Lessons From the Democratic Primary

Tony Castañeda is back as host of the Thursday edition of the 8 O’Clock Buzz.  He’s joined by a fired-up Matt Rothschild, former Executive Director of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, and Charley Preusser, editor of the Crawford County Independent, to talk about the recent Democratic primary in Wisconsin.
Tony’s guests think there was unfair meddling by the Democratic Party establishment with the defeat of Francesca Hong in the governor’s race and Emily Berge in Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District.  But Hong herself seems committed to helping fellow Democrats in the upcoming election
Francesca’s grass-roots campaign and message of expanded healthcare for all, a moratorium on data centers, breaking up big Ag, and an economic justice bill of rights was appealing to voters across the state.  And her graciousness in an excruciatingly close defeat is to be admired.  Hopefully David Crowley, the winning Democratic candidate, has taken notes.  The most surprising result of the primary ele