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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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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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Wisconsin Employers Give K-12 Schools a Failing Grade

dailytakes3 years ago3 years ago06 mins

73% of Businesses Say Students Graduating from the Public K-12 System are Unprepared for the Workforce A new survey of Wisconsin businesses paints an unflattering picture of the education system in the state. According to the Wisconsin Employer Survey, nearly three-quarters of businesses think students graduating from the public K-12 system are not prepared for the…

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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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Episode 38 – April 16, 2018

Brian Fraley8 years ago01 mins

You won’t need an emotional support animal to listen to this week’s episode, even though we do mention Tonya Harding, Art Bell and the movie Full Metal Jacket. 3 hosts. 9 topics. Those are the only guarantees… Check out this episode!

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Democrat Debate / Cage Match

Brian Fraley10 years ago10 years ago01 mins

Twitter coverage of the Democrat New Hampshire Debate.

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Paul Ryan’s Not Running

Brian Fraley8 years ago01 mins

By now you’ve no doubt heard the news that Speaker Paul Ryan has announced he will not be seeking re-election this fall, saying he would like to spend more time being a husband and father. WTMJ 620’s Steve Scafiddi called me today to get my take on the whole thing. You can listen to the…

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Who did it better?

dailytakes10 years ago10 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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The Wheelercast, Episode #2

Brian Fraley9 years ago9 years ago01 mins

Intra-party discord is a new thing in Madison, right? Actually, no, it’s not. We look into the Wheeler archives for details. We also look ahead to potential Joint Finance Committee action this week and we pay special tribute to two important Capitol players. The Wheeler Report’s Gwyn Guenther and I talk about this and more in…

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