This week it’s the Democrats’ turn in the spotlight. They’ve got a chance to get the traditional bump that the Republicans didn’t get from their confab in Milwaukee last month.

I will make a prediction at the outset of this post, the first column of several this week about the Democratic National Convention that begins Monday in the Windy City. The television ratings will far exceed those garnered by Republicans at their Milwaukee convention.

Many volunteer poll workers are political junkies, so this random selection drags people into the process who are casual voters and less passionate about the political parties, their platforms and candidates. Try rigging an election when half of the people in the room are only there because they faced prosecution if they didn’t show up.

Black conservatives often do more harm than good.

You have to admit, it’s bizarre how serving honorably in the military can somehow become a liability when you’re running for public office.

It ought to be apparent to all that presidential hopeful, Kamala Harris, doesn’t know the first thing about economics.

Van Orden can’t control himself or deliver for the 3rd CD. Still no farm bill or help for small dairy farmers. Unlike Van Orden, Cooke will be ready on day one. Vote Cooke for change and results.

Here in the heartland, mental health is in its rawest form, hidden because of the way we refuse to talk about it — affecting the country in untold ways.

The low-cost, high-quality university education provided by the most highly educated professors who have been dedicated to classroom performance is disappearing from the Wisconsin landscape. If we were really concerned about quality and affordability, we would invest in these former two-year campuses rather than shedding them.