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For people who haven't

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paid attention to every twist

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and turn of this big deal.

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We've been calling it

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at the Capitol.

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Zac

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What was in this thing

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that was negotiated

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by Democratic Governor

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Tony Evers

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and the Republican

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legislative leaders?

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A month ago,

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we asked,

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what's the possibility

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that this could

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actually happen?

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And my answer

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at the time was, well, we

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this is the only time

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it could happen

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because we have three leaders

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that are all leaving

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the stage.

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It's legacy time.

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What we didn't account for

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is everyone else

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who's still running

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for reelection or election

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in Wisconsin

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sinking this deal.

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Three legacy leaders

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getting the compromise

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wasn't enough.

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And to me,

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this is a political Rorschach

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test.

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How you view

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this particular deal

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kind of matches your view

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on politics for some people,

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and for a lot of

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ordinary people

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around the state,

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this was the

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epitome of a compromise.

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You get a little bit

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for one side,

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you get a little bit

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for the other side.

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Everyone can come away

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maybe a little dissatisfied,

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maybe a little happy.

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And money

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goes back to taxpayers

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at a time

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when you're seeing

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the price of gas

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go through the roof

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just to fill your

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your tank up.

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And as you're about to run

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for reelection,

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those are things

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that normally

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you'd want to see

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politicians pass.

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The other side of that test

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is political purity.

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And there are a lot of people

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looking at this deal saying,

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this isn't as good

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as I would like it to be.

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And I think we can do

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better when we have

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more power next year.