ARE GEARING UP FOR THE CAMPAIGN
SEASON THAT WILL CULMINATE NEXT
FALL IN THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS.
WE WILL HEAR FROM OUR POLITICAL
PANEL IN A MOMENT.
BUT FIRST, "HERE AND NOW"
REPORTER WILL KENNEALLY CHECKED
IN WITH THE STATE PARTY CHAIRS
TO HEAR THEIR PERSPECTIVE ON THE
MIDTERMS.
>> YOU KNOW, WHEN I LOOK AT IT,
THE LAST FOUR MONTHS AS I'VE
BEEN RUNNING AROUND THE AIR CHAN
OF THE STATE, THERE IS PASSION.
>> HE WAS BROUGHT ON IN
AUGUST AND SEES ENERGY AROUND
THE 2022 ELECTION.
>> WHEN YOU LOOK AT PEOPLE IN
WISCONSIN AND I LOOK AT THE
REPUBLICANS, THEY WANT CHANGE.
>> AT THE TOP OF THE TICKET IN
WISCONSIN WILL BE THE RACE FOR
GOVERNOR EVERS, TONY EVERS'
FIRST BID FOR REELECTION.
PARTY CHAIR BEN WIKLER.
>> 2022 IS A CHOICE BETWEEN
GOVERNOR EVERS, WHO WAKES UP
EVERY MORNING, WAKING UP FOCUSED
ON DOING THE RIGHT THING FOR THE
PEOPLE OF OUR STATE, VERSUS
REBECCA KLEEFISCH, WHO IS
RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR ON A
PLATFORM THAT IS REALLY QUITE
RADICAL.
>> KLEEFISCH CARRIES THE WALKER
LEGACY AS HIS FORMER LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR.
WIKLER SAYS HER POLICIES HAVE
SHIFTED FURTHER TO THE RIGHT.
>> SHE THINKS ELECTIONS SHOULD
BE TURNED OVER TO OUR STATE
LEGISLATURE, ONE OF THE MOST
EXTREME AND DO-NOTHING
LEGISLATURES IN THE COUNTRY.
>> THE WALKER LEGACY COULD BE AN
ASSET FOR KLEEFISCH.
>> WHAT THEY DID TO SET UP THE
STATE AS IT WENT FORWARD.
WE SAW A ROBUST ECONOMY.
BECAUSE OF THE SYSTEMS THAT WE
PUT IN PLACE UNDER THE WALKER
ADMINISTRATION AND WITH
KLEEFISCH THERE, I THINK THAT'S
WHAT SHE'LL BE ABLE TO USE
MOVING FORWARD.
>> THE WINNING ISSUES FOR BOTH
SIDES?
FOR DEMOCRATS, WIKLER SAYS IT
WILL BE HEALTH CARE, SCHOOLS AND
ROADS.
>> WE SHOULD BE COMING TOGETHER
AND CELEBRATING THESE BREAD AND
BUTTER SUCCESSES ON COMMON SENSE
ISSUES.
THAT'S THE RECORD DEMOCRATS CAN
RUN ON SUCCESSFULLY.
>> FARROW BELIEVES REPUBLICANS
WILL WIN ON EDUCATION, THE
ECONOMY AND PUBLIC SAFETY
EXPWHRVMENT WE HAVE TO SUPPORT
OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO MAKE SURE
WE HAVE OUR COMMUNITIES SAFE FOR
INDIVIDUALS TO RAISE THEIR
FAMILIES.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO
CONTINUE TO STRIVE FOR.
>> AT THE END OF THE DAY?
>> THERE'S NO QUESTION THAT
WISCONSIN IS ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL
IN 2022 AND THAT IT WILL BE A
HARD-FOUGHT ELECTION.
>> THAT WAS WILL KENNEALLY
REPORTING.
PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN'S POLL
NUMBERS ARE UPSIDE DOWN AND
MEMBERS OF FORMER PRESIDENT
TRUMP'S STAFF ARE BEING HELD IN
CONTEMPT OF CONGRESS.
MEANWHILE, COVID-19 KEEPS ON
KEEPING ON.
