Contenders in key Wisconsin Senate race come out swinging after primaries

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Contenders in key Wisconsin Senate race come out swinging after primaries
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Republican millionaire businessman Eric Hovde and Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin are wasting no time going after one another. Hovde easily captured the GOP nomination Tuesday, officially setting the field in Wisconsin’s closely watched Senate race.

A top Hamas official tells the AP the group is losing faith in the United States' ability to mediate a cease-fire in Gaza ahead of new talks.FILE - Republican U.S. Senate candidate, Eric Hovde speaks at former President Donald Trump ’s rally in Green Bay, Wis., on April 2, 2024.FILE - Sen. Tammy Baldwin , D-Wis.,speaks during a campaign event for Vice President Kamala Harris at West Allis Central High School, July 23, 2024, in West Allis, Wis. FILE - Republican U.S.

“Tammy Baldwin has been in Washington for twenty-five years and things have only gotten worse,” Hovde said in a statement after his primary win. “It’s time for change.

Baldwin launched a rural Wisconsin tour on Wednesday with a stop at a farm in Merrill before a brewery tour in Chippewa Falls in aTelevision ads from Baldwin and her backers have focused on comments from Hovde espousing his opposition to abortion rights, appearing to denigrate the work ethic of farmers and the propriety of nursing home residents voting.

While Baldwin’s voting record is liberal, she has emphasized bipartisanship throughout the campaign. Her first television ad noted that her buy-American bill was signed into law by Trump. In July, she touted Senate committee approval of a bill she co-authored with Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance, that seeks to ensure that taxpayer-funded inventions are manufactured in the United States.

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