Morning Digest: One Wisconsin Democrat bails on governor's race while another re-enters
Morning Digest: One Wisconsin Democrat bails on governor's race while another re-enters Gov. Tony Evers, who'd avoided endorsing a successor, is now backing David Crowley David Nir and Jeff Singer Jul 20 Wisconsin Democrat David Crowley (credit: David Crowley Facebook) Leading Off WI-Gov Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley re-entered Wisconsin’s volatile Democratic primary for governor with an endorsement from incumbent Tony Evers on Saturday, a day after Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez announced that she was dropping out after firing her campaign manager for alleged financial mismanagement. Less than a month ago, Crowley and Rodriguez were two of seven Democrats running to replace Evers, who is not seeking a third term as leader of this perennial swing state. Former state Cabinet official Missy Hughes, however, quit in late June and endorsed Rodriguez, while Crowley did the same thing in early July . Rodriguez’s own effort, though, had effectively collapsed a week earlie...
