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Republican Party Wisconsin Focuses on Turnout
While most of the headlines from the weekend Wisconsin Republican Convention focused on unity, Republicans at the convention made it clear their focus is on voter turnout.
“If we get-out core Red vote, like we have in the past, it may or may not be enough,” Waukesha County Republican Chairman Terry Dottrich told the convention. “The bottom line is we’ve got to get as close as we can to President Trump’s absolute-record level. That means we can’t preach to the choir.”
President Trump got just under 1.7 million votes in the 2024 election. He won the state with 49.6% of the vote.
Republicans, however, saw a massive drop-off in the supreme court election in April.
In that race, Judge Maria Lazar got just over 350,000 votes. That’s about 20% of the president’s vote total.
Wisconsin Republican Party Chairman Brian Schimming reminded convention delegates that there are lots of votes to get, and lots of places to find those votes.
“A vote in Taylor County counts as much as a vote in downtown Milwaukee,” Schimming said. “A vote in Wood County counts as much as a vote in the city of Madison. A vote in Forest County counts as much as a vote in the city of Madison. Every single vote we have had, in as many close elections as we have had in this state, counts.”
Dittrich said there is also a wave of help to get those votes.
“Over the last year or so, the Republican National Committee in total has raised over $100 million, which is a great record,” Dittrich said.
He explained that the RNC is also sending 11 directors to Wisconsin to help out with the November elections.
“Personally I've never seen a commitment by the RNC for infrastructure for this election like I've seen here,” he added.
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