
E423: The Comeback
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley pulled off one of the most improbable primary election night comebacks in Wisconsin political history. This week on Open Record, FOX6's Carl Deffenbaugh, Bryan Polcyn and Jason Ca

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Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley pulled off one of the most improbable primary election night comebacks in Wisconsin political history. This week on Open Record, FOX6's Carl Deffenbaugh, Bryan Polcyn and Jason Ca

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Jay DeMerit
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Sara Smith
Chief Financial Officer · Montana Society of CPAs
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Carl Deffenbaugh
FOX6
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Jim Santelle
U.S. Department of Justice
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Bryan Polcyn
FOX6
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Mordecai Lee
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
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Milwaukee Common Council members
Milwaukee Common Council
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Dale Kooyenga
Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce
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Chad Venne
UW-Milwaukee's Lubar College of Business
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JoCasta Zamirripa
Milwaukee Alder
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FOX6
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