Battleground Wisconsin
489 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★ - 45 ratingsBattleground Wisconsin is Citizen Action of Wisconsin’s weekly podcast that features the latest political news from the front lines in the embattled state of Wisconsin.
The show features:
· Robert Kraig, Executive Director, Citizen Action of Wisconsin
· Matt Brusky, Deputy Director, Citizen Action of Wisconsin
. Claire Zautke, Health Care for All Director
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Episodes
Boss Vos
August 16, 2019 02:29 - 44 minutes - 51.2 MBThe panel talks about Boss Vos’ stubborn unwillingness to accommodate State Rep. Jimmy Anderson, a legislator with a disability. We discuss the news that state leaders met with Foxconn officials this week in the wake of reports that taxpayers will pay $172,000 – $290,000 per job, if there are any. Governor Evers floats the idea of a special session on gun violence and pays a visit to the heart of right-wing political darkness, WMC. Clean Wisconsin and other environmental groups sue EPA over T...
White Supremacist terrorism
August 09, 2019 04:16 - 45 minutes - 51.9 MBWe discuss the growing death toll of white supremacist terrorism, last week’s mass shootings, and the tepid response from Wisconsin GOP leaders. State Senator Jon Erpenbach joins us to talk about this week’s introduction of legislation to expand BadgerCare. A new study says Foxconn jobs will cost state us $170,000 – $290,000 per job, or an astounding 6 to 10 times the national average. Finally, Citizen Action co-op organizer Noah Reif tells us about door canvassing this Saturday at 10 am in B...
Gerrymandered
August 02, 2019 02:20 - 44 minutes - 50.9 MBWisconsin Fair Election Project Director Sachin Chheda joins us to discuss new state legislation for fair legislative maps and the possibility GOP leadership could attempt to dodge Gov. Evers to gerrymander Wisconsin again. We also talk about Speaker Vos refusing to make accommodations for Rep. Jimmy Anderson to participate in committee meetings and Gov. Evers looks to protect water from nitrates. We also review the latest Democratic presidential news and Robert takes a first look at Kamala ...
Amanda Stuck steps up
July 19, 2019 04:21 - 44 minutes - 50.7 MBWe discuss Donald Trump and his campaign doubling down on racist, white nationalist appeals this week. Wisconsin Congressman Sean Duffy says Trump’s tweets were not racist and denies calling four congresswomen anti-American. We are joined by Citizen Action member and State Representative Amanda Stuck who announced this week she is running for Congress. Citizen Action’s Kevin Kane stops by to discuss the new member organizing co-op we are organizing in the “Driftless” area of Wisconsin and how...
Lights for Liberty
July 12, 2019 02:53 - 45 minutes - 51.6 MBWe welcome Citizen Action co-op member Mireya Sigala-Valadez to discuss the Lights for Liberty national day of action event she is helping organize in Eau Claire where people will gather in solidarity to end refugee camps and to protest the inhumane treatment of refugees. Co-op member and State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski gives her take on the signed state budget and organizes us to fill out her new student loan surveys. We discuss the Texas lawsuit to end the Affordable Care Act and what state...
Budget Endgame
July 04, 2019 02:04 - 48 minutes - 55.8 MBWe analyze Gov. Evers’ big budget decision. How did he use his veto pen, and what prompted his decision not to engage in budget brinkmanship? We also discuss next week’s start of oral arguments in the Texas lawsuit to destroy the Affordable Care Act. Finally we give a scouting report on how Democratic presidential candidates are positioning themselves on Medicare for All.
Gerrymandered democracy
June 27, 2019 20:35 - 45 minutes - 51.8 MBWe discuss the new Supreme Court decision to rubber stamp partisan gerrymandering and its link to the bad budget that just cleared the State Legislature. We game out the potential next steps for Governor Evers in the budget drama. Next, we talk about Trump’s effort to redefine poverty in a way that will remove a million people from important social services. Finally, we analyze the first Democratic presidential debate and take a closer look at Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign.
Trumped up 2020 election
June 21, 2019 04:02 - 46 minutes - 53.2 MBWe discuss Trump’s made for Fox TV campaign kick-off event in the wake of his trumped up fight with Iran. Will Trump decide that releasing the dogs of war is to his political advantage? Next, we dig into the critical state budget votes scheduled for next week, the growing right wing opposition to the GOP budget, and the options available to Governor Evers should a terrible budget reach his desk. We preview next Monday’s BadgerCare Expansion statewide Day of Action (see details below). Finally...
