In this episode, Emerson and Conall discuss the decisive role Wisconsin will play in the 2020 presidential election, along with Wisconsin's storied political history, both recent and not so recent. In particular, we discuss the electoral and political legacy of former governor Scott Walker, and we dive into the numbers behind why Wisconsin is likely to be the tipping point state in 2020. We have a special guest outro as well!
FACTUAL CORRECTIONS:
Doug La Follette is not Robert La Follette’s great great great grandson, but rather a great grandfather of his was Robert’s uncle.
The sewer socialists held the mayoralty of Milwaukee from 1916 to 1940, and again from 1948-1960. So most, but not all of the period from the mid 1910s to 1960.
Link to The Fall of Wisconsin, a great read on how the far right built up massive infrastructure to take control of Wisconsin.
https://www.thefallofwisconsin.com/
