We cats received a Christmas card the other day from Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin, recently re-elected to the Senate by a whisker. Now, we were only small-dollar donors to Baldwin's campaign, so it's worth noting that she snail-mails holiday greetings to, we presume, everyone. That's simple but good political organizing.
In addition to Baldwin's victory, Wisconsin offered some glimmers of light to Democrats in November. Vice President Harris lost the state, but by the smallest margin in the battlegrounds, and the state party flipped 14 legislative seats blue. The 2024 gains were part of a long slog back from Republican dominance and perfidy, and a lot of it had to do with the fact that Democrats in the Badger State never stopped being in campaign mode. They organized 24/7/365. They're still doing it today.
For that reason, we think Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler deserves to head the Democratic National Committee. As Senator Chuck Schumer said in his endorsement of Wikler today, "He’s a tenacious organizer — one of the best organizers in the country — a proven fundraiser, a sharp communicator, and able to reach out to all segments of the Democratic Party. Most importantly, he knows how to win."
We're in the mood to win. The DNC chair election is February 1, so there's plenty of time between now and then for more endorsements to roll in. If former Vermont Governor and DNC Chair Howard Dean throws his support behind Wikler, that's a lock for us. We cats PURR.
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