{"id":2646029,"date":"2026-08-17T12:39:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T16:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tom-tiffany-blames-crowley-for-wisconsin-state-fair-chaos\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T12:44:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T16:44:33","slug":"tom-tiffany-blames-crowley-for-wisconsin-state-fair-chaos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tom-tiffany-blames-crowley-for-wisconsin-state-fair-chaos\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Tiffany blames Crowley for Wisconsin state fair &#8216;chaos&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftom-tiffany-blames-crowley-for-wisconsin-state-fair-chaos%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2646029&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Republican Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany blamed Democratic nominee Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley for recent youth brawls at teh Wisconsin State Fair, citing scenes of chaos and violence captured in social media videos.Tiffany criticized Crowley&#8217;s leadership, associating it with crime and disorder in Milwaukee County, and emphasized the importance of public safety in the upcoming election.Crowley, who secured the Democratic nomination after defeating Francesca Hong-whose campaign drew national progressive attention-faces a competitive general election.Tiffany, endorsed by President Trump, benefited from early support and positive advertising, while a recent poll indicates Crowley leading Tiffany by 4 points, with Democrats holding a broader advantage among independents. The election remains closely watched as both candidates prepare for the campaign.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republican <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wisconsin\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"239\">Wisconsin<\/a> gubernatorial candidate Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tom-tiffany\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"21412\">Tom Tiffany<\/a> (R-WI) blamed <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1964\">Democratic<\/a> nominee Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley after a series of youth brawls broke out at the Wisconsin State Fair over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Videos posted to social media Sunday night showed a chaotic scene at the fair, with groups of young people running through crowds, fighting, and shouting. At least one police officer was <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wkow.com\/news\/multiple-fights-officer-punched-on-final-night-of-wisconsin-state-fair\/article_84b6a282-e0b4-4e36-85ad-babf78b29f27.html\">reportedly<\/a> punched in the face. It was not immediately clear what sparked the chaos.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4689698\/tom-tiffany-david-crowley-wisconsin-state-fair-chaos-milwaukee-county-wisconsin\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Tiffany blames Crowley for Wisconsin state fair \u2018chaos\u2019 after teenagers brawl<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4689463\/florida-gop-candidates-struggle-desantis-endorsement-gubernatorial-primary\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Florida GOP candidates struggle to win DeSantis\u2019s endorsement before gubernatorial primary<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4675324\/what-to-know-james-fishback-byron-donalds\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>What to know about James Fishback as he tries to undermine Byron Donalds<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is Milwaukee County under David Crowley. Crime. Chaos. At least one officer punched,\u201d Tiffany wrote in a<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TomTiffanyWI\/status\/2089348851018707049\"> social media post<\/a>. \u201cPublic safety starts with leadership, and Crowley\u2019s leadership has failed Milwaukee County. Don\u2019t let him fail Wisconsin.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The clash comes as Crowley prepares for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tx-primary-heats-up-brandon-gill-leads-in-the-26th-congressional-district-with-trump-endorsement\/\" title=\"Brandon Gill takes the lead in TX Primary for 26th Congressional District with Trump&#039;s endorsement\">closely watched general election<\/a> against Tiffany after securing the Democratic nomination in last week\u2019s primary. 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Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"282\">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/a> (D-NY), along with Sens. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bernie-sanders\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"41\">Bernie Sanders<\/a> (I-VT) and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elizabeth-warren\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"250\">Elizabeth Warren<\/a> (D-MA), did not back Hong. Hong also faced criticism over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-fcc-nominee-sits-on-board-of-group-that-opposes-anti-sex-trafficking-efforts\/\" title=\"Biden FCC Nominee Sits on Board of Group That Opposes Anti-Sex Trafficking Efforts\">past social media posts<\/a> in which she called for canceling Thanksgiving and defunding the police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Crowley initially launched his gubernatorial campaign in September but dropped out in July after Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez emerged as the apparent front-runner for the Democratic nomination. Crowley endorsed Rodriguez, but she suspended her campaign just weeks before the Aug. 11 primary following inaccuracies in her financial disclosures.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4687662\/trump-possible-campaign-spending-2026-elections\/\">WHERE TRUMP COULD SPEND HIS $400 MILLION WAR CHEST IN NOVEMBER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, Tiffany\u2019s endorsement by President<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4\"> Donald Trump<\/a> helped him avoid a contentious Republican primary. The early consolidation of Republican support allowed Tiffany to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >spend months airing positive television advertisements introducing<\/a> himself to voters before Democrats had selected their nominee.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The general election is already shaping up to be competitive. A <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4685231\/wisconsin-poll-david-crowley-tom-tiffany-governor\/\">new poll of likely Wisconsin voters <\/a>shows Crowley leading Tiffany by 4 percentage points, with the Democratic nominee holding a wider advantage among independent voters.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tiffany blames Crowley for Wisconsin State Fair youth brawls<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4195,"featured_media":2646030,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26211053594775.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[84027,5894,81521,63925,4124],"class_list":["post-2646029","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-crowley","tag-politics","tag-state-fair-2","tag-tom-tiffany","tag-wisconsin"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26211053594775.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2646029","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2646029"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2646029\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2646034,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2646029\/revisions\/2646034"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2646030"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2646029"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2646029"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2646029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}