WISCONSIN — The race to replace Tony Evers as governor of Wisconsin is one of the most competitive in the nation. As is the norm in Wisconsin politics, the statewide races are close.
A recent poll by Marquette University Law School showed Crowley with a 3-point lead over MAGA Republican Tom Tiffany, 49-46%. Other polls show a margin-of-error race as well. Nate Silver who models elections says the polls and other factors favor Crowley giving him a 67.2% chance to win and Tiffany a 32.8% chance. Both the polls and models point to a close race.
What They’re Proposing and Saying
This month, Crowley announced an 11-point state regulation plan targeting artificial intelligence and social media safety that includes, restricting child access to AI chatbot apps under age 13 and push for social media account age restrictions, bans features like infinite scrolling and autoplay on minors’ accounts, and set default privacy settings high for all users and allowing parents to sue tech platforms when design choices or content (such as promotion of eating disorders or suicide) harm children.
Crowley has said, “three billionaires are trying to buy Wisconsin’s governor office for Congressman Tom Tiffany,” noting that a vast majority of Tiffany’s multi-million-dollar campaign funds originate from a small group of wealthy donors.
Tiffany, as a member of Congress, voted to give massive tax cuts to billionaires and cut healthcare for people across Wisconsin.
Tiffany has sidestepped questions about President Trump. He no longer praises the President in public but has not separated himself from the President either.
Former President Barack Obama recently endorsed Crowley stating, “As governor, David will fight to make Wisconsin more affordable, so that you’re paying less at the pump, at the doctor’s office and less at the end of the month. There is nobody better to lead Wisconsin forward, so vote David Crowley for governor.”
