What do Abraham Lincoln, Robert LaFollette and Don Trump all have in common?  Shockingly, they were all members of the Republican Party at one time, whose politics were embraced by Wisconsin voters.  In a rebroadcast of an interview from 2016, Dan Kaufman, author of The Fall of Wisconsin, talks with Tony Castañeda on the Thursday 8 O’Clock Buzz about the conservative takeover of the progressive politics in Wisconsin.  Wisconsin voters have embraced the anti-slavery platform of Honest Abe, the progressive ideals of Fighting Bob, and in 2016 the xenophobic policies of Don Trump.  How did this happen?  Tune in to learn more.

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