The Wisconsin GOP heads into its state convention that starts Friday with a plan that depends on rebuilding from the ground up after former House Speaker Paul Ryan retired and Gov. “We can win in this state; we’ve done it,” said Republican Party activist Brian Westrate, an insurance agent from Fall Creek in western Wisconsin. To win in 2020, more work needs to be done to organize at the local level, said state party executive director Mark Jefferson. Their state convention this year is June 1. “To win in 2020 we’re going to need that.” ___ Follow Scott Bauer on Twitter at https://twitter.com/sbauerAP

Source: thestar May 12, 2019 13:18 UTC