Good morning.
Friday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 74. Sunrise is 7:18 and sunset is 5:59 for 10 hours 41 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 91.9 percent of its visible disk illuminated.
On this day in 1864, the Battle of Westport is the last significant engagement of the Civil War west of the Mississippi River, ending in a Union victory.
As Wisconsin’s gubernatorial election draws closer, here is a reminder presented as a question and answer: Has Tom Tiffany supported Donald Trump’s positions the vast majority of the time?
Yes.
U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, the northern Wisconsin Republican running for governor in the Nov. 3 election, has rarely diverged from supporting President Donald Trump since Trump began his second term in January 2025.
UCLA/Voteview found Tiffany’s support for Trump at 93% in 2025 House of Representatives votes.
Congressional Quarterly put it at 99%.
Two other ratings put Tiffany’s support at 100%.
The methodologies varied on the number of votes reviewed.
In 2026, Tiffany’s votes supporting Trump included opposing a measure that would have blocked Trump from ordering more strikes on Iran. Tiffany also backed Trump in voting against a bill to provide aid to Ukraine and sanction Russia.
On statements, Tiffany diverged from Trump in August. Tiffany said he opposed moves to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America” and import cheaper ground beef.
See Tom Kertscher, Has Tom Tiffany supported Donald Trump’s positions the vast majority of the time?, Wisconsin Watch, September 17, 2026.
Locally, statewide, and nationally, you are what you support or oppose, what you do or do not do in support or opposition. Sometimes, in critical moments, incontrovertibly and indelibly so.
All the rest is futile rationalization.
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