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You saw me gesturing wildly before we went on the air because I'm already talking here to Nancy Stencil.
You should be on TV instead.
Yeah.
Nancy is the Democratic Party chairperson as I said.
Good morning.
Who is the chairperson of the Republican Party these days?
You know, I'm not even sure.
Is it still Kevin Hermaning or no, maybe it's who can tell you?
I don't even know anymore who it is.
Oh,
Jack.
Oh, yeah.
I think
probably you
might be Jack, right?
Maybe.
But I mean,
I'll be willing to talk to these folks because I'm willing to talk to folks.
Not like the guy down the street, but that's a whole different subject, but we're gonna move on and talk.
I wanted to ask you because I've been very... Number one, I have been impressed with how quickly these candidates got back to me and to come on the air for
a little radio station here in Central Wisconsin.
And it's so needed up here.
You're so needed up here.
Because we have to get that message out.
And people up here are hungry for that information.
Things don't all happen in Madison and Milwaukee.
We're the big one.
There's no larger city further north.
And I was impressed the fact that they were quick about doing it and wanting to do it and talk to the people in this
area
because I do think that there have been times I think I mean I I'll speak for myself here and you can jump in as well but that that sometimes the Democratic Party focuses way too much on trying to run up the totals in Madison to Milwaukee and
and not
realizing that even if you don't get a majority of the votes in some areas of North Central Wisconsin every vote that's
Well, you're not gonna get any more votes in such a
Wisconsin if you don't get out there and you don't try and There are more progressive people here than you realize
that's the thing too.
You're exactly right in that case and and the idea and I think there are People especially when you get you know here in wasa especially that are open to both sides of the
yard.
They are there are so many people that
You know they wouldn't be like a card-carrying Democrat, whatever But they align in every single way with you know how you vote and whatnot and those people need to be nurtured as well I mean what they say is valid
And that just generally brings up the whole idea of I feel like there's still a bit of a disconnect for the national party and even the state party With what needs to be done to reach people outside again the normal base and I think in this era
And again, we'll talk, I think, a little bit later generally about, you know, maybe the national scene.
But again, it just feels as though...
I would like to see more long-term thinking of trying to change people's viewpoint of the Democratic Party than just to try to win the next election.
I think
that I think right now that's one thing that scares me is that yes, Donald Trump is very unpopular and that could drag down the rest of the ticket.
But what does that mean in two years after that?
We want to have something that's a little more sustainable
in order to truly get things done.
Instead of swinging back and forth to they don't like this so they vote for that.
I think as Democrats we really need to start
really standing up.
We're not a group of elitists.
We are that everyday person, that person that can't afford the groceries and whatnot.
And the ones in the party that are doing well need to speak up for those that can't because they're busy working three jobs to try to make ends meet.
They don't have time to be out there.
I wish I had made enough money to be an elite, but unfortunately
that's it.
Yeah, me too.
I know most of
the people I see I don't think are the elite.
No, and most of us aren't.
What's
been your take in listening to some of these candidates?
I mean, I I would I would
be honored if you heard of all
but I'm not asking you for who do you think is there's a head or behind
or
who but just generally in terms of how they're presenting themselves and talking about the issues and maybe even just trying to introduce themselves because that's basically what I'm trying to do here is trying to introduce these candidates because it is a long process the the primaries not till August and I think it's a it should be a building
process, whether these folks are able to talk about themselves a bit, talk about some of the issues that animate them.
Do you think, and again, this is kind of a broad question, that we're talking, maybe even myself, you can tell me if I'm not asking the right questions, are we talking about the right things?
I think there are probably some of the candidates that need to be a little bit more quiet, listen more and talk less, you know.
And in all of them, there's,
What I want to say there are some that are kind of like the business as usual kind of Democrat and then there are some that are standing out more and I think those that are standing out for the average person that is saying Groceries are high and you know, and what can we do not just we know they're high, you know, what about childcare?
We know childcare is expensive and and things like that are private things really stick out to me
because we're always yacking about them, but who's really doing anything, and then you have the people that they don't want to see, can't have anybody paying for childcare, paying for this, paying for that, but yet...
They don't mind giving that money to corporate America.
They don't say a word about that
by the way I mean I'm glad you put it that way because that's one of the things that I am trying to do and I'm gonna try to do throughout this year whether it's a gubernatorial candidate whether it's a Congressional candidate
whoever
it may be is it is so easy
to fall into that trap where you ask a question and then they start talking and then they list off all these things that are problems, but you never get to a real solution or an idea about a solution.
And
it's very- And that's just it.
Put forth an idea.
But it's so easy to kind of fall into that trap because they sound good in saying it.
Hey, you're nodding your head.
Yeah, that is a problem.
But then you get to the end of it and well, what is the idea?
What is the plan?
Right, yeah.
It's easy to get out there and say, I want to see Wisconsinites get childcare.
And this is how we could do this.
And I would challenge myself and everybody else at asking these questions to think of that.
And I would also challenge the listeners to be listening closely for what's the fluff and what is the real meat of an idea.
