Former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke is seriously considering a run for the United States Senate in the all-important battleground state of Wisconsin.
The news comes after Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., narrowly defeated Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes (D) in November, and the Badger State's junior U.S. Senator, Democrat Tammy Baldwin, prepares for a competitive reelection in 2024.
The Daily Beast reports:
After a few relatively quiet years, Clarke has launched a new podcast where he expounds on his conservative views and lambasts the likes of Sens. Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Susan Collins (R-ME) as “RINOs.” His fans on social media have urged him to run for Senate, and Democratic operatives have begun to view him as a potential candidate.
In a statement to The Daily Beast, a representative for Clarke said he had not ruled out a campaign.
“As time goes on he may make a determination of what to do with the branding he has built up over the years, but not now,” said Judy Wilkinson, a Clarke spokesperson. “Clarke would never take anything off the table as it relates to his future.”
While Wilkinson explained that Clarke's “objective right now is to become a thought leader in the conservative movement,” she previewed a potential line of attack against the incumbent Democratic senator.
Wilkinson called Baldwin a congressional backbencher who brings nothing to Washington besides grievance politics.
Referring to her boss, Wilkinson added, “People appreciate his no-nonsense, well-thought-out positions on major issues.”
Clarke served as sheriff for Milwaukee County, Wisconsin's most populous county, from 2002 to 2017.
He spoke at the 2016 Republican National Convention and remains a vocal supporter of former President Donald Trump.
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DemonRATS are a funny breed. They see the damage demonRAT politicians do, and then can’t wait to vote in more destructive demonRATS.
Ah, but that’s just it: their DNA is so warped and slanted that they CANNOT see the damage they are causing, and when the damage finally sinks in, their hard-wired defense mechanism, supported and reinforced by their Fearless leaders, is to cast the blame on REPUBLICANS.
I hope he runs against Baldwin.
I say run for AG or Local DA
Hooray Yes