The GOP Budget Plot Thickens
June 13, 2019 22:04 - 45 minutes - 52.4 MBThis week we do a deep dive with State Senator Chris Larson on the GOP budget endgame. Does Robin Vos really expect Governor Evers to capitulate to their short sighted and immoral budget, or does he have a hidden agenda in mind? Next we welcome State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski to discuss the fiscal insanity of the GOP budget that is taking shape, and her work to address the student debt crisis. Finally, we dig into the latest Foxconn low lights, and progress on Medicare for All.
How Progressives Can Win the Rust Belt in 2020
June 06, 2019 18:20 - 46 minutes - 53.2 MBThis week Battleground Wisconsin takes to the road to dig into the question of how progressives can win back the industrial states lost to Donald Trump in 2016. We have a series of interviews of state and national leaders recorded live at the People's Action national convention in Washington, DC. First the iconic progressive leader Heather Booth, the focus of a major documentary film, gives us a road map to progressive victory. Next we talk to Michigan State Representative Lauri Pohutsky, a ...
Let them breathe smog and drink manure
May 30, 2019 22:15 - 46 minutes - 53.6 MBThe big con continues with news that Foxconn awarded contracts supposedly reserved for Wisconsin-based companies to firms headquartered in Connecticut and England. We also review the new revelation that EPA staff scientists strongly objected to excluding areas of southeastern Wisconsin where Foxconn is located from stronger smog standards. Ryan Billingham of Wisconsin Conservation Voters joins us to talk about the Republican decision to cut tens of millions of dollars from Gov. Tony Evers' cl...
Elizabeth Warren’s plan for America
May 24, 2019 04:17 - 45 minutes - 20.9 MBWe review the latest state budget news, including Boss Vos and Fitzgerald’s scheme to split the budget into two separate pieces of legislation in an effort to constrain Gov. Evers veto options. We welcome State Representative David Crowley to talk about his new bill to allow automatic voter registration in Wisconsin to make sure more people can participate in our democracy. We also start our new weekly segment discussing the Democratic candidates for president this week with U.S. Senator Eliz...
The Radical Right Empire Strikes Back
May 17, 2019 02:20 - 44 minutes - 50.7 MBThis week we review a large number of right-wing counter assaults on reason and freedom from the Wisconsin Legislature and at the national level. We explore deserted Foxconn buildings, the shocking GOP debrief of their 2018 Wisconsin election debacle. Finally we discuss the latest entry into the crowded Democratic presidential primary, and announce a new feature in which Battleground Wisconsin listeners will have the opportunity to help determine the best progressive candidate.
State budget goes to Madison
May 10, 2019 04:34 - 44 minutes - 51.3 MBWe discuss Republican leaders’ sudden and desperate Joint Finance Committee vote Thursday that reveals they are losing the public debate on BadgerCare and other important issues in the state budget. We talk about new Citizen Action research demonstrating how expanding Medicaid helps fight opioid epidemic. We welcome State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski who reveals GOP plans to pull the modest expansion of her office in the state budget. We close with a discussion of the new dynamic in the 2020 Dem...
Evers will fight like hell for Medicaid expansion
May 03, 2019 02:58 - 47 minutes - 53.9 MBWe discuss Governor Tony Evers media conference reacting to Republican leadership’s plan announced Wednesday to remove BadgerCare expansion from the state budget. Evers declared he would “fight like hell” to win and he needed peoples help. We also talk about Gov. Evers’ Thursday meeting with Foxconn executive Terry Gou and May Day here and abroad. We also have special interviews with Robert Borosage, contributing editor of The Nation and Tasha Green, councilwoman from the city of Westland, MI.
Winning: Emily Siegrist’s 2020 vision
April 26, 2019 03:31 - 45 minutes - 52.2 MBWe welcome Citizen Action co-op member Emily Siegrist as a guest panelist and to announce her 2020 campaign for state assembly in a suburban Milwaukee district. Emily ran a great grassroots campaign for assembly in 2018 and is preparing to challenge Rep. Knodl again and win. Emily hopes to be joined by a slate of other progressive legislative candidates who run to win in previously Republican seats. We also discuss the Joint Finance Committee public hearings on the state budget wrapping up th...
