Kristen Brey, LIVE at the Wisconsin State Fair, is joined by strategists Bill McCoshen and Joe Zepecki and they begin by talking about Donald Trump’s first press conference in months and his agreement to debate Kamala Harris. Bill says it was much needed, but Joe doesn’t think he looked good.

Let's talk about the VeeP Stakes and the midwestern dad vibes: Kristin asks Joe and Bill about their thoughts on Tim Walz as Harris’s VP pick. Joe loves him, his backstory as a football coach, a teacher. Bill calls it a “base-on-base election.” with the VP picks and calls Walz the “easy option” and criticizes his questionable military status.

Kristen quickly asks Bill and Joe their favorite thing at the fair.

On to polling: Kristen asks Bill and Joe for their takeaways from the Marquette Law School Poll. Bill looks over the numbers and Joe talks about the importance of momentum.

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-Joe is ditching the J.D. Vance experience for blaming fentanyl deaths on Kamala Harris and his selfish comment on Air Force Two. He’s keeping how Wisconsin has been sending its money, nodding to vote no on the upcoming referenda on next Tuesday’s ballot.

-Bill is junking identity politics and trashing one’s own political party and keeping voting early.

GRAB BAGS: Bill shouts out to an Olympic medalist from Rice Lake. Joe shouts out Clark County where his family vacationed recently. Kristin says Tampon Tim isnb’t hitting as hard as Republicans wanted.