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Defending Free Market Capitalism

Brian Fraley10 years ago10 years ago01 mins

As for my work? My dad weeded onion fields in the depression. Crawling on his hands and knees for hours in the hot sun for the equivalent of spare change for his single-mother led family. He did this as kid. THAT’s hard work. I get paid to think and to communicate. If I break a sweat it’s because the A/C is out.

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A Tale of Two Politicians in Cleveland

Brian Fraley10 years ago10 years ago01 mins

Governor Scott Walker and Senator Ted Cruz took vastly different approaches in their speeches at the Republican National Convention last week. The Capital Times asked me for my take. “However, it does sadden me to see Walker, a principled leader I respect and support, diminish himself by so wholeheartedly supporting and cheerleading for Trump. I…

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Irish? Not so much.

Brian Fraley11 years ago10 years ago01 mins

It turns out, I’m as Irish as green beer and Lucky Charms.

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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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This Week’s Half Hour Happy Hour

Brian Fraley11 years ago10 years ago01 mins

This week Nik Nelson and I preview the Wisconsin Conservative Action Conference and review the week that was.

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The Wheelercast: Episode #21

Brian Fraley8 years ago8 years ago01 mins

Mining moratorium repeal. The Foxconn contract. Restructuring of Assembly Ways and Means Committee. This week’s episode is jammed packed with news from the State Capitol, including Gwyn Guenther’s interview with Rep. John Macco.   https://audioboom.com/posts/6461968-the-wheelercast-11-06-17

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EdgeCast 08-22-18 – Marquette University Law School Poll

dailytakes7 years ago7 years ago01 mins

Brian and Dan discuss the latest Marquette University Law School Poll results.   Edgecast-08-22-18 from Edge Messaging on Vimeo.

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Trump’s Last Two Weeks Shaping Up to Be a Burn it All Down Tantrum

Brian Fraley9 years ago9 years ago01 mins

Sinclair Broadcast Group’s Stephen Loiaconi called me for my take on the last two weeks of the election and what it will mean for tight down ballot races. A Democratic takeover of the House remains a longshot, but if Trump’s support keeps dropping, it is no longer an impossibility. “The Republican Party’s grip on the…

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Update on the Dump Trump Efforts

dailytakes10 years ago10 years ago21 mins

The effort to deny Democrat Donald Trump the Republican nomination for president continues. It most certainly remains a long shot, but it is not an impossibility. I spoke with one of the #FreeTheDelegate leaders here in Wisconsin, Dane County’s David Blaska. He’s an alternate delegate from the 2nd Congressional District and has long fought the…

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An Open Letter to Wisconsin’s RNC Convention Delegates

dailytakes10 years ago10 years ago281 mins

Friends, First, let me congratulate you on becoming delegates to the RNC convention in Cleveland next month. It’s an achievement I never attained. I did attend the 2004 New York convention as a guest so I know how exciting this gathering can be in any year. However, this is an extraordinary year and as you…

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