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.
Find all of these episodes on The Recombobulation Area’s podcast feed (Apple Podcasts, Spotify, here on Substack).
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, Sept. 11, at 1 p.m.
For a beat-by-beat breakdown, check out our topics and timestamps below:
0:00 Dan’s back (and so is the tech chaos)
0:55 Kristin brought a list: the AG race, Josh Kaul vs. Eric Toney
3:31 “Trifecta plus Josh” and why the whole ballot matters
7:33 Former congressman Reid Ribble says what current Republicans won’t
10:29 Trumpapalooza, $5K checks & Van Orden’s fraud commission
14:11 Van Orden “saved” health care (he didn’t)
18:43 Postpartum Medicaid & Kristin’s double bird
21:00 Sleazy AI attack ads
22:37 Dan’s temperature check: settle-down juice & data centers
28:40 Tiffany’s record, midterm turnout & dodged debates
31:25 Bumper sticker politics
34:47 When does the governor’s race heat up?
35:49 Your feed isn’t the electorate
40:34 Door-knocking candidates in tough districts
44:45 “Unlock the block”: flipping the Legislature
48:43 How to help local candidates
50:44 Dan’s flip-seat speed round
55:20 Daycare bills up $160/month
57:13 Voting plans round robin
1:00:30 MyVote WI & the Domino’s ballot tracker
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