For people who haven't
paid attention to every twist
and turn of this big deal.
We've been calling it
at the Capitol.
Zac
What was in this thing
that was negotiated
by Democratic Governor
Tony Evers
and the Republican
legislative leaders?
A month ago,
we asked,
what's the possibility
that this could
actually happen?
And my answer
at the time was, well, we
this is the only time
it could happen
because we have three leaders
that are all leaving
the stage.
It's legacy time.
What we didn't account for
is everyone else
who's still running
for reelection or election
in Wisconsin
sinking this deal.
Three legacy leaders
getting the compromise
wasn't enough.
And to me,
this is a political Rorschach
test.
How you view
this particular deal
kind of matches your view
on politics for some people,
and for a lot of
ordinary people
around the state,
this was the
epitome of a compromise.
You get a little bit
for one side,
you get a little bit
for the other side.
Everyone can come away
maybe a little dissatisfied,
maybe a little happy.
And money
goes back to taxpayers
at a time
when you're seeing
the price of gas
go through the roof
just to fill your
your tank up.
And as you're about to run
for reelection,
those are things
that normally
you'd want to see
politicians pass.
The other side of that test
is political purity.
And there are a lot of people
looking at this deal saying,
this isn't as good
as I would like it to be.
And I think we can do
better when we have
more power next year.