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Wisconsin needs a steady hand to guide our elections

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They’ve been looking for someone to take the fall, and they think they have found that person in the chair of the Wisconsin Elections Commission. Meagan Wolfe has chaired the agency that oversees and certifies Wisconsin’s elections since 2019. She has been well regarded in her role, earning praise from colleagues across the country. She has been fair and effective in her role as Elections Commission chair, and has performed in a bipartisan manner. But when Donald Trump lost the election in Wisconsin, Wolfe became a target because she refused to endorse the big lie that somehow the election was stolen from Trump. So now, the three Republicans who serve on the commission want Wolfe out, and her role is in limbo as officially her term has expired, but she continues to serve. Keep in mind that the agency she oversees was created entirely by Republicans, and Wolfe’s appointment as chair came with unanimous Republican support. But because she won’t stomp her feet and shout that Trump won, they want her out. It is critical that a strong hand guide the future of Wisconsin’s elections as we approach 2024. We’ve seen just how close the vote can be in our swing state. We need a chair who can provide steady leadership, like Wolfe has done, during unsteady times.

Scott Robert Shaw serves as WIZM Program Director and News Director, and delivers the morning news on WKTY, Z-93 and 95.7 The Rock. Scott has been at Mid-West Family La Crosse since 1989, and authors Wisconsin's only daily radio editorial, "As I See It" heard on WIZM each weekday morning and afternoon.

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4 Comments

  1. Richard

    July 12, 2023 at 8:16 am

    The big lie us the fact that Biden got 81 million votes…more evidence that points to democrats cheating . If you want a steady had make sure no democrats are involved

  2. R head

    July 12, 2023 at 12:28 pm

    We need to go to the poles to vote. The only people need to vote absentee is the old, crippled. People need to get off there ass and vote in person. That will eliminate any problems.

  3. walden

    July 12, 2023 at 10:31 pm

    The Commission and the Courts refused to uphold the age old standards for voting; allowing that COVID was adequate excuse for any hijinks that got people to the polls. If Wolfe was part of that, she needs to be removed.

    Also, the republicans were out-hustled by the dems, who were willing to promote said hijinks.

    So now, on the brink of war, we have a commander in chief that can’t remove his own t-shirt at the beach without getting all tangled up and a VP who couldn’t find Ukraine on a map.

  4. Nick

    July 13, 2023 at 6:57 am

    I am beyond sick and tired of hearing Trump was cheated when he lost.
    I a. Also outraged by the media refusing to properly report the news.
    Biden has been a total disaster and his polling numbers would be far worse if the press actually did their job and reported all the facts and let the chips fall where they may.
    The media of today is a total disgrace and the American public pays the price.

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