Eric Hovde: Vote for Brad Schimel

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— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 28, 2025

By electing President Trump, we made massive strides in restoring order and common sense to the country. We can't allow that opportunity to undo all the damage done by Biden and the Democrats to slip away.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court election has national implications. Democrats believe that they will regain the U.S. House of Representatives and subsequently halt President Trump's agenda if they can get radical Leftist Susan Crawford on the Court. Crawford has promised to deliver House seats to the Democrats. Her donors are the usual out-of-state players.

Stop the Democrats from turning the country back in the wrong direction again. Don't let them block the progress made so far and all the progress yet to come.

Vote for Brad Schimel.

Eric Hovde Calls Out Tony Evers

Tony Evers is NUTS. I think it’s time for somebody to replace him… 🧐 pic.twitter.com/rWLEttaAfi

— Eric Hovde (@EricHovde) February 24, 2025

Without a doubt, Tony Evers needs to be replaced in 2026. Let's go, fellow "inseminated persons!"

Election Irregularities in Milwaukee

I can confirm @EricHovde's claims of conspicuously large same-day voter registration in Milwaukee on Election Day. Multiple sources have told me over the past week that roughly 50% of voters in heavily Democratic wards registered on Election Day. This number is normally 10%. https://t.co/Mtdt8oAz3g

— Dan O'Donnell (@DanODonnellShow) November 12, 2024

This Milwaukee cheating must stop.

The election was rigged again.

Eric Hovde and Other Republican Senate Candidates in Swing States

Eric Hovde had a 2 point lead in Wisconsin's Senate race with 93.2% reporting.

But it looks like Tammy Baldwin is magically winning 67% of the remaining votes as they come in.

Currently 4:18 a.m. pic.twitter.com/dgRvPZXsru

— Woke Insights (@WokeInsights) November 6, 2024

Spot the difference.

Chicago and Milwaukee are only 100 miles apart.

There is no way Chicago veered super-right, but Milwaukee magically veered super-left late Tuesday night.

You were railroaded, , @EricHovde.

DO. NOT. CONCEDE. https://t.co/uo9byrP08q pic.twitter.com/0U53SFy0jX

— Matt Paulus 🇺🇸 (@mdpaulus) November 7, 2024

Trump wins the popular vote and wins Arizona, Nevada, Wisconsin, and Michigan and yet republicans lose senate races for Kari Lake, Sam Brown, Eric Hovde, and Mike Rogers?

Math isn’t mathing. https://t.co/4kHv0zYyfr

— Gentry Gevers (@gentrywgevers) November 10, 2024

Something is very wrong here.

Tammy Baldwin - Stealing Election 2024

Eric Hovde got his seat stolen. Look at these turnout numbers in Milwaukee. And Baldwin was telling local news to wait for absentee before calling it. https://t.co/1nmeOjSDNt pic.twitter.com/MSECakZ44H

— Jess (@jessiprincey) November 7, 2024

Are you F'ing kidding me?! A 4AM ballot drop takes Hovde from a 4% lead to a 1% loss.
Are we going to have a real investigation this time? pic.twitter.com/4iQvLpnPdY

— 🏴3dZach Now printing: Down for maintenance (@3dZach) November 6, 2024

There is no way President Trump won and Eric Hovde supposedly did not.

Eric Hovde wasn't robbed of a victory. Wisconsin voters were robbed.

There simply cannot be these MASSIVE early morning ballot drops with the expectation that people will accept the election results as valid.

I believe I have been disenfranchised AGAIN by Democrat corruption in Wisconsin, specifically Milwaukee.

The Republic cannot stand without free, secure, and transparent elections.

STAY IN LINE

HI REPUBLICANS! IF YOU’RE IN LINE—STAY IN LINE… pic.twitter.com/5vEA2kXZXU

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 6, 2024

Stay in line, Wisconsin.

Stay in Line, Wisconsin Voters

Wisconsin must be getting scared of the Trump surge.

They just announced that they will recount 30,000 absentee ballots in the city of Milwaukee.

STAY IN LINE! DON’T LET THEM STEAL THIS!

