Each card sums up what the candidate said across every video we indexed. Each sentence links to the clip it comes from.
Taxes and cost of living
David CrowleyD
Crowley says affordability is voters' biggest issue, citing groceries, utilities, housing, child care and health care costs.
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Crowley proposes a bipartisan blue ribbon commission on taxing and spending, and says shared revenue and levy limits need a permanent fix.
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Crowley says property taxes rose because the state has not adequately funded public schools, and his Badger Basics plan would fund them.
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“the biggest issue is the affordability crisis, right? I think whether you if you are making more money today, you are still getting less than you ever have before.”
Tiffany wants the entire state surplus returned to taxpayers, and opposed the property tax and school funding deal because it did not.
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Tiffany proposes a day-one special session to end the 400-year veto, then a property tax freeze and a 10% middle-income tax cut.
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Tiffany argues tax cuts grow revenue, pledges not to raise taxes, and says Crowley raised property taxes in five of six years.
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“because they didn't return all of the surplus to the taxpayers. I believe all of that money should have been sent back to the taxpayers.”
Crowley says he is open to discussing ranked-choice or fusion voting so voters do not feel their vote was wasted.
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Crowley says he re-entered the Democratic primary so Democrats nominate the right candidate to defeat Tiffany, and denies any backroom deal.
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Crowley says voters want a coalition builder who delivers, and cites Governor Evers's endorsement and his top Democratic fundraising.
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“I think there's a lot of talk right now about ranked-choice voting or fusion voting”
Tiffany supports the SAVE Act's proof-of-citizenship requirement to register and voter photo ID, saying Wisconsin turnout rose after photo ID.
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Tiffany says the FBI investigation of Milwaukee election officials should be allowed to finish, and he does not consider it intimidation.
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Tiffany says the Dane County Clerk lacked authority to allow indefinite confinement claims, and says Joe Biden was president from 2021 to 2025.
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“the SAVE Act is you have to prove you're a citizen of the United States to register to vote. And it puts that responsibility on the states.”
Crowley proposes Badger Basics, using BadgerCare as a public option alternative to for-profit insurance, with sliding-scale premiums and mental, dental and vision care.
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Crowley proposes mental health navigators in all 72 counties, mobile crisis units and a health workforce pipeline through technical colleges and universities.
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Crowley argues Tiffany voted against insulin caps and lower drug prices, and says Trump and Tiffany's ACA subsidy cuts let rural premiums double.
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“and really using Badger Care as an alternative to for-profit insurance.”
“When we think about the big ugly bill cutting a trillion dollars in Medicare, Medicaid, Medicare, taking away the subsidies for the Affordable Care Act”
Tiffany opposes the three-year ACA subsidy extension, saying it pays subsidies to people earning up to $500,000 and tens of billions to insurers.
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Tiffany backs association and short-term health plans as alternatives, and says constituents want more insurance options, not an ACA extension.
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Tiffany says the administration's negotiations with drug companies will lower prices, and that Europeans get discounted rates Americans do not.
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“I'll be voting against this bill um because it gives the subsidies to people that make up to $500,000 a year.”
Crowley wants every school district fully funded, with the state returning to two-thirds funding of public schools.
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Crowley wants more state resources for tech colleges and universities, and proposes dignity for teachers and an apprenticeship-like teaching pipeline.
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Crowley proposes a child care funding floor giving every child under 5 some subsidized care, plus pre-K access for 4-year-olds.
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“I would like to see Wisconsin get back to the point we are fully funding our public schools to the tunes of two-thirds.”
Tiffany says he would put more money into schools, including special education, but wants accountability, citing spending of $18,000 per student.
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Tiffany wants the Department of Public Instruction held accountable, saying it reduced standards and its mandates drive spending.
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Tiffany supports school choice, including Milwaukee's choice program, and would sign the $1,700 tax credit Evers vetoed.
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“Remember, we're spending $18,000 per student, the most ever in the state of Wisconsin.”
Crowley says data centers should pay 100% of their energy and grid upgrade costs, with no taxpayer subsidies.
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Crowley says communities should not be forced to host data centers, and proposes union labor, pollution penalties and statewide community benefit agreements.
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Crowley says his AI hub comment was taken out of context, and wants guardrails on existing data centers to protect water, farmland and taxpayers.
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“That means that they need to they need to pay 100% for their energy.”
Tiffany says Wisconsin should come first regardless of who is president, and that Crowley is trying to make the race about Trump.
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Tiffany says Trump is welcome to campaign but will decide himself, and that he will focus on property taxes and utility bills.
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Tiffany says Trump's Venezuela operation enforces the Monroe Doctrine against China, Russia and Iran, and was not a declaration of war needing Congress.
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“We need a governor that's going to be focused on getting results for Wisconsin regardless of who the president is.”
Crowley proposes raising the minimum wage to $20 an hour, saying it keeps more money in workers' pockets and gives dignity.
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Crowley wants to repeal Act 10 and restore collective bargaining, using executive orders, the courts and work with the legislature.
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Crowley cites his Building Bridges program for small businesses in vacant corridors and proposes partnering with manufacturers on housing to pipeline workers into jobs.
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“And by going to $20 an hour is is is going to keep more money in people's pockets, but it's also providing dignity.”
“But I'm willing to use, you know, anything that I can do from the executive executive seat when it comes down to executive orders to overturn Act 10.”
Crowley says local law enforcement should protect the public, not carry out Trump's immigration agenda, and he sees no scenario for partnering with ICE.
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Crowley opposes changing Milwaukee County's policy of not assisting ICE with jail detainers, and says immigrant crime is extremely rare in Wisconsin.
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“It is my expectation thatlocal law enforcementofficers are there toprotect the public.”
“I don't see any scenariowhere we want. We would want to partnerwith Ice because our locallaw enforcement officialsshould be focused onprotecting our localcommunities.”
Crowley says police killings must be stopped through work with local police and communities, and wants a transparent Madison shooting investigation.
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Crowley proposes community violence intervention with trusted messengers and no-wrong-door handoffs for people in mental health crisis.
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“We have to really figure out how do we stop these types of police shootings, these killings moving forward.”
Tiffany says illegal immigrants have caused deaths in Wisconsin, and blames open borders for fentanyl deaths.
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Tiffany says he would not pardon violent offenders absent extenuating circumstances, and that Minnesota's governor should have called the National Guard in 2020.
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“Think about the couple children that were killed in central Wisconsin by an illegal immigrant.”
Crowley says housing can pass regardless of party control, citing needs of seniors, people with disabilities and workers.
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Crowley proposes zoning incentives with municipalities and work with developers and lenders to build affordable, senior, disability and market-rate housing.
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Crowley wants housing solutions set locally, and proposes home ownership and down payment help.
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“I mean, it doesn't matter where you go, housing is a huge issue for seniors, for people with disabilities, you know, workforce housing.”
“we can utilize the Wisconsin Housing Economic Development Authority, working directly with developers, working with other lenders as well to make sure that we're providing affordable housing.”
No answer on record about this in the 5 videos we indexed.
Abortion
David CrowleyD
Crowley says abortion is health care and proposes overturning Wisconsin's 1849 abortion ban.
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Crowley wants reproductive health written into state statutes and the state constitution, and says he co-authored Assembly legislation declaring abortion health care.
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“We need to make sure that we overturn uh the abortion ban that we have here in the state of Wisconsin and declare abortion as healthcare.”