Cook Political Report: “Van Orden seems to be doing his best to keep this Trump +5 seat competitive”
Yesterday, the non-partisan election forecaster Cook Political Report shifted Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District from “Likely Republican” to “Lean Republican.”
Derrick Van Orden is becoming increasingly vulnerable after multiple inappropriate public outbursts and continuing to embrace the most extreme members of his party.
Van Orden has come under fire for losing his temper and berating everyone from White House officials during a briefing on the unfolding situation in Israel to high school Senate pages in the U.S. Capitol. On the campaign trail last year, Van Orden even cursed at and threatened a teenage library worker over a gay pride book display.
Last week, Van Orden supported Mike Johnson for Speaker — a man who pushed for a total abortion ban with no exceptions, led efforts to slash Social Security and Medicare, and was named “the most important architect of the Electoral College objections” by the New York Times.
It’s no surprise Van Orden would back a fellow election denier after he joined insurrectionists on Capitol grounds on January 6th.
DCCC Spokesperson Mallory Payne:
“More and more light is shining on Derrick Van Orden’s extreme record and inappropriate behavior, and Wisconsin voters are taking note. As Van Orden continues to embrace an extreme agenda and bully everyone around him, Wisconsinites will be ready to send him packing next November.”
