Politics

Wisconsin Dems to knock on doors, a year before election

Published

4 years ago

November 1, 2019

Too late for trick or treat, but very early for election season.

Folks in La Crosse may find Democratic Party volunteers knocking on their doors this Saturday, promoting Democrats running in next year’s elections.

The Democratic Party of Wisconsin has a statewide canvass planned on Saturday, one year out from the 2020 presidential vote.

Seven cities have been chosen for door-to-door visits on Saturday.

While Governor Tony Evers will be canvassing in Madison, La Crosse will be visited by state Democratic party chair Ben Wikler.

The party calls the campaign “1 Year 2 Win.”

Wikler says a study of voting trends shows that Wisconsin could be the state which decides the 2020 race.

The theory is that states for and against President Trump are so evenly divided in electoral votes, whichever side Wisconsin falls on will win the electoral college.

Brad Williams

A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.