WI-SEN: Eric Hovde says he'll outperform past Republican candidates in liberal bastion Dane County [View all]
MADISON — Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde says he expects to fare better than Republican Sen. Ron Johnson and Republican former gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels in the Democratic stronghold of Dane County in the Nov. 5 election.
Hovde made his comments to reporters Wednesday following a WisPolitics Q&A event at the Madison Club.
"He won't," said Democratic Party of Wisconsin spokesman Arik Wolk in a statement. "But he'll probably do better in Orange County (California) than them."
The real estate and banking mogul said he sees boosted voter engagement as a positive element in his race to deny Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin a third term.
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