— Joey Mannarino (@JoeyMannarinoUS) November 5, 2024

Of course, Democrats are trying to steal Wisconsin again.

Don't let them do it.

Too big to rig.

Vote for Eric Hovde

The energy on the ground in Waukesha this morning is what we have been feeling all over Wisconsin down the home stretch.

Wisconsinites are ready for change.

If you have not done so already, make your plan to VOTE before 8:00 PM! https://t.co/LQJZ7n0EKx pic.twitter.com/6ssJvM1QtG

— Eric Hovde (@EricHovde) November 5, 2024

Save the country, Wisconsin.

Vote for Eric Hovde.

Vote for Trump.

Vote for Eric Hovde, U.S. Senate

Wisconsin, it’s up to you.

Make your plan to VOTE and let’s finish the job on Tuesday. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/8RaeL8abU6

— Eric Hovde (@EricHovde) November 2, 2024

Vote for Eric Hovde.

Tammy Baldwin Lies About Her Political Positions

Wisconsin Democrat Sen. Tammy Baldwin hasn't been honest about the political positions she claims to represent. She recently claimed that she didn't support transing minors. That was a lie. She's openly endorsed policies to surgically mutilate children over and over again.

Like… pic.twitter.com/wd5SNL19u5

— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) November 1, 2024

Vote for Eric Hovde.

Tammy Baldwin Aligns Herself With Trump

ANOTHER ONE: Radical leftist Tammy Baldwin is also tying herself to President Trump in her latest ad — without mentioning Kamala at all.

She knows Wisconsin is TRUMP COUNTRY! pic.twitter.com/GHyzPo0UCb

— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) October 18, 2024

Tammy Baldwin is a fraud. She's a radical leftist.

Vote for Eric Hovde when you vote for President Trump.

Eric Hovde - U.S. Senate

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— Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) October 4, 2024

Vote for Eric Hovde, U.S. Senate.

Baldwin Won't Appear With Biden When He Visits Wisconsin

Sen ⁦⁦@TammyBaldwin ⁩skipping Biden visit to Wisconsin, says she’s too busy on “Fired Up for Tammy Tour.” It’s better than “I Don”t Want To Get Fired with Joe” Tour in Madison. @Wisgop ⁦@WICRs⁩ ⁦@WIYRs⁩ @wipolitics ⁦@EricHovde⁩
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— Brian Schimming (@BrianSchimming) July 2, 2024

Tammy Baldwin is dissing the Big Guy. She can't afford to be seen with him.

After spending nearly three decades in Washington together, Sen. Baldwin is distancing herself from her BFF that she votes with 95.5% of the time.@tammybaldwin can’t dodge this issue forever. It’s time to retire Joe Biden and Tammy Baldwin. pic.twitter.com/CtzwhtGnLQ

— Eric Hovde (@EricHovde) July 3, 2024

Eric Hovde - U.S. Senate

I appreciate the support of President Trump and look forward to earning the support of voters all across Wisconsin to get our country back on track! pic.twitter.com/LS15h7KFhA

— Eric Hovde (@EricHovde) April 2, 2024

Time to Retire Tammy Baldwin

Wisconsin deserves a U.S. Senator who doesn’t just nod along 95.5% of the time.

It’s time to retire Tammy Baldwin. pic.twitter.com/IATXYKYRXv

— Eric Hovde (@EricHovde) March 26, 2024

Hovde: Eight Things About Obama

Eric Hovde, former candidate for the U.S. Senate, has paid for the following ad.

Right Wisconsin reports, "It's running in almost every daily in the state."



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EIGHT THINGS TO CONSIDER ABOUT PRESIDENT OBAMA BEFORE THE ELECTION

By Eric Hovde

1. President Obama has added $6 trillion of debt. Every adult and child owes over $51,525.

2. This debt is causing the Federal Reserve to print money, which is devaluing our dollar. The price of gas was $1.84 when Obama took office and has since doubled. The cost to feed a family has increased by 31%.

3. Since January 2009, the average household income has decreased $4,019.

4. 8.2 million Americans have given up looking for work, and the real unemployment rate is 14.7%.

5. President Obama has passed at least 106 rules and regulations that cost more than $46 billion annually - another burden on our small businesses and job creators.

