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Ramthun Enters Race for Governor
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | February 14, 2022
From WisPolitics.com …State Rep. Timothy Ramthun’s entrance in the race for governor is set to shake up the GOP primary, but Republican insiders are still questioning to what extent.Ramthun, who has attempted to overturn Wisconsin’s 2020 presidential results, held an event Saturday in Kewaskum formally launching his campaign.“He has gone in a direction that is farther than most others have,” Republican Party of Wisconsin Chairman Paul Farrow said on WISN’s “UpFront.” The show is produced in cooperation with WisPolitics.com.Added Farrow: “I think there are some challenges to what he is recommending. We’ll continue to watch what happens, but our focus is really in November.”Farrow didn’t specifically support or denounce Ramthun’s entry, noting the party does not endorse candidates during the primary.“There is frustration that’s out there,” Farrow said. “I think Rep. Ramthun and others have looked at that and said, ‘Is there a way that we can create a pathway?'”Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, Marine veteran and former U.S. Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson and businessman Jonathan Wichmann are also seeking the GOP primary nomination.“As we look at it right now, the candidates are out there talking to everyone across the state to garner their support,” Farrow said. “The party’s responsibility is on Aug. 10. After the primary election is over, we’ll work with whoever comes through the primaries to take on Gov. Evers.”Farrow, though, did respond to Nicholson’s recent comments while both attended a local GOP event in Manitowoc County.“It’s all in the perpetuation of this machine,” Nicholson was recorded saying. “Because if I win, it all changes overnight. Paul Farrow’s not going to be party chair, and I’ll swear by it.”Farrow called Nicholson’s comments referring to the party machine a “misnomer.”“If Kevin’s talking about a machine that’s been successful since 2010 when we had an incredible wave that made changes, not only across the Legislature but all the constitutional offices, then that’s what it is,” Farrow said. “When I talk to people around the state who are Republicans, they’re a little disappointed when he says it’s a machine because it’s grassroots individuals who are out there fighting for what they think is the right thing to do.”Fresh off his Saturday announcement, Ramthun is scheduled to speak at a rally tomorrow seeking to pressure Assembly Speaker Robin Vos to advance the lawmaker’s resolution to rescind Wisconsin’s electoral votes for Joe Biden.Leg Council has opined it isn’t possible to take back the state’s electoral votes.The noon rally is also expected to include GOP state Rep. Janel Brandtjen, according to a schedule organizers sent to supporters.Those who attend the rally are being encouraged to visit the offices of those who sit on the Assembly Rules Committee to call for them to vote out the resolution.See coverage of Saturday’s announcement here.
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