WHAT IS GOING TO MOVE VOTERS IN
THE 2022 MIDTERMS?
WE TURN TO POLITICAL PANELIST
DEMOCRAT SCOT ROSS AND
REPUBLICAN BILL MCCOSHEN.
HEY, GUYS.
>> GREAT TO BE WITH YOU.
>> NICE TO SEE YOU IN THE STUDIO
FOR THE FIRST TIME.
SO, AGAIN, THANKS FOR BEING
HERE.
BUT SO IT IS OFF TO THE RACES AS
THE CALENDAR TURNS TO 2022, AND
IF HISTORY IS A GUIDE, IT COULD
BE A BUM ELECTION FOR DEMOCRATS.
WHAT ABOUT THAT, SCOT?
>> WELL, I THINK ANYTIME YOU'RE
THE PARTY IN POWER, YOU HAVE TO
ANSWER FOR THE THINGS YOU HAVE
DONE AND THE THINGS YOU HAVEN'T
DONE.
I THINK IN THE CASE OF THE
DEMOCRATS, THEY HAVE A GREAT
RECORD TO RUN ON NATIONALLY AND
IN WISCONSIN.
GOVERNOR EVERS IS LEADING US.
HE CUT MIDDLE CLASS TAXES BY
15%.
HE RESTORED TWO-THIRDS FUNDING
FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SOMETHING
THAT HASN'T HAPPENED IN 20
YEARS.
HE'S INCREASING ACCESS TO
AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE.
IN THE MIDST OF COVID, HE'S
RELIED ON SCIENCE TO TRY AND
KEEP US SAFE AND SECURE,
SOMETHING THE REPUBLICANS SEEM
TO THINK IS AN ANATHEMA TO
MOVING FORWARD.
THEY WANT TO WIN BY HURTING AS
MANY WISCONSINITES AND KEEP
COVID GOING AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.
THAT IS A DISASTER.
>> BILL, WHAT SAY YOU?
>> THERE'S A DISASTER COMING FOR
DEMOCRATS.
SADLY FOR SCOT, TONY EVERS ISN'T
GOING TO BE THE TOP OF THE
TICKET.
IT'S GOING TO BE JOE BIDEN.
THE WHITE HOUSE ALWAYS LOSES
SEATS DURING A MIDTERM ELECTION.
THE FIRST TERM OF THE PRESIDENT.
I EXPECT THE SAME THING TO
HAPPEN IN A VERY BIG WAY.
GOVERNOR EVERS IS RUNNING FOR
REELECTION.
HE'S GOING TO HAVE TO SWIM
AGAINST THE CURRENT BECAUSE JOE
BIDEN IS PULLING DOWN DEMOCRATS
NATIONALLY, FROM 38% ON THE LOW
END TO 42% FOR JOB APPROVAL IN
WISCONSIN.
JOE BIDEN IS GOING TO BE A
SIGNIFICANT DRAG ON DEMOCRATS IN
2022.
>> BILL, IS SENATOR JOHNSON
GOING TO RUN AGAIN?
>> YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW THAT
HE'S MADE A FINAL DECISION YET,
BUT IF I HAD TO BET, I WOULD BET
THAT HE IS LIKELY TO RUN FOR
REELECTION.
YOU KNOW, FRANKLY, HE'S GOT SOME
WAVES IN 20 2010 AND 2016.
2022 IS GOING TO BE A BIG RED
WAVE AS WELL.
I THINK RON IS GOING TO GET OUT
HIS SURFBOARD AND RIDE THAT WAVE
AGAIN.
>> THAT IS THE BEST NEWS I'VE
HEARD ALL WEEK.
THAT'S TERRIFIC FOR DEMOCRATS.
HE ENRICHED HIMSELF AND DENURESE
-- DONORS.
>> DO EITHER OF YOU THINK THAT
ALL THESE INVESTIGATIONS INTO
THE 2020 ELECTION HERE IN
WISCONSIN WILL KEEP PEOPLE HOME?
>> NO.
REPUBLICANS ARE MORE FIRED UP
THAN EVER.
I THINK WE HAVE THE ROADMAP WE
NEED TO CHANGE THE LAWS OR THE
RULES THAT ARE NECESSARY.
