Doolan provides an inspiring vision of citizens campaigning to keep democracy in the hands of the people The 2018 gubernatorial election season in Wisconsin is fast approaching, and I find myself being inspired by two candidacies. Mike McCabe is announcing his run later this month as sort of an Independent-Democratic option that will challenge both parties to make change. His candidacy inspires me because it makes me feel as though a second wave of the Progressive Movement could be coming to Wisconsin (and possibly the nation) in the years ahead. Doolan, via YouTube But I am also inspired by a second candidacy because it demonstrates that citizens are beginning to rise up, to take back their government out of the controlling hands of corporate interests, and put it right back where it belongs in any democracy: within the care of the people. Michele Doolan, a Wisconsinite with roots all across the state (currently in Cross Plains ), is running for governor with a very limi...