Foxconn reality check
April 19, 2019 01:42 - 45 minutes - 52.2 MBWe are joined by state representative Jonathon Brostoff to discuss Gov. Evers’ conclusion that Foxconn is unlikely to hire 13,000 workers and his decision to renegotiate the contract. We review the new UW-Madison study that found accepting Medicaid money would save state residents $100 million a year, on top of savings to the state savings. We also talk about the Trump MAGA rally coming to Green Bay, the Koch Brothers' “astroturf” state budget campaign, and Congressman Sean Duffy dishonestly ...
Treasurer Godlewski’s Budget
April 12, 2019 00:01 - 45 minutes - 52.1 MBIn the latest episode of our What the Godlewski does the State Treasurer do? segment, we discuss her state budget request for the resources needed to properly run the office. We also discuss Godlweski's plans to create a state-run retirement public option and opportunities to refinancing student loan debt. We review the week’s news including: Judge Lisa Neubauer concession in the hotly contested Supreme Court race; an Appeals court sides with Governor Evers on appointments; and Sen Tammy Bal...
Medicare For All Special Segment
April 11, 2019 18:27 - 5 minutes - 5.97 MBSpecial Segment - How Senator Bernie Sanders new Medicare for All bill matters!
Purple
April 05, 2019 01:19 - 44 minutes - 51.1 MBWe review this week’s spring election results which saw new progressive gains in cities and a conservative voter surge behind right-wing Judge Hagedorn. We talk about the historic victory for public schools in Milwaukee and election of young progressive mayors in Green Bay, Oshkosh and Madison. We dissect the disappointing Supreme Court result and its implication for the court and the 2020 elections. We close by previewing the state budget battle which commences with Joint Finance Committee p...
Challenging Trump & Foxconn
March 28, 2019 16:02 - 46 minutes - 53 MBIn the first half of our show Rebecca Lynch and Robert Kraig discuss the current field of Democratic presidential contenders preparing to challenge Trump in 2020. In the second half of the show, we interview Citizen Action organizer Fabi Maldonado about his courageous effort to challenge Foxconn as a Racine County Supervisor and community leader.
Scott Walker Alert
March 22, 2019 05:11 - 46 minutes - 53 MBThis week we welcome Rebecca back! We discuss why Scott Walker is out touting a constitutional convention and the ramifications of such an event. The panel also discusses some of the bubbling-up 2020 electoral issues such as dumping the Electoral College, high school students fighting climate change, healthcare, student debt relief and much, much more.
The Mandela Barnes interview
March 15, 2019 00:39 - 46 minutes - 53.1 MBWe welcome Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes to discuss his first couple of months in the office and the his vision for creating opportunity in Wisconsin over the next few years. In our third installment of Sarah “what the Godlewski does the state treasurer do?” We review her effort to help UW system graduates refinance their student loan debt and GOP State Rep. Michael Schraa failing to honor his promise to sponsor legislation to put some authority and power back into the state treasurer's office....
Critical Eyes on Foxconn
March 08, 2019 04:48 - 46 minutes - 53.7 MBThis week we do a deep dive on the Foxconn mess with two special guests: State Senator Chris Larson and State Rep. Jonathan Brostoff. Will we have a thriving new manufacturing hub in 2 years in Racine County, or an post-industrial ghost town? We also look at advances in civil rights in the Evers budget, including automatic voter registrations and drivers licenses for immigrants.
Healthcare on the March
March 01, 2019 03:42 - 44 minutes - 51 MBThis week progressive Democrats in Congress introduced the gold standard in healthcare reform, Medicare For All, with an impressive 100+ co-sponsors. We talk about why the bill matters despite its dim prospects for immediate passage. Turning to Wisconsin, we look at the official announcement by Governor Tony Evers that he will include BadgerCare Expansion in his first state budget. Citizen Action members are already fully mobilized to support the Governor, holding news conferences in Appleton...
