Our ability to protect people and the environment is hamstrung by pro-corporate powers, and the ability to meaningfully oppose those powers is unfortunately limited, even for politicians.

Juliana Bennett is running in AD76. That district covers the east side of Madison. It leans deep blue (+76 Democrat). This is the district Francesca Hong is leaving to run for governor.

Steven Doelder is running in State Senate District 11 in Southeast Wisconsin. SD11 leans deep red (+28 Republican), but it is an open seat because Stephen Nass is retiring. 

David Liners, is running in Assembly District 21. AD21 covers Oak Creek and part of Milwaukee. It leans blue (+4.1 Democratic), but and is an open seat because Republican incumbent Jessie Rodriguez is retiring. 

Lisa White is running in State Senate District 17. SD17 is in southwest Wisconsin. It leans slightly blue (+1 Democratic), but is currently held by Republican Howard Marklein. 

Josh Mittness is running in Assembly District 50. AD 50 is South of Madison. It leans +14 Democratic, and is an open race because Jenna Jacobson gave up the seat to run for State Senate against Republican incumbent Howard Marklein in SD17. 

Democrat Party approval ratings cratered before socialist candidates injected some enthusiasm and raised the numbers. They have yet to internalize that triangulation doesn’t work, and there is no version of being a moderate that will win over Republicans.

The questions raised by this letter extend beyond any individual politician. How should parties respond when they receive allegations about candidates? What obligations do they have to complainants, to the accused, and to the public? At what point does an internal concern become a matter of legitimate public interest?

Care workers are not leaving their professions to run for office because those professions are overstaffed and not needing them. They are going into politics to fix politics and make care work viable for more providers.