💖 Please Subscribe: ✍ She would be the first openly gay vice president. Baldwin was the first openly gay woman elected to Senate in 2012. She was also the first openly gay woman elected to the House, where she served from 1999 to 2013. She was also the first woman elected to Congress from Wisconsin. Her state is pivotal for the 2020 election. Wisconsin has been identified as a critical swing state by FiveThirtyEight and regularly sees close contests over the last few presidential elections. If Democrats flip Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania, they could win the presidential election. Her progressive record could excite far-left voters. Baldwin has described herself as a progressive in the fashion of Robert M. La Follette. She supports progressive policies such as Bernie Sanders’ "Medicare-for-All" plan, and she was one of 113 representatives to vote against the Iraq War. She and Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson deviate on votes more frequently than any other pair of senators from the same state. ...
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