Republicans will formally nominate Donald Trump for president for a third straight time at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In the latest episode of Battleground Politics, NBC10’s Lauren Mayk speaks with a panel of political insiders about what people can expect from the 2024 RNC. That panel includes Jim Worthington, the Chair of the Pennsylvania Delegation to the RNC, Guy Ciarrocchi of the Commonwealth Foundation, and Mustafa Rashed of Bellevue Strategies. Then Lauren speaks with University of Wisconsin-Madison Professor Michael Wagner who compares the two swing states Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. Here’s a full breakdown of the episode:
Jim Worthington, Guy Ciarrocchi, Mustafa Rashed preview the Republican National convention
:48 – How the 2024 RNC will be different from past conventions
2:00 – Whether or not everyone at the 2024 RNC will be “all in” on Trump
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2:45 – Unity among Republicans
4:15 – Democrats during the RNC
5:28 – Appealing to independent voters
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7:00 – The current GOP platform
8:45 – What Democrats are watching for at the RNC
10:51 – Potential impact of Trump’s criminal sentencing
13:00 – GOP strategies after the RNC
Professor Michael Wagner compares Wisconsin to Pennsylvania as swing states
15:00 – Why Wisconsin is a swing state
15:40 – The current political state of Wisconsin
17:20 – The political geography of Wisconsin
18:22 – The politics of the Wisconsin suburbs
19:20 – Key counties in Wisconsin
20:09 – The impact of demographic changes in Wisconsin
21:04 – What people don’t realize about Wisconsin that could make a difference in the election
22:07 – How Wisconsin and Pennsylvania are similar as swing states
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