Doug La Follette

Doug La Follette @DougLaFollette

@wissian She took office in 2011, not too long before the GOP passed 2015’s Wisconsin Act 55, which removed certain publishing powers from our office. It’s funny that the Reps got angry at me for not publishing their AJR’s in a timely fashion when they took away my publishing staff. — PolitiTweet.org

Doug La Follette @DougLaFollette

@nadaelmikashfi May have rambled a bit, but the thread is up — PolitiTweet.org

Doug La Follette @DougLaFollette

I’ll wrap up the thread by telling you how important this election is. If you’d like to retain any semblance of democracy in Wisconsin, it is vital that we elect Democrats up and down the board. We must re-elect @Tony4WI and we must help @TheOtherMandela unseat RoJo. — PolitiTweet.org

Doug La Follette @DougLaFollette

IT WAS YOUR PARTY THAT MALICIOUSLY UNDERCUT CONFIDENCE IN ELECTIONS. THE CALL OS COMING FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE. — PolitiTweet.org

Doug La Follette @DougLaFollette

Vultures like Gableman and Ramthun make their bones spreading dangerous conspiracies about our elections just so “respectable moderate” Republicans like Rep Loudenbeck can propose radical measures to “restore confidence in our elections.” — PolitiTweet.org

Doug La Follette @DougLaFollette

Let me tell you as well that the Big Lie is far from new. The right wing, whether it’s Nixon and Goldwater or Trump and Lindell, have always viewed democracy as optional. Trump is simply the most blatant in his disregard for it. — PolitiTweet.org

Doug La Follette @DougLaFollette

When I ran my first campaign for public office, I ran on a platform of opposition to the Vietnam War, so trust me when I say that I am not a stranger to dangerously polarized times. I’ve seen the consequences of dangerous right-wing radicalism. — PolitiTweet.org

Doug La Follette @DougLaFollette

The Trump campaign actually tried to sue our office for elections fraud, which told me how desperate they really were. This man tried to push allegations of elections fraud in Wisconsin without even knowing who ran elections in our state. It’s shameful. — PolitiTweet.org

Doug La Follette @DougLaFollette

Nevertheless, most people still see the SoS office only in terms to its perceived relationship to elections. I’ve had several opponents over the past few terms run on restoring elections duties to the office and a large amount of the mail we receive accuses us of electioneering. — PolitiTweet.org

Doug La Follette @DougLaFollette

SoS candidates don’t talk about apostilles too much, likely because they don’t know much. While it isn’t the most attractive doc, it is incredibly important. People rely on apostilles for everything from school enrollment, to citizenship, to moving loved one’s remains overseas. — PolitiTweet.org

Doug La Follette @DougLaFollette

We ended our last budget year with just $19 left in the coffers. We’ve had to make countless creative cuts and even then, we barely had the resources to fulfill most of our statutory duties. Given that, I made sure our focus was always on issuing apostilles. — PolitiTweet.org

Doug La Follette @DougLaFollette

The transition into COVID protocols, the loss of our long-term administrator, and an incredible amount of confused election deniers have been a tremendous strain on our office, but we’ve done our best to make do. — PolitiTweet.org

Doug La Follette @DougLaFollette

Sometimes it can be a little unclear what the role of the Secretary of State is in Wisconsin, so I thought I’d provide a brief thread on the past few years serving as your Secretary, per the request of @nadaelmikashfi. 🧵 — PolitiTweet.org

Doug La Follette @DougLaFollette

And if I may editorialize, “Check on WEC” is a bit too twee for a proposal to destroy election integrity in Wisconsin. — PolitiTweet.org

Doug La Follette @DougLaFollette

Amy Loudenbeck’s proposal to turn the SoS into a “Check on WEC” may sound less radical than her election denier colleagues, but it isn’t. Her proposal is a dangerous power grab that would grant the GOP full control over Elections. I won’t let that happen. — PolitiTweet.org

Doug La Follette @DougLaFollette

Throwback Thursday. I feel my points have aged fairly well. Maybe I should bring the beard back. https://t.co/CDW4rTFezV — PolitiTweet.org

Doug La Follette @DougLaFollette

@mbeardsleyWI https://t.co/vymVUryQba — PolitiTweet.org

Doug La Follette @DougLaFollette

RT @JPMalinowski: He protects the state seal. He beats Republicans every cycle. And now he listens to the people and updates his Twitter… — PolitiTweet.org

Doug La Follette @DougLaFollette

@DanRShafer @nadaelmikashfi @JPMalinowski https://t.co/jmnTR427Sp — PolitiTweet.org

Doug La Follette @DougLaFollette

Incredibly Happy to have the support of @DemsOfState. They do incredible work and I’m happy to work with them to ensure that Wisconsin continues to have free and fair elections untainted by partisan skullduggery. — PolitiTweet.org

Doug La Follette @DougLaFollette

Thank you for all the good work you do. I’m excited to work with you to make sure elections oversight remains as nonpartisan as possible. Onto November 🦉 — PolitiTweet.org

Doug La Follette @DougLaFollette

RT @trades_council: Today, the WBTC announced endorsements of @TheOtherMandela, @sara4WI, and @DougLaFollette. These candidates understand… — PolitiTweet.org

Doug La Follette @DougLaFollette

@jessicaforwis Congratulations, Jessica! — PolitiTweet.org

Doug La Follette @DougLaFollette

https://t.co/V9NtOZQ2aO — PolitiTweet.org

Doug La Follette @DougLaFollette

RT @DemsOfState: Whew! Glad we still have you in the Secretary camp, @DougLaFollette. Congrats on your win! -Team DASS — PolitiTweet.org

Doug La Follette @DougLaFollette

I did not win that race. -Doug — PolitiTweet.org

Doug La Follette @DougLaFollette

Thank you very much, Nada! -Doug — PolitiTweet.org

Doug La Follette @DougLaFollette

Thank you Senator Roys! -Doug — PolitiTweet.org

Doug La Follette @DougLaFollette

From one of my potential opponents. Disgraced pillow salesman from Minnesota should really have no place in Wisconsin politics. Maybe that’s radical these days. https://t.co/YYZT3oBV5i — PolitiTweet.org

Doug La Follette @DougLaFollette

RT @nadaelmikashfi: This one’s for you @rossacrosswi. https://t.co/hHo9SqUkvF — PolitiTweet.org