Battleground Wisconsin
Battleground Wisconsin is Citizen Action of Wisconsin’s weekly podcast that features the latest political news from the front lines in the embattled state of Wisconsin.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 45 minutes
- Episodes
- 510
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
Baldwin pledges to protect everyone with pre-existing conditions
With Labor Day in the rear view mirror the general election campaign is now in full gear. Our panel analyzes Scott Walker’s strategy of focusing on Evers’ handling of a teacher licensing case. We als…
00:44:57 |
Fri 07 Sep 2018
Progressives running hard in Republican districts
Our panel dissects the new MU Law poll and the onslaught of new political TV ads (spoiler alert: the Governor's race is a toss up). We then welcome Citizen Action Co-op member and State Assembly 60th…
00:45:11 |
Thu 23 Aug 2018
Citizen Action Co-op Members Win Big on Primary Day
We discuss Tuesday’s primary election in Wisconsin and celebrate huge victories by Citizen Action members Mandela Barnes, Sarah Godlewski, Marisabel Cabrera and Jeff Smith. Our panel begins to handic…
00:45:42 |
Thu 16 Aug 2018
Lee Snodgrass: Citizen Action’s endorsed candidate in Senate District 19
Lee Snodgrass, Citizen Action’s endorsed candidate in Senate District 19, joins us to talk about her campaign, the importance of the race to gaining power in the legislature, and encourage volunteers…
00:09:16 |
Fri 10 Aug 2018
Get Out The Primary Vote
We focus on next Tuesday’s Primary Election in Wisconsin. The panel discusses the Democratic governor primary and whether anyone other than presumed front runner Tony Evers can emerge the winner. We …
00:44:13 |
Thu 09 Aug 2018
Supporting Citizen Action Co-op Members
Special guest panelist, Luz Sosa, educates us on ICE’s detainment and the attempt to deport of Citizen Action/Accion Ciudadana member Ricardo Fierro, a major civic leader who is married with 7 childr…
00:44:25 |
Thu 02 Aug 2018
Marijuana Referendums
We welcome Eric Marsch, executive director of NORML Southeastern Wisconsin, to discuss the marijuana referendums sweeping across the state this summer for the November election and how they are movin…
00:45:34 |
Fri 27 Jul 2018
Interview with Mandela Barnes for Lt. Governor
We welcome Citizen Action of Wisconsin endorsed Lt. Governor candidate Mandela Barnes to talk about his race. We review the latest Marquette Law Poll and take a deep dive into the Democratic Governor…
00:44:12 |
Thu 19 Jul 2018
Trump’s New Healthcare Sabotage
We do a deep dive into Donald Trump’s latest sabotage of the Affordable Care Act and its political implications for the 2018 election. We look at Trump’s new arch-conservative Supreme Court nominee a…
00:43:35 |
Thu 12 Jul 2018
What Does the Progressive Upsurge Mean for Democrats?
In a special episode of Battleground Wisconsin State Senator Chris Larson and Lt. Governor candidate Mandela Barnes join regular panelists Rebecca Lynch and Robert Kraig for an in-depth conversation …
00:44:55 |
Thu 05 Jul 2018
Supreme Power Grab
We welcome Candice Owley, President of the Wisconsin Federation of Nurses & Health Professionals to discuss this week’s Janus ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that seeks to gut union and worker power…
00:43:09 |
Thu 28 Jun 2018
Family Separation - Erica Flynn Segment
Family Separation Issue - Excerpt from Battleground Wisconsin Episode #348
Citizen Action Organizing Cooperative member Erica Flynn, who is running for state assembly, discusses her trip to Texas thi…
00:10:18 |
Fri 22 Jun 2018
Standing up to Trump’s Human Rights Abuses
Our panel analyzes in depth the latest MU Law poll that was released this week. We welcome Citizen Action Organizing Cooperative member Erica Flynn, who is running for state assembly, to discuss her …
00:43:38 |
Thu 21 Jun 2018
Big Blue Wave?
We dig into the results from Tuesday’s special legislative elections in Wisconsin and the ramifications for the general election. Next, we welcome Lindsay Dorff, Northeast WI Organizing Cooperative S…
00:45:01 |
Thu 14 Jun 2018
Thank You Judge Abrahamson
In the wake of her retirement announcement, we thank Justice Shirley Abrahamson for her decades of distinguished progressive leadership on the State Supreme Court. Robert debriefs Battleground Wiscon…
00:45:12 |
Fri 08 Jun 2018
Open Political Season
With the deadline for election nomination papers passing Friday, we welcome special guest Senator Chris Larson to dig into the official opening of the Wisconsin political season. We bat around the ra…
00:45:04 |
Fri 01 Jun 2018
Milwaukee Buck vs. Milwaukee Police
We discuss the release of police body-cam footage showing the use of a stun gun on Milwaukee Bucks player Sterling Brown after police unnecessarily escalated an encounter over a parking violation. We…
00:45:36 |
Fri 25 May 2018
Taking on Andre the Jacque
We welcome back former Battleground WI panelist Jorna Taylor to dig into breaking political news. We discuss the huge opportunity for progressives to elect a state senator in the District 1 special e…
00:43:03 |
Fri 18 May 2018
GOP Sewer Primary
We discuss the courageous new Tammy Baldwin TV ad exposing her mother’s battle with drug addiction and its impact on her family. The ad and tone of Tammy’s campaign stands in sharp contrast to the se…
00:45:26 |
Thu 10 May 2018
Walker Air Blitz Begins
This week's show starts with an analysis of Scott Walker's first reelection ad, doubtless the beginning of a record dirty money air blitz on Wisconsin voters. Next we look at the latest mean spirited…
00:45:32 |
Thu 03 May 2018
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