But Hovde is running in Wisconsin, where he's the leading Republican candidate for U.S. Senate. It's vital for Democrats to hold onto Baldwin's seat in November if they stand any chance of keeping their bare Senate majority. They've posted billboards and created a website linking Hovde, or, rather, "California bank owner Eric Hovde (R-Laguna Beach)," to a luxe life of champagne and pleasure. "I'm born in Wisconsin, raised in Wisconsin and graduated from the University of Wisconsin," Hovde said. Happy to troll Hovde, Wisconsin's Democratic Party rounded up cast members of the "Real Housewives of Orange County," who sent their best wishes in a video and said they dearly miss their sometime-neighbor.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 21, 2024 14:46 UTC