Point Taken with Steve Scaffidi & Kristin Brey

James Wigderson joins Steve Scaffidi om the phone and they begin by talking about tonight's vice president debate between J.D. Vance and Tim Walz and how James expects them to perform. -Steve asks James what question he'd ask each candidate, what kind of craziness we might see from election day to January 6th, 2025, and about yesterday's show poll on people who won't vote for president on election day. Countdown to the Election: Kristin Brey joins Steve in-studio to talk about the vice-presidential debate as well as other races like the Wisconsin State Legislature that have been evened out. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos shared that he may not be speaker for much longer. Kristin and Steve discuss. -Steve and Kristin next discuss Wisconsin Democrats ability to excel at fundraising compared to their Republican counterparts. Steve and Kristin discuss this and voter turnout expectations for the November election. -Steve and Kristin next discuss the WTMJ survey and their expectations for tonight’s VP debate.

Countdown to the Election(?): Kristin Brey joins Steve in-studio to talk about the vice-presidential debate as well as other races like the Wisconsin State Legislature that have been evened out. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos shared that he may not be speaker for much longer. Kristin and Steve discuss. Steve and Kristin next discuss Wisconsin Democrats ability to excel at fundraising compared to their Republican counterparts. Steve and Kristin discuss this and voter turnout expectations for the November election. Steve and Kristin next discuss the WTMJ survey and their expectations for tonight’s VP debate.

James Wigderson joins Steve Scaffidi om the phone and they begin by talking about tonight's vice president debate between J.D. Vance and Tim Walz and how James expects them to perform. Steve asks James what question he'd ask each candidate, what kind of craziness we might see from election day to January 6th, 2025, and about yesterday's show poll on people who won't vote for president on election day.

COUNTDOWN TO THE ELECTION: The vice president debate is tomorrow. Steve hopes they mute the mics again but doesn’t care for either candidate as a potential president. Annex Wealth Management CEO Dave Spano joins Steve remotely and they talk about political party and market performance. -Has inflation been reined in? We play a clip from the upcoming Decision Wisconsin podcast episode with Dan Shafer about the new maps and the elections in November that will be affected by then in terms of deciding the makeup of the Wisconsin State Legislature. Big WTMJ Survey plug. Podcasts plug.

Annex Wealth Management CEO Dave Spano joins Steve remotely and they talk about political party and market performance. Has inflation been reined in?

The vice president debate is tomorrow. Steve hopes they mute the mics again but doesn’t care for either candidate as a potential president.

COUNTDOWN TO THE ELECTION: Steve asks political strategists Bill McCoshen on the right (and on the phone) and Joe Zepecki on the left and (in-studio) about how they think the election is going. Bill is hyped on the thinning margin between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris and Joe is as skeptical as always. What is this race about? The economy? Foreign Policy More? Joe says all the above and Bill agrees but with some stipulations of course. What exactly is the economy and what does it mean to voters? Joe tries to break it down. Now, about the mayor of Wausau, the man who moved an unsecure ballot drop box. POLITICAL JUNKIE POWERPOINT -Joe is keeping 2020 J.D. Vance where he admitted Donald Trump’s economic policy failed. -Bill is keeping Brett Favre who recently announced his Parkinson’s diagnosis. -Joe is junking Trump’s abortion bans after the fall of Roe v Wade. -Bill is junking congresspeople’s ability to trade stocks. Grab bags: -Bill was on a call with Tommy Thompson and Donald Trump and the former governor recited lines Bill wrote for him back in the day. -Joe shouts out special counsel Jack Smith pushing more of asking what counts as an official act as president regarding Donand -Trump and a certain Supreme Court case. Steve is going to the Packers tonight with his grandson Max and asks people to lower the alcohol consumption and swearing.

POLITICAL JUNKIE POWERPOINT Joe is keeping 2020 J.D. Vance where he admitted Donald Trump’s economic policy failed. Bill is keeping Brett Favre who recently announced his Parkinson’s diagnosis. Joe is junking Trump’s abortion bans after the fall of Roe v Wade. Bill is junking congresspeople’s ability to trade stocks.

COUNTDOWN TO THE ELECTION: Steve asks political strategists Bill McCoshen on the right (and on the phone) and Joe Zepecki on the left and (in-studio) about how they think the election is going. Bill is hyped on the thinning margin between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris and Joe is as skeptical as always.

New Segment! Former Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Mary Kuhnmuench: The ends do not justify the means, it just creates more chaos; case and point the Mayor of Wausau. Former U.S. Attorney Jim Santelle: Tanya Chutkan teaches us a great lesson on civics in America.