The tea leaves in Wisconsin look promising for Republicans

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) has long recognized that the message of the conservative populist movement in his state will never reach people or persuade them in a meaningful way if Republicans don’t run for local offices in Democratic-dominated localities — elected offices that, according to conventional wisdom, Republicans have no business seeking.

“Fielding good candidates to run and getting everyday people to get involved and focus on local elections and be supportive of those candidates has been a big push of mine,” said Johnson in an interview with the Washington Examiner.