Wagner Should be Running, Not Talking
1994 GOP Attorney General candidate turned radio host Jeff Wagner shows why he shoulda stuck to being a candidate and not a pundit;
At the end of the day, I'm not really convinced that Falk will ultimately get into the AG's race. While she doesn't have to give up her County Executive position to run, she still has a lot to lose.Falk signaled her intentions Sunday to statewide media. By the end of the day on Monday, Falk had already formally announced her campaign in the state's largest media markets.
Saturday, Nov 5th, 2005
I have a library of names of candidates from across the country that, had they won, would have proved to be the best public servants for their states.
Here in Wisconsin, Jeff Wagner ranks right-up there next to Tim Michels in the What Shoulda Been category.
The story of Jeff Wagner, Fighting Crime First, is beginning to fade somewhat, but I was there and I can tell you -- 1994 being the year it was for Republicans -- had Wagner not been averse to fundraising, and the GOP not so driven achieve a record landslide for Tommy against Chuck Chvala, Jim Doyle would have been a Clinton appointee in 1995, not a two-term AG.
And Scott McCallum? The same fate would have greeted him after Attorney General Jeff Wagner announced (like Falk) that he would challenge his Party's incumbent for governor in 2002.
Today, Republican Governor Wagner would be answering the questions of a Lautenschlager v. Falk primary.
Wonder if he would answer the same way, having beat an incumbent/interim governor, as he did yesterday, as a radio dude?
posted by Slide @ 7:55 PM
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6 Comments:
Well, there was that whole embarrassing GunGate debacle, and the fact that his record prosecuting gun crimes didn't match his rhetoric.
And that creepy ad in favor of the death penalty.
If I were you, I wouldn't waste a minute thinking about what might have been. Wagner was a loser.
Once Doyle's buddy at the assignment desk pulled Amy Richard from accompanying Wagner, Wagner should have abandoned the "gothca" gambit.
The death penalty ad was tied to Spanbauer, and given the political climate, and the fact Tommy's campaign left no room for more "clutter," Wagner needed to cut through.
Fair people will argue "GunGate" cost Wagner the election. I am not convinced.
BRING HIM ON.
Jeff Chitchat is one of the most clueless voices on the radio, even counting Jonathan Greene.
Run Wagner and Peg would win this in her sleep.
My God, this is as obvious as the nose on Celine Dion's face.
kshorewood;
Would Peg be winning in her "sleep," or winning as she was "sleeping it off?"
Slide
A drunk Peg would be more effective than a sober Jeff.
I would agree a drunk Peg is more "entertaining" than a sober Jeff!
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