Good morning.
Friday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 80. Sunrise is 5:16 AM and sunset 8:32 PM for 15h 16m 14s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 63.2% of its visible disk illuminated.
On this day in 1973, Secretariat wins the U.S. Triple Crown.
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin is a favorite to win re-election next year. See Baldwin as the Prohibitive Favorite and Closer to Unbeatable (‘Mike Gallagher would be a stronger opponent for Baldwin but he likely won’t run; Tom Tiffany will be a much easier opponent for Baldwin and he likely will run’).
Gallagher’s now announced he’s not running:
Wisconsin Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher said he will not run for Senate in 2024, leaving wide open the Republican field for a seat in a key battleground state that could help decide who controls Congress’ higher chamber.
Gallagher told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that he will not challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin next year and rather plans to run for a fifth term representing the state’s 8th Congressional District.
Gallagher was the only top-tier prospect for the WISGOP. A poll that The Bulwark cited today shows he was running behind utter loon David Clarke:
2024 Wisconsin Senate — Republican Primary:
— Political Polls (@Politics_Polls) June 8, 2023
David Clarke 40% (+20)
Mike Gallagher 20%
Tom Tiffany 10%
Eric Hovde 3%
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Head-2-Head:
David Clarke 45% (+19)
Mike Gallagher 26%
.@ppppolls, 507 LV, 6/5-6https://t.co/9tXReb98Jx
It’s only a nutty WISGOP that would favor Clarke over Gallagher. One is reminded of the sheriff’s observation about zombies in the original Night of the Living Dead: “Yeah they’re dead, they’re all messed up.”
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