Tag Archives: Tammy Baldwin
Rove outspending Thompson in Senate race against Baldwin
Karl Rove’s conservative super PAC Crossroads has poured more than $7 million into opposing U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin’s bid to become the first openly gay member of the U.S. Senate.
Baldwin edges into the lead
After trailing a popular former governor for weeks, U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin has now edged into the lead for the U.S. Senate seat from Wisconsin.
Baldwin: Labeled with the other ‘L-word’
U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin has had to address the "L word" in recent interviews, now that she’s running for the U.S. Senate. Not just because she’s a lesbian, but because she's a liberal.
Baldwin: Ready for the fight
U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin said Wednesday that her campaign for a U.S. Senate seat from Wisconsin "will not be about me," but she’s "prepared to respond to any number of likely attacks in this political age," including ones based on
Baldwin makes it official: She’s running for Senate seat
The news became official Tuesday: U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin is running for the U.S. Senate in 2012. Baldwin made her announcement on her campaign website tammybaldwin.com and via email to supporters Tuesday morning.
Feingold won’t run; Baldwin leads poll
Former U.S. Senator Russ Feingold announced Friday (August 19) that he will not seek the seat being vacated by Senator Herb Kohl, removing what has been considered the only real obstacle to a run by Rep. Tammy Baldwin.
Baldwin ‘steaming toward’ 2012 Senate bid
Her campaign stationary says "Tammy Baldwin 2012." But the text of the July 13 press release walks the U.S. House’s only openly lesbian member one step closer to an historic bid for a U.S. Senate seat: "She is a likely candidate