Wisconsin U.S. Senate race: High drama as Tammy Baldwin, Leah Vukmir clash over numerous issues in

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Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel



Wisconsin U.S. Senate race: High drama as Tammy Baldwin, Leah Vukmir clash over numerous issues in first debate

Updated 6:52 a.m. CT Oct. 9, 2018

Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Republican challenger Leah Vukmir clashed on health care, immigration, the #MeToo movement and abortion during a dramatic debate Monday night that illuminated their stark differences over policy.

But it was during an exchange over the scandal at the Tomah Veterans Affairs Medical Center, where opioids were overprescribed to veterans, that the debate grew most heated.

Vukmir accused Baldwin of turning "her back on the veterans of the Tomah VA" and sitting on an inspector general's report about problems at the facility.

She thrust a copy of an ethics complaint filed by one of Baldwin's Senate staffers, who was fired in the wake of the scandal.

"I have to say that I think that Leah Vukmir should be ashamed of herself for using a Marine veteran's death for her own political gain," Baldwin charged, adding that the ethics complaint was dismissed.................................

Read more: https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/10/08/wisconsin-u-s-senate-race-tammy-baldwin-leah-vukmir-spar-first-debate/1571005002/

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Vulmir is a kiss gov Walker and Trump butt. Bad for America!
Baldwin is ahead in the polls but LOTS of dark money pouring into WI.




Andrea Crain @anniekate76
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Using a veteran’s death for political points is just wrong, and @LeahVukmir should be ashamed. To quote Jason Simcakoski’s widow, “Either work with us to fix the VA like Tammy has or stop talking about my husband's death.” #wisen #WISenDebate

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[iluvtennis]

1. Vukmir is running on FEAR just like the orange shithole does. So disgusting. nt

[strangedaysindeed]

2. What a waste of space that woman is

She's also a member of ALEC and gets lots of donations from 'people' like the Kochs.

[riversedge]

4. waste of space and good air. yup!

[Mr.Bill]

3. I am married to a retired RN.

My daughter is an RN. Many of my relatives and others in my social sphere work in the medical field. All the RNs I know seem to have one thing in common: They are pretty much oblivious to politics because they are so dedicated to their work that they do it to the exclusion of having much time for anything else. They usually work until they physically are unable to anymore. And they don't use their medical credentials to run for political office.

[Randomthought]

5. I was in Door County

last week. Door County went for Trump by a narrow margin in 2016. If lawn signs are any indication Baldwin is way ahead.