For the last few months, Gov. Tony Evers has said repeatedly that he would make a decision about whether or not to run for a third term after the state budget process is completed. In a recent opinion column at The Recombobulation Area, I made the argument that the decision the  Evers should make should be to NOT seek a third tern as Wisconsin’s governor.

This argument is not one of ideological differences or policy disagreements. Tony Evers has been a good governor and has served the state well. This more has to do with Evers’ age — he’ll be 75 years old in November 2026 — and about how the Democratic Party has had a massive, inescapable problem in its unwillingness to pass the torch to the next generation.

Tony Evers needs to do what so many other Democrats have struggled so mightily to do and step aside when the time is right. And after Joe Biden’s catastrophic 2024, this is a conversation we need to be having, and we need to be having it now. Democrats can’t keep repeating the same mistakes over and over. It’s time to do things differently.

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