Former hockey mom, Alaska Governor, Vice Presidential candidate, current Fox News talking head and all-around maverick Sarah Palin threw her support to Sean Duffy this week.
Palin gave her endorsement, via her Facebook page, on Wednesday by saying that she is endorsing Republican Sean Duffy, who is battling fellow Republican Dan Mielke for the chance to face off against Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Dave Obey.
SCOTT BAUER
MADISON — Tom Barrett's campaign Web site really stands out.
For what it lacks.
Two months after the Democratic Milwaukee mayor joined the governor's race, after weeks of pressure from the White House and others in the party, Barrett's campaign Web site remains bare bones.
The pedestrian site includes only a picture of Barrett and links to sign up for updates, to volunteer and, of course, to donate money.
Contrast that with the two most prominent Republican candidates, and even a dark horse newcomer, all of whom have flashy sites complete with biographies, videos, position papers and other bells and whistles.
Republicans Scott Walker, the Milwaukee County executive, and Mark Neumann, a former congressman, are also far more prolific on other social media outlets like Facebook and Twitter.
Even Mark Todd, a newcomer to statewide politics running as a Republican from Appleton, has a Web site that has his biography, outlines his positions, and tells followers where he'll be next.
Visitors to Barrett's Web site, barrettforwisconsin.com, won't find any information about campaign stops or his positions on issues. Barrett was the last of the three major candidates to get into the race. He announced in November while Walker's site has been up since April and Neumann's went live the day he announced, July 1.
Barrett campaign spokesman Phil Walzak said a new and improved Web site should launch within a couple weeks. The campaign also expects to have a person on staff any day to work on new media outreach.
"We certainly will be investing quite a bit in online presence within the next couple weeks," Walzak said. "We fully expect to be able to engage voters online."
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An email from we received from Wisconsin Senator Herb Kohl.
We at AsSeenInWI.com are glad to see that Wisconsin's politicians are interested in putting their information out here onto the internets.
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