So
we're going to take a quick time out here for the information update and then come back with more with Nancy Stenzel.
The time is 8 30 here on WXCO.
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Mention something to you because yesterday.
Yeah, so I'm trying to get more folks to call in Yeah, I wish they
would
yeah, I want to get more people to call in and in the second hour doing our online hour And I'm thinking yeah half the time I think I was there anybody out there that they come with us online And it got a call from this young lady.
I think she said she was 22 years old She's from this area.
Yeah, and she lives in Minnesota now and just called in and Her attitude
Even though there's all this stuff going on in her backyard and and all these issues going on and she's somebody that works in in health services and and Just came across is with the right right attitude And I sometimes think maybe my attitude gets a little bit off on tangents as well But but either but it just reminded me and it kind of stayed with me all day that we have this this young lady 22 years old who just had you know, I never called in before I wanted to call in just you know
and talk a little bit about these certain issues, these people are out there.
And sometimes I think we forget that.
Yeah, we do.
There are so many good people out there.
You and I were talking off the air that, but you know, how do you get them involved?
But then I have to ask myself, what does involved look like?
Maybe they already are.
Maybe I need to cut them some slack.
You know, maybe they're talking to people at the grocery store.
Maybe they're talking to their neighbors and yeah.
That
pops into my head.
I know that you are involved a lot in recruitment of candidates.
How was that going?
Well, and that's something we need to pay more attention to as well Labor does a lot of it in this area and We're all focused on Donald Trump But yet when you look at your politics that happened in your backyard that really
Have so much to do with your everyday life.
That's what you need to pay attention to You know support your your Coney board people your city council people, you know on up to the state level Like he just announced for stay treasurer, you
know, I'm to stay morning.
Yes.
Take a dig in there.
Well listen to him then because he's got so much to say about It seems like it's a nothing position, but it really affects so many people
Exactly right
and we have a lot of great people in this area like like ye and like Katie I'm so glad that she's running for county board again to put To get things out there.
These are the change makers in our community the people that really care about your community
and as I'll say for myself as I get older I get inspired when you see younger people that have the passion because
And I think I've said this to you before because one of the hard things about, I think the last 10 years is the thought that so much damage is being done that, frankly, I don't think I'm going to live to see some of this damage fixed.
That's depressing.
But then you do see these younger people that want to be involved.
And that does lift you
up.
It does.
Because it's not so much about what, well, we hope things will happen immediately for you and I, but we have to look to the next generation, the next generation beyond that.
What kind of world are you leaving?
And by the way, one little...
editorial comment I'll make, and I think one of the many things that I think is just so disturbing about a man like Donald Trump is, I get the sense that he wouldn't mind if he just blew everything up on the last day of his life, and that's sad to think.
Right, yeah.
That's what you want to leave.
He doesn't care about what happens after he's gone because he'll be gone.
Exactly.
I think you're exactly right.
I think true leadership does think about what's going to be
left behind 50, 100, 250 or 200.
What
did I do that made a difference?
Well, this country have a 300th birthday, or 350th birthday, or a 500th birthday.
And it's
gonna take all of us.
And if we all just do a little bit, we'll
get there.
By the way, I know you're involved in so many of the get-togethers, the protests, whether it's at Tom Tiffany's office or others.
I was saying to Ian yesterday,
summer coming up in the 250th day.
Have you heard any rumbles of something major?
I mean, think about it.
I
really have.
We need to be a little bit
more far-reaching
in our thought.
But let me throw, because MLK day was on Monday.
Yeah.
You would call back the March on Washington and stuff like that.
Right.
Why aren't we having some?
I mean, I'm thinking to myself, if there was something in Washington in the summer, I might just.
Hey, get in my car and drive out there because I do think it's but I think but but it feels like why why I understand the smaller ones and they've been wonderful and we we saw the no kings and all that But maybe maybe I'll start Well, I'll set it up in Washington.
I
had a young person that came up to me too and said They felt so good so empowered going to a protest, but she said but then when I left
She said you know, which really made me think too.
We need an action item.
What what comes next?
What do you do?
You know and just trying to capture people and say what do you feel comfortable doing?
You know, I mean is it like writing a letter
is it
growing your person?
You're elected or whatever but to give people
Hope going forward and giving him an action item to be
part of things more But I think the first part you said when the people were doing something going there and being part of it Yeah, what it does to us inside because I think there's a lot of people that feel helpless when you
there are and that is something I do see where you know You get cars going by you get more thumbs up than you get fingers, but
Um, you get the occasional person is trying to, you know, like hit the slush puddle and let you have it, whatever.
They must feel really, they're really big people.
I tell you, you know, really big, you know,
you know, at the same time, I look at those people with the thumbs up and I think they are people that are looking like, Oh, there is somebody that lines with me.
Yeah.
And that's one of the things that's again, where we are about 10 months away or something like that from election day.
I am so curious to see what happens, because I do think that we're gonna find out a lot about this country in November.
Yes,
we are.
Every little bit of the puzzle, every piece makes the whole.
Thank you, Nancy Stencil.
We'll see you in two weeks.
Thank you.
Appreciate you.
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