EP 61: Public Opinion be Damned

Pat and Kirk spoke with Charles Franklin, the Director of Wisconsin’s gold standard Marquette Law School Poll, about how negative ads can hurt candidates’ poll numbers, and how Wisconsin’s Republican Majority legislature has often ignored issues that large numbers of Wisconsinites support. Rep. Jodi Emerson came on next to talk about how the same legislature ignored Governor Evers’ special session to discuss ways to have all Wisconsinites weigh in on our 172 year old law that bans abortions through a statewide referendum—a idea that Republican leaders “said” they supported until actually were called up to do it.


Subscribe and never miss an episode:

YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD7KqQDdZNyoMjtuG9YlvSQ

Website:
https://up-north-podcast-ee4893.sitecast.cloud/

Apple Podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/up-north-podcast/id1558007105?ign-itscg=30200&ign-itsct=podcast_box

RSS
https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/up-north-podcast