by M.D. Kittle | The Federalist
Eric Hovde, who challenged Dem Sen. Tammy Baldwin in a tight race,
is raising election integrity alarms after Milwaukee Election Day mess.
Eric Hovde and his supporters have every right to believe something stinks in Milwaukee.
Of course, the usual suspects in the propaganda press have been quick to mark the Wisconsin Republican Senate candidate an election denier for raising legitimate questions and concerns about Milwaukee’s long-delayed, late-night vote count that — once again — delivered the Democrat candidate just enough votes to win a tight election.
But as The Federalist has reported, leftist-led Milwaukee’s knack for utter incompetence and shady election administration has badly bruised conservatives’ faith in free, fair and transparent elections in Wisconsin’s largest city. Election Day (and into the morning after) 2024 was no exception.
The race between Hovde, a Madison businessman, and incumbent Democrat Sen. Tammy Baldwin was so close that the Associated Press didn’t call it for the Madison liberal until the day after the election. As it stands, the unofficial vote count on Wednesday showed Baldwin bested Hovde by some 29,000 votes out of more than 3.34 million ballots cast, a margin of just 0.9 percent.
Hovde had yet to concede as of Wednesday night. He said earlier this week that he’s weighing his options but won’t make a decision until the official canvass of the statewide vote is completed this week. The Republican challenger could seek a recount, but his campaign would have to pay for it.
In a video message Tuesday on his X account, he said he was “shocked by what unfolded on election night” in Milwaukee, and that the Democrat enclave’s election administration has further rattled confidence in swing state Wisconsin elections.
