MADISON, Wis. — California bank owner Eric Hovde has had a rough week on the campaign trail. A series of unearthed comments and news investigations have exposed Eric Hovde as an out-of-touch rich guy who won’t work for Wisconsin.  

• Hovde spent the past week dealing with intense criticism over his false comments that  “almost nobody in a nursing home is in a point to vote” because they lack “the mental capacity” and “only have five, six months to live.” No bizarre 3 minute video will change the fact that Wisconsinites will hold Hovde accountable for his own words. 

• Next, Wisconsinites heard more about Hovde’s record of disrespecting and mistreating our senior citizens after a breaking news report was published by the New York Times that the bank Hovde owns is being sued for wrongful death and elder abuse at a nursing home they own in California. Hovde did not take accountability or address these disturbing allegations, instead he threatened to sue the New York Times.

• Then, Axios revealed that Hovde is using his family wealth to try and buy Wisconsin’s senate seat with his brother and business partner Steve Hovde funding a million dollar, pro-Hovde Super PAC–just one week after speaking at the campaign launch. 

• Finally, video surfaced of Eric Hovde failing to correctly say the Pledge of Allegiance.

Each day, it’s becoming more and more clear that Eric Hovde is just an out-of-touch rich guy who won’t work for Wisconsin.