{"id":118984,"date":"2024-10-27T15:12:09","date_gmt":"2024-10-27T08:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=118984"},"modified":"2024-10-27T15:12:09","modified_gmt":"2024-10-27T08:12:09","slug":"wisconsins-critical-senate-race-devolves-into-bitter-feud-as-gop-targets-partner-of-gay-senator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=118984","title":{"rendered":"Wisconsin\u2019s critical Senate race devolves into bitter feud as GOP targets partner of gay senator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-editable=\"content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-reorderable=\"content\">\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/editor-note\/instances\/cm2q5zhuq00023b6myxg6btao@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"editor-note\" class=\"editor-note vossi-editor-note inline-placeholder \" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n    <em>For more on the US Senate race in Wisconsin, watch CNN\u2019s \u201cInside Politics Sunday with Manu Raju\u201d this Sunday at 8 a.m. ET and 11 a.m ET.<\/em>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n    <cite class=\"source__cite\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__location\" data-editable=\"location\">MADISON, Wisconsin<\/span><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__text\" data-editable=\"source\">CNN<\/span><br \/>\n        \u00a0\u2014\u00a0<br \/>\n    <\/cite>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2p1xeuk00083b6m0zgta4pe@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            <strong> <\/strong>Sen. Tammy Baldwin seemed to be in a comfortable spot in August.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2q61z7900073b6m84edeelf@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The Democratic incumbent was leading in the polls and favored to hang onto her seat. Her GOP opponent, Eric Hovde, CEO of a $3 billion bank,\u00a0was on the defensive after tens of millions in Democratic attacks over his vast wealth and past comments. And she had a new nominee atop the Democratic ticket, with Kamala Harris injecting fresh energy into one of the nation\u2019s most evenly divided battlegrounds.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2p1wk6x00063b6mwf27h1n2@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            But then the GOP zeroed in on a new line of attack. In the run-up to Election Day, Republicans have put a spotlight on Baldwin\u2019s same-sex relationship and the career of her partner. And Baldwin, who became the first out gay senator when elected in 2012, has been on the defensive.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2p1xn6v000e3b6m6xqi6oqe@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Since August, Hovde and GOP groups \u2013 including a super PAC linked to his brother \u2013 have cut no fewer than eight ads in a multimillion dollar campaign accusing Baldwin of a conflict of interest because her partner of six years, Maria Brisbane, is a financial adviser for high-end clients, a charge lacking proof and one Baldwin strongly denies.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2p74x4800003b6mhsdtwrwl@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            As Republicans say the attack is fair game, Democrats see a dog whistle, noting that questions are rarely raised about girlfriends of male senators.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2p76npp00053b6mhtjz4b6y@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI think he is,\u201d Baldwin told CNN when asked whether she believed Hovde is trying to remind voters that she\u2019s gay.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2p76npp00063b6mg3kffqya@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Hovde pushed back.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2p76npp00073b6mkk68wvz0@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cOh, come on, I could care less whether she\u2019s gay,\u201d Hovde said in an interview. \u201cI mean, this is a ridiculous question.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2p1xloz000c3b6mvep7t84b@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The Wisconsin Senate race has devolved into one of the most personal and nastiest affairs in the country.\u00a0The seat is one of eight battlegrounds that Democrats are fighting to hold as Republicans try to win control of the Senate. And the race is now locked in a dead heat. If Democrats lose Wisconsin, they have almost no shot at holding on to power in the Senate.\n    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cm2qejcfb00063b6m8arx6e4e@published\" class=\"image image__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-name=\"GettyImages-2162564273.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\" data-original-height=\"2000\" data-original-width=\"3000\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-2162564273-20240727212848462.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image__container \" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image__picture\"><source height=\"2000\" width=\"3000\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-2162564273-20240727212848462.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"2000\" width=\"3000\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-2162564273-20240727212848462.jpg?q=w_1015,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"2000\" width=\"3000\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-2162564273-20240727212848462.jpg?q=w_1160,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"2000\" width=\"3000\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-2162564273-20240727212848462.jpg?q=w_680,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-2162564273-20240727212848462.