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Enter the Ballot Verifier - Full Show Sep 25, 2024

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COUNTDOWN TO THE ELECTION, Ballot Verifier, a new program being introduced in Ada County, Idaho and everyone’s applauding it and isn’t matching votes to name U.S. Congressman Tom Tiffany joins Steve Scaffidi on the phone to discuss election integrity and brings up the recent duplicate ballots discovered in Dane County and the role of the Wisconsin Election Commission and making sure only U.S. citizens vote in Wisconsin. -Steve asks Congressman Tiffany about the stop gap bill that will help avoid a government shutdown We play excerpts from Steve Scaffidi’s Decision Wisconsin podcast conversation with Wisconsin Democratic Chair Ben Wikler on his perspective on the election and Kamala Harris’s policies.

Congressman Tom Tiffany on the Latest Stop Gap Bill Sep 25, 2024

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U.S. Congressman Tom Tiffany joins Steve Scaffidi on the phone to discuss election integrity and brings up the recent duplicate ballots discovered in Dane County and the role of the Wisconsin Election Commission and making sure only U.S. citizens vote in Wisconsin. Steve asks Congressman Tiffany about the stop gap bill that will help avoid a government shutdown

Countdown to the Election: Day 40 in Ada County, Idaho Sep 25, 2024

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COUNTDOWN TO THE ELECTION, Ballot Verifier, a new program being introduced in Ada County, Idaho and everyone’s applauding it.

All Things Certain: Elections and Budgets - Full Show Sep 24, 2024

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Steve Scaffidi is joined on the phone by political writer James Wigderson to talk about the upcoming presidential election and the complications that exist in the electoral process and potential challenges from Republicans. -Steve and James continue the conversation on Kamala Harris’s campaign as well as other Democrats and their chances in Wisconsin and the “personality versus policy” debate with the presidential candidates. Urban Milwaukee president Jeramey Jannene joins Steve Scaffidi in-studio to discuss the Milwaukee County budget, jobs and resources that could be at stake, those in need of recruiting, amendments and more. Spanning the State host Kristin Brey joins Steve in-studio to discuss celebrity endorsements and how influential they are.

Do Celebrity Endorsements Matter? with Kristin Brey Sep 24, 2024

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Spanning the State host Kristin Brey joins Steve in-studio to discuss celebrity endorsements and how influential they are.

Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Budget with Jeramey Jannene Sep 24, 2024

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Urban Milwaukee president Jeramey Jannene joins Steve Scaffidi in-studio to discuss the Milwaukee County budget, jobs and resources that could be at stake, those in need of recruiting, amendments and more.

Policy vs Personality with James Wigderson Sep 24, 2024

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The Rise of Pseudo-Journalists - Full Show Sep 23, 2024

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Steve Scaffidi is joined by reporter Mary Spicuzza and columnist Daniel Bice, both from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and they start by talking about the rise of pseudo-journalists with ties to political campaigns. Speaking of these pseudo-journalists, Steve Mary and Dan discuss one of them: Olivia Nuzzi. She worked for the New York Post and did great work but had a relationship with RFK Jr. Steve asks Dan and Mary if they are worried about journalists. People are speculating Wisconsin and Pennsylvania are going to be the key swing states for the November election. Steve, Mary and Dan discuss. They also talk about North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson and believing polls. Steve asks Dan and Mary next what the biggest story in politics is right now. Dan argues for stories not a lot of people are covering like asking senate candidates stance on different issues; Mary likes those gotten from tips. Lastly, Steve asks Dan and Mary what stories they are working on.

ICYMI Bits: Rick Esenberg on 2024 Legal Challenges Sep 20, 2024

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Promises, Promises - Full Show Sep 20, 2024

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Steve Scaffidi is joined by Democratic Strategist Joe Zepecki and General Counsel for Institute for Reforming Government Jake Curtis to talk about RFK wanting off Wisconsin’s ballot and the challenges and logistics of doing that and how his continuing presence on the ballot will affect the general election. Next, Mark Robinson, a Trump-endorsed gubernatorial candidate for North Carolina is under hot water for starring in porn, calling himself a “Black Nazi” among others. Promises, Promises: It’s that time in the election where candidates make promises, but will they keep them? Political Junkie PowerPoint -Joe is keeping the woman who filed the “eating cats and dogs” comment who found her allegedly eaten cat in her basement and apologized to the Haitians that she filed the police report against and junking J.D. Vance holding on to the fake story despite Ohio Governor DeWine even saying it’s false. -Jake is keeping a challenge issued by IRG and WILL that deals with the governor’s veto power and junking the Tim Walz inability to meet with the press. Grab Bags: Jake says the Badger Institute made a mistake of canceling the National Review’s Editor-in-Chief after he made a flub that sounded like a slur; Joe says go see “Just a Bit Outside” and congrats to the 2024 Brewers.

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