6. ObamaCare will burden Americans with at least 12 new tax increases, which will cost each family over $2,500 annually.

7. Fraud has exploded under President Obama. Our healthcare sector alone is estimated to have $750 billion in waste and fraud.

8. Despite all this, President Obama has held only two Cabinet meetings this year - yet has attended over 250 fundraisers.

Our economy cannot handle another 4 years of President Obama.

You have a stark choice: a president who has given us failed economic policies or Mitt Romney, a leader with more experience in economics and the private sector than any presidential candidate in history.

I hope you put aside the political spin, look at the facts, and make the right decision because it will profoundly affect your life.

Eric Hovde Concession Speech (Video)

Eric Hovde, like Mark Neumann, threw his support behind Tommy Thompson when conceding the primary race.

It was the right thing to do.

In his concession speech, after Hovde chided negative campaigners, Hovde said, "I implore all of you to get involved and stay involved."

Next, Hovde said, "This is the end of my political career."

I thought that was an odd declaration, following his imploration to "stay involved."

Why would Hovde, this new face in Wisconsin politics, announce that he's through with politics?

He came out of nowhere and did very well.

After burning through millions of dollars out of his own pocket, I can see why he would reassess his political ambitions for the near future. I just don't understand why he would make such a definitive statement and call it quits.

Does Hovde want to move back out of state?
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Here's video of his concession speech:

Eric Hovde: The Sleaze Factor

There is no question that Wisconsin's Republican primary race for U.S. Senate has become a slime fest.

Three of the four candidates, Eric Hovde, Mark Neumann, and Tommy Thompson, have launched negative attacks and responded to negative attacks.

There's been a whole lot of negativity.

Jeff Fitzgerald has been spared wallowing in the ugliness. The other three Republicans are leaving him alone, probably because he's not seen as a threat. That puts him in the position of not having to defend himself. Would he be running such a positive campaign if he were under attack? I don't know. But the fact remains that only Fitzgerald is running a positive campaign.

Back to the negative nature of the race--

In early May, Eric Hovde went on the attack. I was put off by Hovde's decision to attack Tommy Thompson when most of Wisconsin was focusing on the recall of Governor Scott Walker.

I found Hovde's decision to go ugly so early very disappointing, especially since so much was at stake in the recall election.

It was inappropriate and distracting. The timing was terrible.

Here's Hovde's email, subject line: "Tommy the Taxer?"

Friend,

At a U.S. Senate candidate forum earlier this week, Governor Tommy Thompson was asked about government spending.

His response?

RAISE TAXES.

Believe it or not, Governor Thompson said:

“I advocate that we start drilling in America…put a fee on the drilling…”

Because I’m not a career politician and I will call things as I see them, I called out Governor Thompson for wanting to raise taxes because the government already gets enough of our hard-earned money.

Just minutes later in a classic example of political double speak from a Washington insider, Governor Thompson claimed he had never advocated for a fee on drilling but instead wanted a permitting process.

Given that as governor, Tommy Thompson raised taxes and fees by $400 million and grew state spending by 118 percent, this should come as no surprise.

And this is exactly why we cannot afford to send another career politician to Washington.



The problems we face are too great to elect folks who will say and do anything to get elected—just to turn around and change their minds once they’re in office.

We need a leader accountable to you and not the Washington insiders, and you can show that you’re tired of politics as usual by contributing today.

With a donation of $5, $10, $25 or $50, we can send a message that we’re fed up with career politicians like Governor Tommy Thompson and Congressman Mark Neumann by sending a private sector, citizen legislator to our nation’s capital.

Please, donate today so that we can right America’s financial ship and provide a better future for our children and grandchildren.

Sincerely,

Eric Hovde

P.S. You can read about Governor Thompson’s textbook political flip flop by checking out this news article. If you agree that we simply cannot afford any more of this nonsense, please contribute today!

So it was back in early May that Hovde chose to send out an email called "Tommy the Taxer."

Did Hovde go negative first? He certainly went negative at the wrong time, when conservatives were rallying together to defeat Tom Barrett and secure a victory for Scott Walker.

