Gov. Tony Evers says voters should 'connect the dots' on why Republicans won't meet with his female

Gov. Tony Evers says voters should 'connect the dots' on why Republicans won't meet with his female aides


MADISON - Gov. Tony Evers suggested Monday that top Republicans would not meet with his aides because of sexism but refused to address the issue directly.

The Democratic governor initially would not address whether he agreed with his lead spokeswoman that GOP leaders wouldn't negotiate with his chief of staff because she is a woman. But he later issued a statement implying Assembly Speaker Robin Vos of Rochester and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald of Juneau weren't meeting with his aides because of sexism.

"Only Robin Vos and Scott Fitzgerald can say why they won’t work with the women who are leading my office," Evers said in his statement. "I have asked Republicans to work with my staff the way they worked with the former governor’s staff. They know how to work with my staff and are choosing not to. So, this is clearly a departure from past practice. You connect the dots."

Vos and Fitzgerald have disputed such implications. Vos has noted his top aides are women and has said he believed Evers should be meeting directly with GOP leaders. And Fitzgerald called claims of sexism "asinine" in part because the top Senate Republican working on the budget is a woman.

Read more: https://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/politics/2019/05/20/tony-evers-declines-say-weigh-staff-claim-gop-sexist/3741294002/
(Appleton Post-Crescent)