Washington Post: “Wisconsin’s Pepin County was one of 22 in the state that flipped from voting for Barack Obama in 2012 to electing Donald Trump in 2016, and Democrats there have been working hard to win the area back, despite logistical challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic.”
“Two weeks ago, as The Post reported, local Democrats began placing dozens of campaign signs for Joe Biden around the county — a visual show of support in a region where the rural highways are dotted with Trump flags and signs even as many residents remain deeply divided over the president. On Saturday morning, [Local Democratic Party co-chair Bruce] Johnson awoke to word that almost all of the new campaign signs he and other Democrats had placed in the county had been stolen. ‘We’ll replace them of course, but that’s the state of the campaign in our pivot county,’ Johnson said. The report comes as other Wisconsin counties have reported an uptick in stolen signs in recent weeks — complaints that been lodged not just by Democrats, but Republicans, too. Both Biden and Trump supporters across Brown County, home to Green Bay and an area that both parties say could be a bellwether this November, have lodged numerous missing sign complaints in recent days — surprising local law enforcement, who have said stolen signs are usually more of an issue closer to Election Day.”