A Public Affair

Wisconsin’s Election and the Assault on Democracy


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After Tuesday’s controversial election, all eyes are on Wisconsin. Holding the election in the midst of a global pandemic and statewide stay-at-home orders led to a chaotic day at the polls, and voters’ rights and safety were both compromised.
Today on the show, we spend the hour processing the Wisconsin election and other political news of the day with Matt Rothschild, friend of the show and executive director of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign. With the input of listener callers, he talks about the end of Bernie’s campaign, the likelihood of a Biden victory in November, the use of the pandemic to consolidate political power, the decisions made by the Wisconsin and U.S. Supreme Courts this week, the racist history of voter disenfranchisement, Governor Tony Evers’s leadership, and what keeps him going through difficult times in the fight for democracy.
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A Public AffairBy Douglas Haynes, Ali Muldrow, Carousel Bayrd, Allen Ruff, & Esty Dinur

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