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\" alt=\"Senator Tammy Baldwin, a Democrat from Wisconsin, during a campaign event with US Vice President Kamala Harris, not pictured, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US, on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. Harris, thrust suddenly into the fray after Joe Biden announced Sunday that he wouldn't seek reelection, has spent the last two days clearing the field of other potential contenders and securing the endorsement of nearly every major Democrat. Photographer: Daniel Steinle\/Bloomberg via Getty Images\" class=\"image__dam-img image__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"2000\" width=\"3000\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2p79lar000f3b6mn5axah6a@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Hovde has\u00a0worked to align himself with former President\u00a0Donald Trump\u00a0to\u00a0shore up GOP support to eke out a win against a longtime incumbent who is revered by the progressive left.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2p1xvfd000h3b6m0fllsrvw@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The race has featured fierce debate between the two candidates over a range of hot-button issues, including abortion rights, immigration and the economy.\u00a0But\u00a0with the divided electorate here polarized in the Trump era, Hovde has leaned heavily on the culture wars in his closing argument,\u00a0attacking Baldwin over transgender policies\u00a0and\u00a0homing in on the senator\u2019s partner\u2019s work\u00a0in an effort\u00a0to bring GOP voters and right-leaning independents into the fold.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2p826ff000j3b6mz9rj813n@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cThe one that you\u2019re in is always the hardest race,\u201d Baldwin said when asked to rank her battle against Hovde against her past campaigns. She first\u00a0won<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>a House seat representing Madison in 1998.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cAnd it\u2019s a very divisive time. I don\u2019t see as many ticket-splitters as I\u2019ve seen in the past. I certainly am hoping for some, but I think it is a different type of race.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2p1z7s8000q3b6m7irif027@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The\u00a0GOP\u00a0ads\u00a0focused on Baldwin\u2019s relationship often stress that Brisbane is Baldwin\u2019s \u201cgirlfriend\u201d and\u00a0demand that the senator disclose her partner\u2019s assets, something required only for spouses under Senate rules \u2014 not for girlfriends or boyfriends.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2p24jfd000v3b6m6ib3p8fn@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cBaldwin\u2019s in bed with Wall Street,\u201d a woman, sitting in her kitchen, says\u00a0in one\u00a0Hovde ad.\u00a0<em>\u00a0<\/em>\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2p257j200143b6mfv5agehj@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Asked if she should disclose her partner\u2019s clients to avoid any appearance of impropriety, Baldwin said that was out of bounds.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2p257j200153b6mjbr7olo0@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cIf I was dating a doctor, should they disclose their patients? I mean, come on,\u201d Baldwin said. \u201cJust, stay out of my personal life. I disclose everything that I\u2019m legally required to disclose.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subheader inline-placeholder\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/subheader\/instances\/cm2p25bub00173b6mqqng0c9w@published\" data-component-name=\"subheader\" id=\"hovdes-wealth-and-california-ties\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n        Hovde\u2019s wealth and California ties<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2p255tu000y3b6mitif9gj3@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Hovde could be one of the richest senators \u2013 if not the richest \u2013 if he\u2019s elected. After growing up in Madison and attending the University of Wisconsin, Hovde helped build his family\u2019s real estate empire and took ownership of $3 billion Sunwest Bank.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2p25vg1001c3b6mv70hr5qy@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Hovde\u2019s exact net worth is unclear because Senate rules only require disclosure of a range of assets. But he has at least $195 million in assets, according to public records.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2p25vg1001d3b6m9p0vdrov@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Asked if he\u2019d reveal his specific net worth, given his demands that Baldwin disclose information about her partner, Hovde declined.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2p25vg1001e3b6m84789h2b@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cNo, I\u2019m not going to get into that,\u201d he told CNN, as he declined to also say how much of his own cash he\u00a0will\u00a0ultimately pour into the race. He\u2019s dropped $20 million of his own money into it so far.