Wisconsin primary voters have a pretty good track record in picking the eventual presidential nominees, predicting incorrectly only once since 1968. We explore what’s behind the state’s success in picking the eventual nominees. We also discuss an effort to tell veterans’ stories, and take a closer look at the recent Supreme Court split decision that could be an illustration of how the vacancy on the High Court might affect law.
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Wisconsin Is #1 At Picking Presidential Nominees
Since the modern primary system emerged, Wisconsin has voted for the eventual presidential nominees 93.8 percent of the time – in fact, we’ve only gotten it wrong once since 1968. A political writer talks about why Wisconsin is number one at picking presidential nominees during the primary process.
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A new project that examines the relationships between veterans and civilians was launched this week. The Veterans Coming Home series pairs civilian filmmakers and journalists with veterans and document the lives of veterans when they return home. U.S. Army veteran–now filmmaker–Garrett Combs and filmmaker Michael Premo join Central Time to talk about the project.
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Does The Supreme Court Tie Illustrate How A Vacancy Can Affect Law?
We look at the recent Supreme Court split decision that could be an illustration of how the vacancy on the High Court might affect law.
Episode Credits
- Rob Ferrett Host
- Veronica Rueckert Host
- Chris Malina Producer
- J. Carlisle Larsen Producer
- KP Whaley Producer
- Philip Bump Guest
- Garrett Combs Guest
- Michael Premo Guest
- Kimi King Guest
- Judith Siers-Poisson Interviewer
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