thugs" at the Green Bay rally. Hovde knows he must improve on Trump's margins in the suburbs, while also dampening the Democratic advantage in urban areas. He's already advertising on television in Madison and Milwaukee, the state's two largest cities.
Baldwin said during a tour of New Glarus Brewing Company that it is “critical” for her to show up all over the state. In 2020, Biden carried Green County, where New Glarus is located, by just 662 votes.
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