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2p25vg1001f3b6mn5t557zi@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            And Hovde demurred when asked if he believed his vast wealth could be a liability.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2p25vg1001g3b6me0vgkrkt@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cWhy would that be a liability?\u201d he asked.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2p25vg1001h3b6mo4aa6zno@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI\u2019m out of touch?\u201d Hovde said of the Democratic attacks. \u201cI go to work every day with the people of Wisconsin.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2p25vg1001i3b6mg10ex2a0@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Hovde hasn\u2019t committed to selling his bank if he\u2019s elected \u2014\u00a0a point that Democrats have seized on to argue he could face conflicts of interest if he does not.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2p25vg1001j3b6mum17gwwb@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            He<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>also has faced Democratic attacks over a $7 million home he owns in Laguna Beach, California, and his ties to Orange County, California. Hovde was named by Orange County Business Journal as one of the 500 most influential people of the year between 2018-2020.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2p25vg1001k3b6m5rsmolqb@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cAnd I like to remind Wisconsinites, we have a Green County, we have a Brown County, Wisconsin,\u201d Baldwin said. \u201cWe do not have an Orange County, Wisconsin.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2p25vg1001l3b6mo133hiqg@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Hovde said the attacks are unfair, noting he lives in Madison off Lake Mendota and that\u00a0he has only spent about three months a year\u00a0in Laguna Beach over the past five years.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2p25vg1001m3b6mx3jclpy7@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cShe went total scorched earth, trying to tell people I\u2019m from California,\u201d Hovde lamented. \u201cAnd I\u2019ve had my home, my residence, not even a mile away down here on Lake Mendota.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2p25vg1001n3b6mcyatvs4z@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            But it\u2019s Hovde\u2019s past comments that have gotten him in hot water as well \u2013 some of which he made in his unsuccessful Senate primary bid in 2012.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2p25vg1001o3b6m4eklg76z@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Among the comments: Hovde saying there should be \u201cconsequences\u201d for poor personal choices like eating unhealthy food and for being obese and that those individuals\u2019 health insurance \u201cis going to cost more.\u201d The comments are now a key part of Baldwin\u2019s attack ads against Hovde, asking: \u201cWhat\u2019s wrong with this guy?\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2p25vg1001p3b6mxrdozpha@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Asked last week if he still believes that overweight individuals should pay more for health care, Hovde said: \u201cI\u2019ve backed off that view\u201d and noted that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has helped inform him about the potential dangers of the food supply.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2p25vg1001q3b6mi4yv1u6r@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cWe want to encourage people to make good choices,\u201d said Hovde, who developed multiple sclerosis at the age of 27. \u201cBut I\u2019ve really come to appreciate how much our food supply is causing a lot of our health problems in our country.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cm2q64xwk000f3b6mpqe6usbp@published\" class=\"image image__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-name=\"\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"0.6675\" data-original-height=\"534\" data-original-width=\"800\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/5250a673-616d-4df5-93fa-d511ecc100a5.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image__container \" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image__picture\"><source height=\"534\" width=\"800\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/5250a673-616d-4df5-93fa-d511ecc100a5.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"534\" width=\"800\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/5250a673-616d-4df5-93fa-d511ecc100a5.jpg?q=w_1015,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"534\" width=\"800\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/5250a673-616d-4df5-93fa-d511ecc100a5.jpg?q=w_1160,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"534\" width=\"800\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/5250a673-616d-4df5-93fa-d511ecc100a5.jpg?q=w_680,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/5250a673-616d-4df5-93fa-d511ecc100a5.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\" alt=\"Eric Hovde speaks during the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 16.\" class=\"image__dam-img image__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"534\" width=\"800\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2p25iy0001a3b6m1ijjzxgi@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Despite the aggressive attacks against Baldwin\u2019s partner, Hovde says that he is the one who has been unfairly targeted.