Too Early Breakdown of the Governors Race

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Too Early Breakdown of the Governors Race

The Recombobulation Minute · Fri Aug 22, 2025

I'm Dan Schaeffer.

Let's recombobulate.

Look, it's probably too early to have a conversation about the 2026 race for governor

in Wisconsin, but our readers spoke and they asked for our take on this, so we delivered

an extensive breakdown of who is running and who might be running in both the Democratic

and Republican primaries for the first open race for governor in 16 years.

In that breakdown, I identified the top four potential contenders to be the candidate

for the Democratic Party.

They are Attorney General Josh Kahl, Lieutenant Governor Sarah Rodriguez, Milwaukee County

Executive David Crowley, and State Senator KELDA Royce.

There are more candidates we're monitoring too.

This primary will be a remarkable opportunity for voters to choose the path forward for

the party.

But on the Republican side, it's less about the voters and more about the endorsement

of one man, Donald Trump, because whoever gets Trump's endorsement is all but a lock

to win that primary.

Check out my column for much, much more.

And all of Dan's work at the Recombobulation Area.