Republican Eric Hovde wants to be a U.S. senator representing Wisconsin. But he’s picking a team from Indiana to win the NCAA basketball tournament. Hovde, a multimillionaire businessman, is running to take on Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin in one of the country’s most closely watched Senate races.
FILE - Eric Hovde, a Republican businessman and real estate mogul, announces he’s for running U.S. Senate against Wisconsin Democratic incumbent Sen. Tammy Baldwin, Feb. 20, 2024, in Madison, Wis. Hovde wants to be the U.S. senator representing Wisconsin, but he’s picking a team from Indiana to win the NCAA basketball tournament.
Democrats have tried to paint Hovde as out of touch with Wisconsin. Hovde was born and raised in Wisconsin, but also owns a $7 million mansion in California and issubmerging shirtless“Tammy Baldwin never doubts the people of Wisconsin,” her campaign spokesperson Andrew Mamo said. “She’ll be cheering on Wisconsin and Marquette to meet in the Elite 8 and the winner of that game to cut down the nets in Arizona.
Hovde spokesperson Ben Voelkel stood by the pick of Purdue, a team Wisconsin beat in the Big 10 Tournament. “Eric Hovde isn’t a career politician that panders,” Voelkel said. “He’s a basketball fan. Purdue is one of the best teams in the country and if they get the kind of calls they did in the Big Ten Tournament the Boilermakers have a great chance to win.”Bauer is the AP’s Statehouse reporter covering politics and state government in Madison, Wisconsin. He also writes music reviews.
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