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2p271ag001x3b6ma3eqhgts@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI started this race talking about issues,\u201d he insisted.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2p271ag001y3b6mj2vnjxt8@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Yet it\u2019s the huge influx of GOP cash that has helped changed the tide of the race. Even as Democrats are poised to outspend the GOP for the cycle in Wisconsin since the start of the year,\u00a0Hovde and his allies have spent $51 million on air from October 1 through Election Day, compared with $39 million for Democrats over that same timeframe. And a sizable chunk of that late money has focused on GOP attacks over Baldwin\u2019s partner\u2019s work.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2p271ag001z3b6m4aoxjxb2@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            In the latest line of attack, Republicans are spotlighting resurfaced comments from 2009 when Baldwin was a congresswoman and testifying as she pushed a bill to give federal employee benefits to domestic partners. At a hearing, Baldwin said she should have to disclose her domestic partner\u2019s financial information.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2p271ag00203b6my5lvetfo@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cSurely, the public interest would require that these obligations apply also to partners of gay and lesbian officeholders,\u201d she said at the time.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2p271ag00213b6mb85a1tjb@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Asked to reconcile her previous position with her current situation, Baldwin said there was a distinction between her current and past relationship.\u00a0Previously,\u00a0she said, she was in a domestic partnership. And\u00a0now,\u00a0she and Brisbane are still dating, though they own a condo in Washington together.\u00a0They bought the condo in 2021 for\u00a0$1.3 million.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2p271ag00223b6mzp8uy3oy@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cSo I don\u2019t particularly want to talk about my past life, but we had a domestic partnership law here in Wisconsin, and my ex and I were legally domestic partners,\u201d Baldwin said when asked about her 2009 remarks. \u201cThat\u2019s not the case in my current situation.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2p271ag00233b6mhblbho4i@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            To push back against Hovde\u2019s attacks, Baldwin has gone on air to call the ads accusing her of a conflict as \u201ca complete lie\u201d and also noted she has pushed a bill that would restrict stock trading of senators and their spouses. Asked why that bill shouldn\u2019t apply to her partner, Baldwin said there\u2019s a difference.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2p271ag00243b6mkyydt0le@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cYeah, I think that the distinction has always been clear,\u201d Baldwin said. \u201cAnd if you\u2019re dating someone, you don\u2019t have to disclose their finances. If you\u2019re married to someone you do, and that\u2019s a clear line, and I think it\u2019s very appropriate.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2p271ag00253b6mn83c81ox@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Baldwin then pointed to questions about whether Hovde would continue to own his bank if elected.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2p271ag00263b6m5qo7kmt6@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI disclose everything I\u2019m required to,\u201d she said. \u201cI think he\u2019s also trying to distract from his sort of judgmental weaknesses. \u2026. Think of him on the Banking Committee, setting regulations for banks. I mean, this is a horrifying conflict of interest that I think he wants to deflect attention from.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2p271ag00273b6mt40tha5u@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Asked about his ads that say that Baldwin is \u201cin bed with Wall Street,\u201d Hovde said: \u201cWell, one of my design or ad guys created that, yeah. And the point is, have you seen her ads on me?\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2p271ag00283b6m53k1kb49@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            But when asked about his own ties to\u00a0the financial sector, Hovde said: \u201cI don\u2019t have a problem if you have connections to Wall Street. But don\u2019t sit here and run for 26 years trying to say \u2018I\u2019m fighting against Wall Street\u2019 while you\u2019re taking massive money from Wall Street.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2p08cfw00003b6m56nr9izg@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            <em>CNN\u2019s Morgan Rimmer and David Wright contributed to this report. <\/em>\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/27\/politics\/wisconsin-senate-race-baldwin-hovde\/index.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For more on the US Senate race in Wisconsin, watch CNN\u2019s \u201cInside Politics Sunday with Manu Raju\u201d this Sunday at 8 a.m. ET and 11 a.m ET. 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