Wisconsin progressives take battle to Trump – but warn Biden must do more

Activists plan counter-programming at the Republican convention to warn voters of the dire election stakes

Four years ago, progressives in the crucial battleground state of Wisconsin were energized about the presidential race, feeling ready and eager to elect Joe Biden and end four years of Donald Trump's chaotic leadership.

This year, the nominees for president remain the same, but much has changed. Before Biden's damaging debate performance, leaders of progressive groups were already combating disillusionment and disengagement among many of their supporters, who sharply criticized the president's response to the war in Gaza. Now, with days left before Republicans arrive in Milwaukee to nominate Trump for the third time, the groups' leaders are confronting a fractured Democratic party wrestling with the question of whether to replace their presumptive nominee.