The Wisconsin Politics Group Chat podcast features Dr. Kristin Lyerly, Pat Kreitlow (The View from UpNorth) of UpNorthNews, Kate Duffy of Motherhood for Good, and Dan Shafer of The Recombobulation Area.
There is so much happening in the Wisconsin political universe, and your friends at the “Wisconsin Politics Group Chat” podcast are here to break it all down.
This episode aired live on Pat Kreitlow’s YouTube Channel on Thursdy, Oct. 22, at 9 a.m.
On this episode, we reacted to the one and only gubernatorial debate between David Crowley and Tom Tiffany.
If you missed the debate, watch it here:
For a beat-by-beat breakdown of the episode, see below:
0:00 Cold open, show intro, 12 days to the Nov. 3 election
2:59 How are we feeling 12 days out?
5:00 Debate overview: Crowley vs. Tiffany performance
10:53 Crowley’s message: “You can’t trust Tom Tiffany”
13:24 Tiffany’s 2020 election answer and Zuckerbucks
15:17 Wisconsin Elections Commission and democracy concerns
18:49 Tiffany’s “magic math”: freezing taxes, the surplus, income tax cuts
23:54 Rebate checks, tax-cut messaging and trickle-down economics
32:02 Abortion and reproductive rights
37:02 Political fallout and the DSA “gotcha” question
39:34 Tiffany in lockstep with Trump
40:18 Schools, vouchers and Moms for Liberty
44:39 Rural health care and the Rural Health Transformation Fund
46:05 Evers’ shared revenue and Crowley’s Act 12 record
49:12 Closing statements, Tiffany’s plane crash and rural EMS
51:25 I-94 Milwaukee project and the “Milwaukee bashing” playbook
55:46 Vibes: charisma, style and the generational contrast
56:53 Crowley’s personal story vs. Tiffany’s unchallenged career
58:34 Billionaire ad spending and the final 12 days
1:02:07 Panel sign-off
1:02:34 Pat Kreitlow’s history lesson
1:06:49 Sign-off and GO BREWERS!!!
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