3 white male Republicans vow to block BadgerCare expansion
February 22, 2019 02:13 - 43 minutes - 50.3 MBWe debrief the Spring Primary elections and discuss the latest news in the important State Supreme Court election on April 2nd. The panel tears apart the junk Koch Brother funded research Republicans unveiled this week in effort to provide cover for their shameful opposition to expanding BadgerCare. We talk about Evers’ new proposal to add $28 million in the budget for women's health care. We close with an in-depth discussion of Amazon’s decision to back out of a deal to build a headquarters ...
The climate of democracy in Wisconsin
February 15, 2019 00:46 - 45 minutes - 52.5 MBWe discuss the latest state news including Gov. Evers plan to expand access to dental care for low income people and fixing lead pipes throughout the Wisconsin. We welcome state treasurer and Citizen Action member Sarah Godlewski for the 2nd installment of “What the Godlewski does the state treasurer do? This time Sarah has some shocking news about censorship on climate issues. State Senator Chris Larson joins us to unveil his new package of campaign finance bills to start restoring democracy...
Green New Deal vs. Foxconn
February 08, 2019 01:48 - 44 minutes - 50.5 MBWe discuss the latest on the Foxconn scandal, including a devastating new investigative report exposing the fraud and lies behind boondoggle of the century. We contrast the political cynicism behind Foxconn with the bold vision for a “Green New Deal” introduced this week by freshman Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Senator Ed Markey, and other progressives. Finally, Trump sides with payday lending loan sharks over working families on the economic edge.
The Foxconn is up: They got paid, we got played
January 31, 2019 22:57 - 45 minutes - 51.9 MBWe welcome State Representative Jonathan Brostoff to discuss the predictable implosion of Foxconn’s manufacturing plant in Wisconsin and the implications for Wisconsin and the progressive movement. We also talk about new scandalous and hateful revelations about the bigotry of Scott Walker's handpicked Supreme Court candidate Brian Hagedorn.
Wisconsin leans forward
January 25, 2019 05:02 - 43 minutes - 50.2 MBWe review Gov. Tony Evers’ first State of the State address this week, and the GOP lock step propaganda message in response. We discuss new reporting revealing the Walker campaign and its dark money allies spent an astounding $58 million in 2018 election, and its implications for democracy. We also check in on the latest GOP legislator attack on the Wisconsin Idea. Finally, we welcome Angelina Cruz, president of the Racine Education Association, to discuss the recently settled Los Angeles edu...
Evers moves on marijuana
January 18, 2019 02:33 - 44 minutes - 50.6 MBWe welcome Eric Marsch, Citizen Action of Wisconsin co-op leader and executive director of Southeastern WI NORML, to discuss news that Tony Evers supports legalization of marijuana. Evers announced this week that as a first step to full legalization he will include medical marijuana in his state budget. We discuss the junk GOP pre-existing conditions bill that is moving with lightening speed through the legislature, which is much worse than doing nothing. The panel also reviews Planned Parent...
Sarah what the Godlewski will the state treasurer do? Vol.1
January 11, 2019 02:35 - 44 minutes - 50.4 MBWe welcome the new state treasurer and Citizen Action co-op member Sarah Godlewski to discuss the her first week in office. Sarah will join the show every 2nd week of the month to educate us on priorities to strengthen and improve the office’s financial watchdog functions. We talk about Governor Evers’ healthcare executive order and his direction to new AG Josh Kaul to reverse Wisconsin’s stance on the anti-ACA lawsuit. We also review news that groups will sue over lame duck session, a bipart...
Evers' Budget & Healthcare in 2019
January 04, 2019 01:11 - 44 minutes - 51.1 MBWe welcome in 2019 by discussing the upcoming state budget fight. We look at the budget priorities Tony Evers rolled out this week in the media, the potential timeline for his expected battle with the GOP-dominated Legislature, and how the fight for Medicaid expansion will be central. We review new GOP legislation that yet again fails to protect those with pre-existing conditions. Finally, we also preview the April 2019 Supreme Court race.
Ryan & Walker exit
December 20, 2018 21:53 - 46 minutes - 53.2 MBWe close out 2018 by contrasting the legacies of House Speaker Paul Ryan and Gov. Scott Walker as they prepare to leave office in early January. We review the lame duck session fall out, including the latest on the motion filed in Citizen Action's early voting lawsuit with One WI Now to block voting restrictions. We also discuss Tony Evers’ first cabinet appointments and a new audit revealing WEDC plans to pay for Foxconn jobs not located in Wisconsin.
