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Partisan Primary: September 14th

Jason Kohout — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:03:36 +0000

So you’ve met Scott Walker, Mark Neumann, Rebecca Kleefisch and Brett Davis at various CYP events. Now what? You can vote for them in the partisan primary on Tuesday, September 14th.

It’s a little-known secret: your vote counts much more in September then in November because fewer people vote in September. By voting in September, fiscal conservatives can make our voices heard within the Republican Party–to make sure candidates we like are elected on the party line.

Polls open at 7:00 AM and close at 8:00 PM. You can register at the polls with a piece of mail addressed to your current address. Check here for where to vote (based on where you live).

What’s the best thing about primary elections? Candidates will be hosting victory parties! Vote for your favorite and then head to the party afterward. We’ll be posting victory party locations/times as candidates let us know.

Make sure to get out and vote on September 14th.

Refocus Wisconsin.org

Jason Kohout — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:13:22 +0000

http://www.refocuswisconsin.org/

Refocus Wisconsin is a project of the Wisconsin Policy Rearch Institute. The project is to help make Wisconsin special again.

Wisconsin has lost its way. I don’t think you have to be a conservative to think that, either. I remember Mike Grebe thinking out loud about that topic at a Business Journal breakfast. But there on the refocuswisconsin.org website, you’ve got a liberal-socialist, John Gurda, writing:

In some respects, Wisconsin has come to resemble a dinosaur that’s grown so large and cumbersome that its tail is half-eaten before its brain senses a problem. The result, later or sooner, could be the extinction of our economic and cultural viability, of our capacity to hold our young and look after our old.

That is sad. It’s really disappointing for people who chose to be here. The fact is that at UW-Madison business school, 80+% of the students believe that the best and the brightest leave Wisconsin and do not stay. When I first heard that, I was both disappointed and angry.

So this is not good. We all have a choice–each one of us. We can leave or we can stay and do something about the problems that are facing this state. We can meet the challenge head-on, or we can leave it for someone else. We will have new leadership in November. WPRI has ideas now about how our government should operate.

The first paper posted on the website is by Professor William Howell, a leader in the field of school choice and education. He finds that Wisconsinites love their schools and value education. They are engaged on the issue and they are powerfully hungry for reform.

There will be more papers. I suggest you keep checking back.

August 19th CYP Happy Hour

Jason Kohout — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 02:38:41 +0000

Location: Trocadero (1758 N. Water)

Time: 5:30-8:00, speaker at 6:45

Speaker: Henry Tyson of St. Marcus School

CYP is proud to host Henry Tyson. Mr. Tyson leads St. Marcus School, a private choice school where poor and minority children are acheiving remarkable gains. Every day, Mr. Tyson is proving conservatives correct–that when minority and poor children are given choices and held to a high standard, they will choose to be accountable and they will succeed. The school choice program in Milwaukee is under political assault, while at the same time, it holds enormous opportunity to solve Milwaukee’s ills.

CYP Happy Hours are free. Please, just show up and introduce yourself. Thanks to Shannon O’Connell for the location and Jake Curtis for arranging the speaker.

Jake Curtis at WPRI.org

Jason Kohout — Mon, 10 May 2010 21:57:57 +0000

Jake Curtis is once again featured on the WPRI blog. He’s writing about essentially the modus operandi of why CYP exists.

CYP will host someone from our favor non-profit, Wisconsin Policy Research Institute, this summer/fall.

We are not the Republican Party

Jason Kohout — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 03:35:00 +0000

Someone from the Young Eagles Republican fundraising contacted us about joining, but we were never able to get in touch. We didn’t know what we were missing!

On Healthcare Reform

Jason Kohout — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:48:37 +0000

Our side lost yesterday and in a big, dramatic fashion. We are now going to spend billions of money that the country does not have to not solve a critical problem–the growth of healthcare costs. You can read about the specifics elsewhere: as Paul Ryan said, this is not who we are as a country: http://article.nationalreview.com/428833/paul-ryan-is-not-ready-to-give-up-on-health-care/robert-costa

But you can’t blame your opponents for doing what they said they were going to do (and the Moveon.org/Pelosi types were very clear that they were going to do this). And you can’t blame your opponents for having the willpower and tenacity to follow through (if nothing else, the Democratic leadership put on a clinic on how to pass this monstrosity in the face of anti-Obama-care majorities).

You may agree that this healthcare reform bill is awful. That may be so. But we now know that awful policies do not defeat themselves. No one should ever wonder again what will happen if each and everyone of us is not engaged and willing to do our part.

All the tea parties and all the opposition were not misguided. They came very close to stopping this thing. But it just wasn’t enough (or at least it wasn’t on Sunday). This will not be easy. We will need to get more organized and we will need to work harder and smarter, and we will win through.

What we need to do: (1) get other people on the email list and invite others to join us for events–this why we have them, to get new people on the list,(2) send an email to cypmilwaukee@gmail.com and help us plan and grow the network, and (3) help us get people connected to campaigns where they can make a difference.

Things are getting Exciting

Jason Kohout — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:44:41 +0000

I’m going to post the next month and a half of events and things are starting to heat up. With the end of healthcare reform (courtesy of Mr. 41, Scott Brown), we’re really seeing some excitement out there.

It’s a miracle compared to when Jake and I started this group in August 2008.

In any case, thanks to our CYP team, who has put together some excellent stuff to attend (see the upcoming events page on top). In addition, some of the campaigns are now understanding what we’re doing, and so they are willing to host events that interest our members–so we’re going to invite you to those events, as well.

Just make sure to invite a friend. That’s the most important thing to do–make sure to add them to the email list.

Jake Curtis on the Big Board

Jason Kohout — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:03:28 +0000

Join me in congratulating Jake Curtis for having his commentary published on the WPRI website. WPRI.org is the best place for fiscal conservative commentary focused on Wisconsin issues.

–Jason Kohout

Thanks to Russ Darrow & Hi Lo

Jason Kohout — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 01:35:14 +0000

On Thursday, we had another awesome social hour. We toasted the 41st vote against healthcare, soon to be Senator Scott Brown and we heard our special guest Russ Darrow, who kindly stopped by the bar to share a drink with CYPers. Russ shared his unique perspective on Wisconsin politics, having been a U.S. Senate Candidate (the “Right Russ”).

We had a great crowd of about 100 people. Thanks for coming. Thanks to Heather Treptow for the great location–the HiLo Martini Bar was great.

We have awesome events coming up (things you will not want to miss). Please tell others to get on the email list so they’re not missing out.

Jason Kohout
jason.kohout@gmail.com