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Without any evidence, I wondered idly if the individual was paid to undermine her campaign. Who knows, but I’m leaning toward flawed systems and training.

Finding that she had been in third place is a relief.

https://www.maciverinstitute.com/news/hong-leads-latest-wisconsin-dem-govs-race-poll

Hong Leads Latest Wisconsin Dem Gov’s Race Poll

“Francesca Hong leads the latest poll from the Isthmus Political Report, with Mandela Barnes in second, and Sara Rodriguez in a distant third.”

I didn’t know.

Joel Brennen knows how to deal with the radial conservative right from the inside out.

I live in a red part of one of the reddest counties in the state. From that perspective, I see the racism and misogynistic idiocy that permeates Wisconsin. Progressive Wisconsinites should not underestimate that. I believe one of these two can cut through it.

Maybe she had a "volunteer" handling the financial records ... or maybe it's something more sinister. I don't know, but it's a rookie mistake for Sara Rodriguez. Better luck next time!

This is too bad.

While it is easy to see how a contribution could be entered more than once, but this could not be reconciled with the amount actually in bank account(s). Also it is clear that $1 million was not a small error relative to the amount she thought she had, without it, she has very little if any relative to her debt. I'm not an accountant, but one would think the actual amount in the bank would be on a monthly report

The details provided later in the article show how glaring the problems were and that they still don't seem to know the actual numbers. The numbers put out on July 14th show debts higher than cash on hand, but the next day cash on hand was revised upward.

Not knowing anything about her, I see why she had to drop out. She likely doesn't have the money to continue and many might think that her administrative skills are not very good and that is a key part of being a governor.