It truly bothers me that Hovde is pretending that all along he's been running a clean, positive campaign. It's so disingenuous. It's sleazy.

I can't stand it when someone lies to me. Don't lie to me.

That's exactly what Hovde is doing when he denies that his campaigning is or has been negative.

His comments smack of dishonesty.

I expect campaigns to get rough. I expect candidates to go on the attack. I don't like it, but that's the way it is. That's politics.

I'm very concerned about Hovde's lies about his own tactics, very sleazy.

Listen to Charlie Sykes interview Eric Hovde, August 7, 2012.

At about 7 minutes into the interview, Sykes asks Hovde about the negative campaign.

CHARLIE SYKES: OK, now you're saying you're responding, and there's been a lot of talk about how negative this campaign has become, how toxic this campaign has become. You obviously have been the subject of some negative ads. You've engaged in negative attack ads yourself. In fact, you have an ad where you talk about, 'Here it comes again. They're attacking me.' You're going to focus on Tammy Baldwin. But almost everything that you have been doing lately has been not an attack on Tammy Baldwin. You have been attacking Mark Neumann and Tommy Thompson. So aren't you doing exactly what you're accusing the other candidates of doing?

ERIC HOVDE: Uh, I fundamentally disagree with what you just said.

SYKES: OK.

HOVDE: Um, look, I've had two negative attack ads by the Democratic party. I've had three by Gov. Thompson with his shadow group. I've had probably two or three by Mark Neumann, two different ones from the Club for Growth. My ad was, uh, the mud ad where I'm dodging and weaving. I throw a couple little pokes back at 'em. And, uh, the only other thing is I have an ad talking about where Gov. Thompson really stands, in my view, on ObamaCare, and how he was involved in helping bring about ObamaCare because he was lobbying on behalf of a lot of the pharmaceutical industry, which the Wall Street Journal has completely documented, how they pushed it and were benefiting from ObamaCare. But other than that, Charlie, I haven't, uh, been spending my time... I've been trying to stay positive. In fact, I've got a new ad coming out today that's out with my wife and me.

But, you know, this is what happens. You know, I'm an outsider. The career politicians - what do they try to do? They try to tear you down because I was leading, and still am, fortunately, but not by a lot in the polls. And they try to tear you down.

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SYKES: A lot of the candidates, including you, have engaged in [negative campaigning]. We just talked about that. You have an ad about Tommy Thompson, about his role in ObamaCare, in which you have a series of sound bites. You have a sound bite where he supports the individual mandate. You have a sound bite where President Obama is thanking him, and then you have a sound bite where he says that ObamaCare is not going to be repealed. And you suggest if he will not repeal ObamaCare... Now that sound bite is taken out of context because it's after the 2010 election where he's talking about as long as Obama's in the White House, as long as the Senate Democrats are in control, you're not going to repeal ObamaCare. So, you are talking about the deceptive ads aimed at you...[break in audio] Isn't that deceptive on your part, to take that comment out of context from Tommy Thompson? He's talking about a different... I mean, are you saying that Tommy Thompson would not fight to repeal ObamaCare now?

HOVDE: I don't know if he'd fight to repeal it now or not, but the simple fact is he... the talk about the mandate? He had more than a few interviews where he expressed the need for the mandate. There is no question Tommy and a lot of the pharmaceutical companies he was lobbying for with Akin Gump on the boards benefited from it.

Now let's take [sic] about that sound bite that you're saying I may be taking out of context, that it said, well, because President Obama would veto it. That doesn't mean you cannot continue to fight to defund aspects of it. If Scott Walker took that same approach, Scott could have decided, 'I'll implement it here in the state of Wisconsin.' Scott said, 'No.' And there's a lot of senators out there trying to fight tooth and nail to defund certain aspects of it. So, I don't think it's taken out of context.

This is sleazy.

Hovde's actions speak volumes.

I'm so sick of Hovde yapping about "career politicians," as if choosing public service is necessarily something bad. There's a disturbing inconsistency with that. Hovde often praises Scott Walker, trying to ride his coattails, I presume.

Hey, Eric! Our great Governor Walker is a "career politician."