Listening to people
December 14, 2018 04:49 - 44 minutes - 50.7 MBWe discuss the latest on the scandalous GOP lame duck, including the pending legal action against the early voting in Wisconsin. We welcome Citizen Action North Central Co-op organizer Joel Lewis to review the Wausau budget listening session with Tony Evers, which in openness stands in sharp contrast with the infamous GOP lame duck session. Former podcast panelist Jorna Taylor joins us to discuss Inaugural events and how to participate. We close with a special interview with Citizen Action No...
GOP power grab
December 07, 2018 02:05 - 44 minutes - 50.5 MBWe debrief the undemocratic Lame Duck power grab with the panel and special guest State Rep. Greta Neubauer. Thanks to everyone who contacted their state legislators, made calls to constituents, or went to the Capitol to testify and bear witness. We also welcome State Rep. Evan Goyke to look towards 2019 and the potential for criminal justice reform. Moving to the next critical election, we interview of State Supreme Court Candidate Justice Lisa Neubauer.
The health of Wisconsin’s democracy
November 29, 2018 22:52 - 44 minutes - 50.7 MBAfter debriefing Rebecca’s much needed vacation, we discuss the latest news on the GOP lame duck legislative session scheduled for next week. Contact your state legislators today to voice your opposition to the Republican power grab! Robert educates us on Evers’ newly minted healthcare policy advisory council, Evers' plan to expand Medicaid, and what we can expect the next Congress to do on healthcare. We also review the recent Amazon deal and throw some love to the Eau Claire City Council fo...
GOP Lame Turducken
November 21, 2018 21:00 - 45 minutes - 52.3 MBHappy Thanksgiving Weekend! We thank everyone who attended our Brew Fest fundraiser this week, including speakers Mandela Barnes, Gwen Moore and Judge Lisa Neubauer, candidate for State Supreme Court in April 2019. We discuss the potential GOP lame duck session in the State Legislature where Republican leaders want to take power away from Tony Evers before he is inaugurated the 45th Governor of Wisconsin. The Walker Administration reveals that it created a $1 billion dollar state deficit that...
Walker repealed and replaced with Evers/Barnes
November 08, 2018 21:56 - 48 minutes - 55.3 MBWe review Tuesday’s historic election that swept Tony Evers, Mandela Barnes, Josh Kaul, and Sarah Godlewski into statewide office and overwhelmingly re-elected Tammy Baldwin to fight the Trump administration in Washington. We look at highlights and a few lost opportunities. We welcome Anita Johnson to discuss her organizing work and her role in the Citizen Action lawsuit the expanded access to early voting, which had a decisive late night role in Walker's defeat. We are also joined by Robyn V...
Godlewski Gets Out The Vote Down Ballot
November 02, 2018 01:49 - 44 minutes - 50.4 MBWe welcome Citizen Action coop member Sarah Godlewski who is in the final stretch of her amazing campaign for State Treasurer. Sarah reminds us how important it is to vote all the way down the ballot on Tuesday, November 6th. We discuss the terrorist attack by a white nationalist in Pittsburgh and how the tragedy is a direct consequence of the hatred sewn by Donald Trump, and the Republican politics of division. We discuss the despicable new Trump ad vilifying immigrants, which some believe i...
Election spotlight on ‘Sconie
October 26, 2018 02:37 - 46 minutes - 53.1 MBThis week Wisconsin is ground zero for the 2018 election with the visits of Presidents Trump and Obama. The panel discusses the effort by Trump and Wisconsin Republicans to inject immigration and other conservative issues into an election dominated by GOP failure on healthcare. We encourage listeners to vote early and volunteer on election day or work at a polling location. We close with a discussion of the State of New York’s lawsuit against Exxon Mobil, saying It deceived shareholders on cl...
GOP’s Pre-existing Political Problem
October 19, 2018 02:19 - 44 minutes - 51.4 MBWe discuss how healthcare, particularly pre-existing conditions, remains the top issue in Wisconsin elections. The panel forecasts their top 3 agenda items for progressives in 2019 if Tony Evers wins the Governor election and Democrats gain control the State Senate. Gabriel Gomez, a Citizen Action co-op member and candidate for State Assembly District 21, joins us to discuss his campaign.
