After weeks of political ads, attacks and claims, and some face-to-face candidate forums, voters have been of fered a few truths and a whole lot that isn't. However, a few things do ring true. …
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After weeks of political ads, attacks and claims, and some face-to-face candidate forums, voters have been of fered a few truths and a whole lot that isn't. However, a few things do ring true. Based on the volume of ads, the GOP has a whole lot more outside money and billionaire supporters than the Dems. Both sides seem to agree affordability is an important issue and that politicians can create policy that will improve it.
The oddity is in the case of both the federal and state government races. The GOP candidates who are in power, blame their opponents who are not in power for this mess. Case in point, Rebecca Cooke and Jeremy Fredrickson have never held office yet they are blamed in attack ads for rising prices and every other societal malady that is occurring. Jeff Smith has never been in the majority yet his "no" vote on a poorly funded hospital rescue plan is supposedly more important than the state Re publican majority that did not pass it. We are being asked to believe that what goes on in Milwaukee Co. is
more significant to the US and Wisconsin's economic problems than what Trump and the congress in DC, or the legislators who run Mad ison do or don't do. Go figure.
There are a few fundamental truths we can likely all agree on. There is too much outside money being spent in Wisconsin, the ads are too negative, few solutions are being offered, it has gone on too long and we'll be glad when it is over. Probably the only fix for this process is to surmise which side is spending the most and vote for the other one. Maybe at some point the super rich will get the message that a democracy belongs to the people, not the privileged.
Breaking news. Musk just announced (Oct. 23) he is increasing his ad purchase to a record $366 million. (For a quarter of a billion dollars he got access to all of our personal information in 2024. What promise does he have this time?) Now the negative ads will probably even be on YouTube. If any of this
bothers you, you know what to do. Send a message that your vote and our democracy is not for sale.
Ron Ginsbach
Elmwood
