Uppity Wisconsin

The Journal-Sentineleditorial describes Colón as “engaged with the district,” “attentive” to his constituents, employing an “effective voice for Milwaukee,” and with Colón’s position on the budget-writing Joint Finance Committee having achieved "respect in the Legislature to be in a position to deliver for Milwaukee.”

The endorsement flatly contradicts the willy-nilly discourse of Robert Miranda, executive director of Esperanza Unida, and Laura Manriquez, president of Esperanza Unida, who tried to knock both of their opponents off the ballot in an unsuccessful effort to circumvent the ballot box, saying that only they were in touch with the district.

Say what you want about Clean Sweep Wisconsin, but at least they try to get elected by dedicating their energies to running in electoral campaigns, and not avoiding them.

The Milwaukee Shepherd Express has blasted for months the “… extreme right-wing candidates running as Democrats in the Sept. 9 primary,” referring to Tom Reynolds anti-Catholic Clean Sweep Wisconsin.

The Shepherd Express writes that “(t)he real Democrats who have been targeted by (Tom) Reynolds … deserve the Democratic primary voters’ support because they support the Democratic Party’s ideals.” 

Tom Reynolds' Clean Sweep Wisconsin looks to be shut out in all its six races, and all Reynolds achieved was an investigation by the General Accountability Board for a frivolous challenge to a Milwaukee legislator's nomination papers.

And Esperanza Unida looks to go 0-2 in knocking opponents off the ballot, and 0-1 at the ballot box. Well, at least Robert Miranda has seen his share of Turkey, even though his workers don't get paid and Manriquez claims that she doesn't know anything about that.