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Hutton Prevails

Brian Fraley10 years ago10 years ago01 mins

The victory over the prevailing wage mandates is a big deal.

Rep Rob Hutton joins us to discuss the final outcome of his long and difficult fight.

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Bannon Super PAC Endorses Nicholson for Senate

Brian Fraley8 years ago01 mins

Ousted White House Strategist Steve Bannon’s super PAC announced it’s supporting Kevin Nicholson, a Delafield businessman and former Democrat over Republican State Senator Leah Vukmir.  The Wisconsin State Journal called me looking for analysis of what this means to the US Senate race in Wisconsin. Fraley, who has opposed Trump, said he’s skeptical Bannon and his…

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Outside the Bubble: James Wigderson

Brian Fraley8 years ago8 years ago01 mins

James Wigderson is the Editor of RightWisconsin.com and joins us on the latest episode of Outside the Bubble. Check it out here. 

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Fire and Fury, Cheesehead Edition

Brian Fraley8 years ago8 years ago01 mins

I had the pleasure of joining Steve Scaffidi this week on his WTMJ 620 radio show. We talked about the new Trump White House expose, Fire and Fury and Wisconsin politics, including the US Senate and Governor’s race. Click on this link to listen to the segment.

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Who did it better?

dailytakes9 years ago9 years ago11 mins

Trump? Or Y2J? Or Prince Nassem Hamed? (Suggestion: Play the three videos, above, simultaneously with the audio down, and then decide!)

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Wake Up Call in SD10?

Brian Fraley8 years ago01 mins

What happened Tuesday night in Northwest Wisconsin? What lessons can be learned from the results of the special election in the 10th Senate District? My thoughts…. https://audioboom.com/posts/6603494-wake-up-call-in-sd10

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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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Blackout: Things You Won’t Know if You Only Read the Newspaper

Brian Fraley10 years ago10 years ago01 mins

Just because the newspaper doesn’t cover something, doesn’t mean it isn’t news. Here’s my conversation with WTMJ’s Charlie Sykes: Here’s my conversation with WISN’s Jay Weber: I think this issue is newsworthy, and I am glad these two gentlemen think so, too.  

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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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Senator Ron Johnson was doing this, and you had no idea

dailytakes10 years ago9 years ago11 mins

United States Senator Ron Johnson was doing this and you had no idea.

No, it’s not some tawdry personal indiscretion. Rather,

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