WEC, THE WISCONSIN ELECTION
COMMISSION, IS FOLLOWING
THOSE,E, THE GUIDANCE LAID OUT.
THAT IS THE PRIMARY TOOL WE'LL
USE GOING FORWARD.
THE GABLEMAN THING IS STILL
HANGING OUT THERE.
THAT OUGHT TO WRAP UP SOON.
THERE'S MORE ENERGY SINCE 1994.
>> IF I CAN RESPOND, LISTEN,
THIS IS A SHAM INVESTIGATION
COSTING REAL TAXPAYER MONEY.
THE FACT IS EVEN REPUBLICANS ARE
CALLING FOR THIS SHAM
INVESTIGATION TO END.
AND LASTLY, THE HYPOCRISY IS OFF
THE CHART.
LET'S REMEMBER THAT ROBIN VOS
AND THE REPUBLICANS CREATED THE
COMMISSION BECAUSE THEY WERE
ANGRY THAT THE GOVERNMENT
ACCOUNTABILITY BOARD WAS
INVESTIGATING REPUBLICANS FOR
WRONGDOING, INCLUDING ROBIN VOS
FOR COLLUSION WITH INDEPENDENT
GROUPS.
HE CREATED THE WISCONSIN
ELECTION COMMISSION NOW BECAUSE
THE VOTES HAVE BEEN COST AND JOE
BIDEN WON, THEY WANT TO GET RID
OF IT.
>> WHAT'S THE PARTISAN POINT OF
THESE INVESTIGATIONS?
>> IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE IDEAS
AND POLICIES AND STOOD IN THE
WAY OF PROGRESS LIKE REPUBLICANS
HAVE, YOU'VE ONLY GOT THREE
THINGS YOU CAN DO: RACISM,
VOTER SUPPRESSION AND RACIST
VOTER SUPPRESSION.
THAT'S WHY IT'S HAPPENING.
>> HERE'S WHAT WE KNOW.
THE WISCONSIN INSTITUTE FOR LAW
AND LIBERTY DID DETAILED
ANALYSES OF THE 2020 ELECTIONS,
FOUND NO WIDESPREAD FRAUD.
BUT THEY DID FIND A LOT OF
PROBLEMS WITH HOW LOCAL
COMMISSIONERS CARRIED OUT THE
ELECTION, HOW COMMISSION ES WERE
ADVISED.
THERE'S A LIST OF 38 THINGS THEY
RECOMMENDED THAT NEEDS TO GET
FIXED HEADING INTO 2022.
THAT'S THE HOPE, THAT WE CAN GET
THOSE DONE BEFORE THE
LEGISLATURE GOES HOME.
>> I GOT TO RUN TO SOMETHING
ELSE AND I WANT TO DO THIS,
BECAUSE YOU GUYS PROVIDED THIS.
WE ASKED YOU TO BRING YOUR
FAVORITE HEADLINE FROM THE YEAR
2021 AND THE HEADLINE YOU THINK
WILL RUN IN 2022.
SO, BILL, YOUR REAL HEADLINE WAS
INFLATION HITS 40-YEAR HIGH.
WHY DID YOU WANT US TO SEE THAT?
>> BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT'S GOING
TO DRIVE TU TURNOUT ON THE
REPUBLICAN SIDE IN NOVEMBER OF
NEXT YEAR.
THE REALITY IS PEOPLE ARE
FEELING INFLATION NOT ONLY AT
THE PUMP, THEY'RE FEELING IT AT
THE GROCERY STORE AND EVERY
MONTH WHEN THEY SEND IN THEIR
HEATING BILL.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE BIDEN
ADMINISTRATION, THE DEMOCRATS
WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET AROUND.
INFLATION IS UP 6.8%.
THAT'S USING A NEW FORMULA.
IT'S PROBABLY CLOSER TO 15% THAT
INFLATION IS UP.
THAT IS WHAT IS GOING TO DRIVE
VOTERS MORE THAN ANYTHING NEXT
NOVEMBER.
AND THE REALITY IS IT'S NOW
CUTTING INTO WAGES.
