LIBERTY RISING

Michael Schraa, an Oshkosh WI small business owner, has already taken on a career politician and won. State Rep. Dick Spanbauer announced he is retiring. Spanbauer was a RINO who voted against Gov Walker’s famous Budget Repair Bill last spring. That vote and others like them didn’t sit well with Michael Schraa. He decided to pursue a primary challenge against Spanbauer. 

Schraa has taken a stand for conservative leaders and issues in the past but this is his first run for political office. He previously has put up yard signs in front of his business, Leon’s Frozen Custard in Oshkosh. Because of these signs, the local teachers union decided to boycott his business. But Schraa didn’t back down. Their boycott only further encouraged him to get off the sidelines and into the game. 

Schraa attended an American Majority candidate training last November. About the training Schraa said I “felt more emboldened after sitting in on the training and hearing others stepping forward about bringing fiscal responsibility back to government.” He felt “motivated not to sit on the sidelines” and “found it very helpful.” Since he is “coming in green,” he appreciated how American Majority talked about vote goals and coming up with a win number, broken down by wards so that he can target the important townships he’ll need to win. 

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Our Wisconsin state office is leading the charge as activists take to Twitter to be effective locally. American Majority-WI co-created the hashtag: #wiright with MacIver institute. It has taken off and even has their our own lefty trolls and groups using it regularly. Conservatives are using it to share good stories that highlight a conservative message. 

According to hashtracking.com, #wiright had 403 tweets generating 572,388 impressions, reaching an audience of 178,209 followers within 24 hours. Impressive considering these tweets are all centered in the state of Wisconsin.

#WIright is also breaking stories. Recently, it was reported that liberal judge issued a temporary injunction on the Voter ID law, so some folks did some digging and found that the judge had signed a recall walker petition. It was shared on #wiright and then some of us retweeted it and it created a buzz. The Wisconsin State Journal picked up on it and even credited the tweet for discovering that the judge signed the recall petition. The judge signing the recall storyline was picked up by pretty much every news organization in Wisconsin that covered the ruling. 

With so much opportunity for action online, what are you doing to be most effective?