Wisconsin GOP Chairman Brian Schimming responds to some ousting calls during annual Republican convention
CBS 58 WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Some Wisconsin Republicans have called to oust state GOP Chair Brian Schimming ahead of the election this fall.
This comes after the elections last month, when liberals won the state Supreme Court election, ensuring they will have a majority until at least 2030, and marking the fourth consecutive victory on Wisconsin's highest court for a liberal-backed candidate.
During this weekend's Republican state convention, Schimming told CBS 58 that Republican voters in Wisconsin are focused on bigger issues.
"The support's been great all over the state, so the internal baseball, all that kind of stuff is what it is," Schimming said. "First of all, nobody in Plainfield or Plover or Superior or Green Bay or Milwaukee or Madison care about internal politics in the Republican party, so that's number one."
He also pointed to his own record.
"My first Republican convention was when I was 13 years old and now, I'm 65, and so I've been around a long time, been traveling the state a long time and been a part of a lot of winning campaigns including taking control of the assembly, so my record's out there," Schimming said. "Look, if we needed absolute uniformity on every word of every sentence of every paragraph of every page, we wouldn't have a Declaration of Independence right now."
Some GOP Representatives like Tom Tiffany, who is running for state governor, said the focus is on unity.
"I think people are ready to coalesce and come together," Rep. Tiffany said.
And while differing opinions within a party aren't new, officials say debate isn't necessarily a bad thing.
The election this fall will be held on No. 3.