WAGES ARE UP 4%.
PEOPLE ARE GETTING A PAY CUT.
>> SCOT, WHAT ABOUT THAT, THE
FED COOLING DOWN INFLATION WOULD
BE A GOOD THING?
>> I THINK PEOPLE ARE GOING TO
THE STORE TO PURCHASE THINGS
THEY CAN AFFORD BECAUSE THEY
HAVE JOBS.
THEY CAN THANK DEMOCRATS LIKE
THAT.
THEY HAVE MORE MONEY BECAUSE OF
TAX CUTS.
THEY CAN THANK TONY EVERS FOR
THAT.
THEY'RE GOING TO REMEMBER WHO
WAS WITH THEM AND WITH COVID.
THE REPUBLICANS WERE WITH COVID.
>> LET ME GET TO YOUR HEADLINE,
SCOT.
IT IS BIDEN WON, TRUMP LOST.
YOU LIKE THAT ONE.
>> YEAH, EXACTLY.
THE FACT IS THAT THIS INSANE BIG
LIE THAT THE REPUBLICANS HAVE
ALLOWED TO BECOME MAINSTREAM IN
THEIR PARTY IS THE FUNCTIONAL
EQUIVALENT OF SURRENDER TO
FASCISM.
YOU HEARD PEOPLE LIKE ROBIN VOS
SAY THE ELECTION WAS FINE.
IT WORKED.
AS SOON AS TRUMP SHRIEKS AT HIM,
HE CHANGES COURSE AND DOES THIS
SHAM INVESTIGATION MIKE
GABLEMAN.
THEY'RE IN SOMETIME DATING
OFFICIALS TO TRIAL TO GET THEIR
PEOPLE INSTALLED.
THE FACT IS THAT IF REPUBLICANS
COULD WIN ELECTIONS ON THEIR
IDEALS, THEY WOULDN'T BE TRYING
TO SUBVERT THE VOTE.
>> REALLY QUICK.
>> JOE BIDEN DID WIN LAST
NOVEMBER.
WE KNOW THE LEGISLATIVE AUDIT
BUREAU SAID THAT CORNERS WERE
CUT, MISTAKES WERE MADE.
THERE IS NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT ON
THE 2020 ELECTION.
WE NEED TO LOOK FORWARD.
IF WE WANT TO WIN IN 2022, WE
GOT TO FOCUS ON THAT.
>> MEANWHILE, BILL, YOUR
PROJECTED HEADLINE FOR 2022 IS
RED WAVE BIGGER THAN 1994 OR
2010.
>> IN '94 THEY PICKED UP 50
SEATS IN THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES.
IN 2010 THEY PICKED UP 63 SEATS,
SIX OR SEVEN SEATS IN THE
SENATE.
I'M PROJECTING THAT THE RED WAVE
WILL BE EVEN BIGGER IN 2022.
JOE BIDEN IS JIMMY CHARTER 2.0
AND VOTERS ARE GOING TO REJECT
IT.
>> DEMS ARE GOING TO WIN U.S.
SENATE SEAT, TONY EVERS IS GOING
TO GET REELECTED AND JOSH KAUL
IS GOING TO FINISH AHEAD OF BOTH
OF THOSE RACES.
>> YOUR PROJECTED HEADLINE IN
2022 IS STILL BIDEN WON, TRUMP
LOST.
>> ROBIN VOS IS GOING TO
CONTINUE THIS SHAM INVESTIGATION
THAT'S COSTING TAXPAYERS REAL
MONEY, REAL MONEY THAT COULD BE
GOING TOWARDS THINGS THAT THE
TAXPAYERS NEED.
THEY'RE GOING TO KEEP DOING THIS
BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE
IDEAS, KEEP PUSHING NONSENSE
LIKE CRITICAL RACE THEORY, PRESS
WITH THESE RACIST PANDERING
OPERATIONS.
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE GETTING
MORE TEACHERS.
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE GETTING
MORE JOBS AND MORE HELP TO THE
PEOPLE OF WISCONSIN.
>> WE WILL TALK WITH YOU BOTH IN
THE NEW YEAR.
THANK YOU