In places like Hudson, Wisconsin, right-wing voters see an America under attack
TIM SULLIVAN Associated Press
Updated
ASSOCIATED PRESS, PAUL HAMBLETON, CITY OF HUDSON, WISCONSIN
In a picturesque corner of western Wisconsin, a growing right-wing conservative movement has rocketed to prominence. They see America as a dark place, dangerous, where democracy is under attack by a tyrannical government, few officials can be trusted and clans of neighbors might have to some…
A word — “Hope” — is stitched onto a throw pillow in the little hilltop farmhouse. Photographs of children and grandchildren speckle the walls. In the kitchen, an envelope is decorated with a hand-drawn heart. “Happy Birthday, My Love,” it reads.
Wild turkeys roam past St. Croix County Republican Party Chairman Matt Bocklund, as he places campaign signs on lawns in Hudson in September. Despite midterm elections that failed to see sweeping Republican victories, western Wisconsin is still home to some deeply conservative voters.
Paul Hambleton, of Hudson, works with the county Democratic Party and says he takes comfort in the midterm election results, which could finally signal a repudiation of former President Donald Trump and his most extremist supporters.
Scott Miller, a prominent local gun-rights activist, votes Republican, but doesn't see himself as a fierce party supporter. Miller sees corruption in both major parties, and says the two parties are, in some ways, working together to keep themselves in power.
John Kraft feeds an apple to one of his cows at his home in Clear Lake. Kraft, a software architect and data analyst, calls the political divide "straight-up good versus evil."
John Kraft sits next to his cat, Tux, at his hilltop farmhouse in Clear Lake, Wis. Kraft loves the quiet and the space but looks beyond his rural community and sees a country that he says many Americans wouldn't recognize. In rural America, a growing number of people say they fear for America.
Scott Miller, a prominent local gun-rights activist, votes Republican, but doesn't see himself as a fierce party supporter. Miller sees corruption in both major parties, and says the two parties are, in some ways, working together to keep themselves in power.
Wild turkeys roam past St. Croix County Republican Party Chairman Matt Bocklund, as he places campaign signs on lawns in Hudson in September. Despite midterm elections that failed to see sweeping Republican victories, western Wisconsin is still home to some deeply conservative voters.
Paul Hambleton, of Hudson, works with the county Democratic Party and says he takes comfort in the midterm election results, which could finally signal a repudiation of former President Donald Trump and his most extremist supporters.
Photos: In places like Hudson, Wisconsin, right-wing voters see America under attack
In a picturesque corner of western Wisconsin, a growing right-wing conservative movement has rocketed to prominence. They see America as a dark place, dangerous, where democracy is under attack by a tyrannical government, few officials can be trusted and clans of neighbors might have to someday band together to protect one another.
John Kraft feeds an apple to one of his cows at his home in Clear Lake. Kraft, a software architect and data analyst, calls the political divide "straight-up good versus evil."
David Goldman, Associated Press
John Kraft sits next to his cat, Tux, at his hilltop farmhouse in Clear Lake, Wis. Kraft loves the quiet and the space but looks beyond his rural community and sees a country that he says many Americans wouldn't recognize. In rural America, a growing number of people say they fear for America.
David Goldman
Scott Miller, a prominent local gun-rights activist, votes Republican, but doesn't see himself as a fierce party supporter. Miller sees corruption in both major parties, and says the two parties are, in some ways, working together to keep themselves in power.
David Goldman, Associated Press
Wild turkeys roam past St. Croix County Republican Party Chairman Matt Bocklund, as he places campaign signs on lawns in Hudson in September. Despite midterm elections that failed to see sweeping Republican victories, western Wisconsin is still home to some deeply conservative voters.
David Goldman, Associated Press
Paul Hambleton, of Hudson, works with the county Democratic Party and says he takes comfort in the midterm election results, which could finally signal a repudiation of former President Donald Trump and his most extremist supporters.
Wild turkeys roam past St. Croix County Republican Party Chairman Matt Bocklund, as he places campaign signs on lawns in Hudson in September. Despite midterm elections that failed to see sweeping Republican victories, western Wisconsin is still home to some deeply conservative voters.
Paul Hambleton, of Hudson, works with the county Democratic Party and says he takes comfort in the midterm election results, which could finally signal a repudiation of former President Donald Trump and his most extremist supporters.
Scott Miller, a prominent local gun-rights activist, votes Republican, but doesn't see himself as a fierce party supporter. Miller sees corruption in both major parties, and says the two parties are, in some ways, working together to keep themselves in power.
