Tom Tiffany Downplays Trump in Wisconsin Governor Race as 60% of Voters Disapprove
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Updated · The New York Times · Oct 23
Tom Tiffany Downplays Trump in Wisconsin Governor Race as 60% of Voters Disapprove
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 23
Summary
Tom Tiffany has shifted his Wisconsin governor campaign away from Donald Trump, stressing "I’m for Wisconsin" and a small-town, "common sense" image instead of his record as a Trump ally.
60% of Wisconsin voters disapproved of Trump’s performance in a Sept. 30 Marquette University Law School survey, giving Democrats an opening to tie Tiffany closely to the president.
At a Green Bay event for hunters, Tiffany highlighted lower taxes, ending sanctuary cities, gun rights and protecting farmland from solar-powered data centers, while avoiding any explicit pro-Trump message.
That approach marks a notable contrast with Trump’s January endorsement of Tiffany, which said the three-term congressman had "always been at my side," underscoring the political risk Trump now poses in the state.