On June 5-6, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin will elect a new chair at its 2015 convention. On April 9, all five candidates candidates for chair appeared at an open forum at the University of River Falls in River Falls, WI, which I diaried about before the event. I was there and videoed their presentations, and include them here for your viewing.
I intend to give my impressions of each (both presentation and earlier/later discussions) in a later diary. For now, I want everyone to see the candidates and perhaps exchange thoughts.
First, Jason Rae. Jason is a Democratic Party activist and member of the DNC, from the Milwaukee area.
Joe Winecke. Joe is a former legislator and was chair of the DPW from (I believe) 2005 - 2008, from the Madison area.
Martha Laning. Martha was a state senate candidate in the last election, from Sheboygan.
Jeff Smith. Jeff is a former legislator from Eau Claire.
Steve Smith. Steve is a former legislator from Rice Lake.
So - what do you think? Will you be going to the convention? Do you support one candidate or the other (and why)?