Lautenschlager’s Bad Judgment on Early Attack Against Falk

OK, I guess we knew the gloves would come off at some point in the Democratic primary for Attorney General. But I would have hoped it would have been with more substance.

Lautenschlager’s campaign put out a press release on the eve of the Democratic convention questioning Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk’s “Democratic” credentials. Yikes. Get these:

- A Green Bay newspaper once said Falk might be a possible GOP gubernatorial candidate, in their opinion

- Tommy Thompson once might have maybe possibly considered appointing Falk to something, maybe

- Falk once said she respected a Republican politician (me too - Fighting Bob La Follette was once a Republican, guess I’m John Gard’s b**ch too)

- And Falk has only been a paid member of the party since the last decade.

Ouch. Tough policy disagreements I see. Please.

There are plenty of substantive issues that Peg and Kathleen will differ on during the campaign. Fair game. But trotting out this tripe sure does seem silly.

Besides, if one really wants to go back to the voting history of a once State Representative Peg Lautenschlager one might see a much more conservative voting record than she would prefer people to see. To her credit, she held a tough Fond du Lac district and now she is quite strong as a Democrat. But be careful what you trot out at election time. It can come back to bite you hard.
I hope we can all look toward a more substantive campaign in the future.


P.S. For full disclosure, I have endorsed Kathleen Falk for Attorney General. I like Peg and have known her for years, and I have no plans to trash her. I just think Kathleen has the best chance at holding the AG's seat in the Democratic column. But I would like a fair campaign. I expect that from BOTH candidates. May the best person win.