Listen "Primary Season"
Episode Synopsis
We take stock on this week's horrific milestone of 1 million U.S. COVID deaths, so far. What does it say about the country and what does it portend for the future? Primary elections have started across the country and we look at the role of Donald Trump in the elections. What does it mean for the prospects for American democracy? Robert discusses lessons for Wisconsin learned from Lt. Governor John Fetterman’s U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania. Does Fetterman offer a blueprint for WI Senate candidates, or not? We discuss the strange role of health care in the 2022 elections. In addition to the now life and death abortion issue, Ron Johnson keeps flip flopping on ACA repeal, and passing a death sentence for Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security. What is going on, and does health care offer a pathway for Democratic victory in November? We close with a teaser on exciting new climate and structural racism legislation that will be introduced in early June in Wisconsin.
More episodes of the podcast Battleground Wisconsin
Caring about democracy
11/12/2025
People vs Power
05/12/2025
Organizing a labor revival
26/11/2025
Wisconsin populist revival heats up
20/11/2025
The "Benedict 8"
14/11/2025
Election Whiplash?
06/11/2025
A.I. data centers & democracy
31/10/2025
AI & Data Center Bubble
23/10/2025
No Kings 2.0
17/10/2025
ZARZA We are Zarza, the prestigious firm behind major projects in information technology.