And when it comes to being negative, even Mark Neumann asked Hovde to show some decency and apologize to Tommy Thompson for the negative remarks.

Also, I don't like the fact that Hovde DIDN'T BOTHER TO VOTE when he lived in DC.

HE DIDN'T PARTICIPATE IN ELECTIONS.

That's not good. That's really, really not good.

This "I'm not going negative, I'm Mr. Clean" routine from Hovde is ridiculous.



He's insulting the Wisconsin voters by insisting he's not doing what he blatantly is.

I don't like it. It's so dishonest. He's being condescending.

Hovde is not taking on Tammy Baldwin. He's slinging mud, and in a very pompous fashion. That's the reality.

Bottom line: I don't want Tammy Baldwin, a radical Leftist, to represent me in the U.S. Senate. If Hovde wins the primary, I will vote for him in November. No question about it.

However, I'm definitely NOT going to vote for Hovde in the primary.

Eric Hovde: Negative Ads

Eric Hovde claims that he's staying above the fray in the U.S. Senate Republican primary race.

Hovde claims that he's running a positive campaign.

He insists that he's continuing to stay focused, attacking Democrat Tammy Baldwin while refusing to stoop to slinging mud at his primary opponents.

That's disingenuous. It's dishonest. It's nuts.

Hovde is slinging lots of mud at his primary opponents and not talking about Tammy Baldwin.

In a radio ad currently bombarding the air, Hovde refers to "negative Neumann." He chastises Thompson, charging Thompson with disgracing himself.

It's so pompous. Hovde's lying. The ad is a complete joke.

If Hovde is going to criticize his opponents and resort to childish name-calling, I don't want him to claim in the next breath that he's just focusing on Baldwin.

This sort of thing is exactly what bothers me about Hovde.

He seems to be selling himself as someone he's not.

I don't trust him.

PPP Poll: Hovde Leads

Wisconsin's Republican primary for the U.S. Senate is less than two weeks away.

Public Policy Polling has bad news for Tommy Thompson.

His strong lead in the race appears to have evaporated.

Close 3 way contest for GOP in Wisconsin

PPP's newest Wisconsin poll finds Eric Hovde leading with 28% to 25% for Thompson and Mark Neumann, and 13% for Jeff Fitzgerald.

Thompson's seen a precipitous decline in his standing with GOP voters over the last 5 months. In February he was at 39%. By early July he had dropped to 29% in our polling and he's continued to decline now to his 25% standing. His personal image has taken a big hit as well. Where his favorability with primary voters earlier in the year was a +47 spread at 66/19, it's now declined 41 points to only +6 at 47/41.

It's concern about whether Thompson is sufficiently conservative that is driving a lot of his problems. 58% of primary voters now say they want someone more conservative than him to be the nominee, compared to only 29% who are content with him. And he's posting extremely weak numbers with voters identifying as 'very conservative,' getting 21% to 28% each for Hovde and Neumann.

The momentum in this contest is on Neumann's side. He's gained 10 points over the last month to go from 15% to 25%. His strength is coming from the most conservative wing of the GOP electorate. In early July he trailed Hovde by 20 points, 32-12, with those voters describing themselves as 'very conservative.' Now he's pulled into a tie with him at 28%.

Hovde remains the unexpected leader in this contest but his momentum has stalled a good bit over the last month. His share of the vote has dropped from 31% to 28%, and his favorability has gone from a 50/9 spread to a 50/3o spread. At one time it seemed like everybody was forming a positive opinion as they became familiar with him but that trend has reversed itself to some extent in the last month.

There is no question that on Election Day in November I will vote for the winner of the Republican primary. Anybody but radical Leftist Tammy Baldwin.

I'm hoping the winner of the primary is the candidate most likely to defeat Baldwin.

The question: Who is that candidate?

Hovde has a slight lead in the PPP poll.

Full results here.

I have serious doubts about Hovde. He's no Ron Johnson, even though he tries to play him on TV and radio.

I have concerns about both Thompson and Neumann.

This primary process has left me unenthusiastic about the top three contenders.

Frankly, the only candidate who doesn't bug me at the moment is Jeff Fitzgerald.