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My take on tonight’s looming government shutdown

Brian Fraley8 years ago8 years ago01 mins

The folks at WTMJ’s Milwaukee studio called the Edge Messaging production facility in Brookfield and we discussed tonight’s looming federal government shutdown. Who wins? Who loses? Who’s to blame? Will anyone blink? Listen, here:    

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Check Out Our New Podcast With The Wheeler Report’s Gwyn Guenther

Brian Fraley8 years ago8 years ago01 mins

Have state budget negotiations broken down? Can the Assembly and Senate get on the same page this week? This month? The Wheeler Report’s Gwyn Guenther and I discuss in this inaugural episode of the Wheelercast. https://audioboom.com/posts/6008824-the-wheelercast-episode-1-06-12-17

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Wheelercast Special Report: State of the State Preview With Gov. Walker

Brian Fraley8 years ago01 mins

The Wheeler Report’s Gwyn Guenther sits down with Governor Scott Walker for a look at some of the things he’ll be talking about in this afternoon’s State of the State address. https://audioboom.com/posts/6612393-1-24-18-wheelercast-state-of-the-state-preview-with-gov-walker

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Trump Killing GOP Prospects in Wisconsin

dailytakes9 years ago9 years ago01 mins

Donald Trump’s rise has lead to a dive in GOP voter enthusiasm here, which not only takes Wisconsin off the electoral map for Trump in November, but it jeopardizes the re-election of GOP Senator Ron Johnson and gives Democrats increased hope for gains in the state assembly and state senate. My analysis:

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My Take on the New Marquette Law Poll Out Today

Brian Fraley8 years ago8 years ago01 mins

WTMJ radio’s Steve Scaffidi and Erik Bilstad invited me on their show this afternoon to talk about the new Marquette Law poll. Some take aways for me, despite the heat in the GOP budget debate, people still feel like the state is going in the right direction rather than on the wrong track. On the…

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Analyzing the US Senate Race

Brian Fraley8 years ago8 years ago01 mins

Lisa Manna interviewed me for our latest EdgeCast about Sen. Tammy Baldwin releasing two new ads today. We break down the ads, including the overall messaging strategy of the incumbent Democrat as we forecast the next few months of the race.

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So Trump Picked Pence, What Does That Mean?

Brian Fraley9 years ago9 years ago01 mins

Does Pence make Trump more rational, less vulgar, more consistent, less authoritarian, smarter, more conservative, moral, or prepared? Nope.  

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Fraley speaks to Sykes about his Open Letter

Brian Fraley9 years ago9 years ago11 mins

On Tuesday, Milwaukee talk radio host Charlie Sykes interviewed me regarding my open letter to RNC delegates.

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My Thoughts on Charlie Sykes’ Semi-Retirement

dailytakes9 years ago9 years ago33 mins

I first met Charlie Sykes more than 25 years ago when I was a Senior at the UW. He was speaking at a conference of collegiate journalists in Evanston, Illinois and as the author of ProfScam was emerging as one of the most insightful critics of higher education at the time. He was so entertaining…

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News of the Republican Party’s Demise Greatly Exaggerated

Brian Fraley8 years ago8 years ago01 mins

The Wisconsin State Journal’s Mark Sommerhauser interviewed me over the weekend about whether we are going to see a dem wave in 2018 because of recent democrat wins… Fraley, a prominent Trump critic within the Wisconsin GOP, said Republicans “don’t need to embrace” Trump but need not “take potshots” at him either. Fraley added that…

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