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Rodriguez Drops Out Over Campaign Scandal | US News
Wisconsin’s governor’s race just flipped on its head as Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez stunned the field by dropping out—citing a $1 million funding shortfall caused by her campaign manager’s fraud. Double-counted donations and hidden expenses left her campaign in shambles, prompting her to fire her manager and call the mess a distraction she couldn’t risk. With Rodriguez gone, Democratic hopeful Francesca Hong may now surge ahead, while Mandela Barnes, Kelda Roys, and Joel Brennan scramble to fill the void. Republicans, meanwhile, are eyeing Rep. Tom Tiffany as their frontrunner in what’s now a…
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