The Democratic gubernatorial primary is almost over. What happens next?
On Wednesday morning the Wisconsin race for governor will enter a new phase with Democrats finally having a single nominee to take on Republican Gov. Scott Walker.
That candidate will have relatively little money left in the bank, only a handful of campaign staff and the largest primary field in state history to unify — all with only 12 weeks to go before the general election on Nov. 6.
But thanks in part to changes Republicans made to state campaign finance law, the Democratic Party has been building critical campaign infrastructure — call it a campaign in waiting — for the eventual nominee.
Unlike in 2014, when the state party helped clear the field for businesswoman, former state Commerce secretary and Madison School Board member Mary Burke, Democratic officials have taken a hands-off approach in selecting the nominee this year.
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