Election Horse Race Heats Up
October 11, 2018 22:39 - 44 minutes - 51.1 MBThis week the panel is forced (yet again) to interpret the infamous Marquette University Law Poll, which now declares a dead heat in the Governor's race. We dig through the electoral and movement ramifications of the disturbing confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to a lifetime SCOTUS appointment. Will it energize right-wing voters in November? Will it build the strength of the #metoo movement? We take a deep dive into the bizarre U.S. Senate debate this week between Tammy Baldwin and Leah Vukmir....
“Shamocracy”
October 05, 2018 01:17 - 44 minutes - 50.9 MBWe discuss the sham FBI investigation into the credible charges of sexual assault leveled against SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh, and predict the likely outcomes of the shameful Senate confirmation process and the electoral fallout from Donald Trump's latest degrading remarks. We also talk about the Fight for $15 movement’s victory this week at Amazon, and the strike in Milwaukee that resulted in 23 arrests outside a McDonald's. Robert reviews the week’s healthcare news, including Assembly Sp...
#WeBelieveHer
September 27, 2018 20:50 - 45 minutes - 51.5 MBWe discuss the shamefully rushed Brett Kavanaugh confirmation process that played out this week and what does it mean for the progress of gender equity in America? We then welcome Citizen Action co-op member and candidate for State Assembly candidate Chris Rahlf to discuss breaking news this week that her opponent, Rep Rob Brooks, made racist and sexually abusive comments to 3 female GOP state legislators. We welcome State Senate candidate Jeff Smith to discuss his campaign and fundraiser nex...
Scott Walker's Pre-existing Condition
September 20, 2018 19:58 - 45 minutes - 52 MBOur panel analyzes the latest MU Law poll. We review how healthcare is becoming a dominant issue in the election, particularly Walker’s support for allowing discrimination against people with pre-existing health conditions. We also discuss the sleazy effort to divide the Bryce family by featuring Randy’s brother in an ugly negative ad that drew a heartfelt angry response from Randy’s mother. We welcome State Senator Chris Larson to discuss the huge opportunities for Democrats in the State Sen...
Walker campaign in the gutter
September 13, 2018 20:34 - 44 minutes - 51 MBScott Walker’s dive into the gutter has our attention this week. Not only did Walker try to blame Tony Evers for racial disparities in education, his latest TV ad erroneously claims that Evers plans to release rapists. murders, and kidnappers. Continuing the low lights from Wisconsin conservatives, we discuss a barely coded racial slur by the editor of Right Wisconsin, who called MPS students "little convicts." Next, we look at Trump’s role in creating the “blue wave” and his growing unpopula...
Baldwin pledges to protect everyone with pre-existing conditions
September 07, 2018 03:28 - 44 minutes - 51.4 MBWith Labor Day in the rear view mirror the general election campaign is now in full gear. Our panel analyzes Scott Walker’s strategy of focusing on Evers’ handling of a teacher licensing case. We also discuss Tammy Baldwin's pledge to protect Wisconsinites with pre-existing conditions and the huge amount of national money pouring into the state's Attorney General race. Rebecca updates us on WI Choice’s forum next week featuring Tony Evers and Mandela Barnes. In the second half of the show, we...
Progressives running hard in Republican districts
August 23, 2018 21:42 - 45 minutes - 51.7 MBOur panel dissects the new MU Law poll and the onslaught of new political TV ads (spoiler alert: the Governor's race is a toss up). We then welcome Citizen Action Co-op member and State Assembly 60th District candidate Chris Rahlf who is running a strong campaign in a long time Republican district. We discuss the opportunities for Democrats in rural and small town areas and encourage volunteers to join Chris and knock doors untouched for years. Southeastern Wisconsin NORML ED Eric Marsch join...
Citizen Action Co-op Members Win Big on Primary Day
August 16, 2018 21:56 - 45 minutes - 52.3 MBWe discuss Tuesday’s primary election in Wisconsin and celebrate huge victories by Citizen Action members Mandela Barnes, Sarah Godlewski, Marisabel Cabrera and Jeff Smith. Our panel begins to handicap the Governor and U.S. Senate races. and we welcome Citizen Action co-op member and candidate for the State Assembly Kim Butler to discuss her important race in Western Wisconsin.