Wanna Buy a Raffle Ticket?

Vendor and candidate tables are packed wall-to-wall through the halls of the La Crosse Center.

One of the tables catching the attention of convo-goers is the DPW official raffle. Volunteers are selling $5 raffle tickets for the chance to win prizes donated from some of the candidates for federal and statewide races. They are also featuring a DPW credit card that automatically contributes funds to the Dem party with each credit card purchase.

U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl’s campaign donated tickets to his private suite at the Bradley Center for a Milwaukee Admirals game. 8th CD Dem Nancy Nusbaum’s campaign donated two fifth-row tickets for a Dec. 21 Packers vs. Vikings game at Lambeau Field. Another prize being raffled off was a hand-delivered dinner for six, prepared by AG Peg Lautenschlager.

Also holding a raffle was the Waupaca Co. Dem Party, which was giving away a 12-gauge, semi-automatic Remington Model 11-97 shotgun; the retail value is $700.

"Some of our Republican friends believe we aren’t interested in hunting," said a volunteer selling tickets for $3.