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 the Motherhood for Good YouTube Channel on Friday, Oct. 2, at 1 p.m. You can find us every Friday at that time to tune in live.
For a beat-by-beat breakdown, check out our topics and timestamps below:
00:00 Welcome + the Hawks vs. Hawkeyes Senate hearing mix-up
01:10 Travel chaos: O’Hare vs. the Milwaukee airport
04:46 Tiffany dodges debates (just one, on WISN 12)
05:41 Tiffany turns down the Marquette “get to know” event
07:24 Tiffany’s health care answer: “price transparency”
08:32 Tax cuts on everything and what they’d defund
09:19 Billionaires paying for 90%+ of Tiffany’s campaign
10:31 Marquette poll: Crowley leads 49–46
12:24 Crowley’s big lead with independent voters
14:27 Why independents are shifting: gas, groceries, health care
16:55 Flipping the script: federal taxes and Tiffany’s votes with Trump
19:21 Trump’s approval hits a Wisconsin low
21:50 Will Crowley fight back?
22:52 Valley Victory and Fox Valley momentum
25:16 How Democrats could flip the Assembly
26:04 Which state Senate seats Democrats need
31:16 Francesca Hong’s tour: “Do not write me in”
34:39 Billionaires vs. the people: does that message work?
36:18 The Uihleins, Hendricks, and their tax break
38:17 Voters now trust Democrats on cost of living
39:06 Republicans have no wins to run on
40:46 The big question: will frustrated voters show up?
42:48 Door-knocking that starts with listening
44:33 How clean energy cuts raise your bills
46:14 How Crowley helped keep the Brewers in Milwaukee
51:59 Crowley’s 2027 Milwaukee County budget
54:01 Dan’s state Senate endorsements
55:29 Down-ballot candidates: Shae Sortwell (Assembly District 2)
57:51 Tiffany campaign blocks reporters
58:35 Next week: election day plans and pushing back on attacks
1:01:26 Wrap-up: Brewers, Badgers and chili season
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