Republican FLUBS Entire Campaign After Stunning Admission Surfaces #TDR

Republican Senate candidate, Eric Hovde, past comments trashing the industry that is a major part of his own states of Wisconsin's economy surface as his other questionable stances surge into spotlight. John Iadarola breaks it down on The Damage Report.

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"Wisconsin is famous for its booze. The brands Miller, Schlitz, Pabst, and Blatz were all founded in Milwaukee, a city whose baseball team is the Brewers, and which is often called the “beer capital of the world.” Across the state, bars outnumber grocery stores roughly three-to-one, for a total of about eight pubs per every 10,000 people. To say alcohol is an important industry in Wisconsin is to undersell the fact: It accounts for more than 161,000 jobs that pay out roughly $3.2 billion in wages a year and generates $2.6 billion in tax revenue, according to the most recent figures available from the Wisconsin Tavern Association.

All of that is why it’s surprising to hear a political candidate vying to represent the state in the U.S. Senate say it was a bad idea to commercialize alcohol. In 2017, when he was considering another run for office, Republican Eric Hovde said that, if it were up to him, alcohol would only be available to people who brew or distill it themselves. Acknowledging that it would be difficult to wind back the commercialization of alcohol, Hovde went on to say: “The horse is out of the barn, and it’s going to be hard to put back.”"

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[ArtVanDeLay]

Alcohol is bad, but assault rifles for anyone that wants one is ok?

[diannekoca]

He’s running against Tammy Baldwin, who is an awesome Senator. She worked tirelessly to get justice for the family of a Marine who died while in the Tomah VA hospital because he was overprescribed medication. She made sure that American steel products are used for infrastructure projects and not purchased from any other country. If you send her a question about an issue, she actually responds! Can’t say that about the other senators who can’t even be bothered to answer with a form letter. Hovde is a banker who doesn’t have a clue what the middle class is about. Baldwin does!

[timwhite]

The gop is a party of THEIR freedom, not yours.

[johnburton]

To be fair, we are down to only 7 of the top 10 drunkest cities in America are in Wisconsin.

[Whyrwehere]

The University of Wisconsin drinks the most beer than any other!

[florian]

Looks like someone is 100 years too late...

[donhelley]

As a native and lifelong resident, in Wisconsin, no one messes with the Tavern league! Fact!

[viperhalfdragon]

so what IS personal freedom in their mind? Cause it sure seems they're very interested in taking that away

[tylerhackner]

In Wisconsin I’m pretty sure they enjoy an ice cold beer lol. I’m Minnesotan I don’t but many here do

[doughughes]

Seems like a good stance. It's not like they enjoy an ice cold beer in Wisconsin 😂😂😂

[josefkrenshaw]

Prohibition worked so well a century ago.

[loft]

Not the platform to have running for Senate in like the drunkest state in the country, not to mention the alcohol industry here.

[marksmith]

Prohibition 2 [Doesn't he need an Amendment for this?]

[kathybernardo]

I'm a Wisconsinite and yes, there are 3 bars to every church corner in this state!!

[quantumblurrr]

The idea that anywhere in the US could be called the Beer Capital of the world is hilarious. US beer is famously the worst in the world

[fluffypink]

“Often called the beer capital of the world” - by Americans, it is only called that by Americans…

[CoreyCarrington-gh]

"Adapt or die." I fear that they have chosen the latter.

[trollhunter]

What Wisconsinite would challenge Wisconsin’s long tradition of beer making and beer drinking.

[stacyharvey]

That is a weird thing to be going on about. Umm, does he not remember American History and how this didn't work the last time alcohol was banned.

[volvowithlazers]

He ends his career in Wisc. The Tavern League of Wisc will have none of it lol