Ep.27 - The Socialist is the Frontrunner for Governor | 11/3/25

In this episode of New Fashioned Conservatives, the fellas dissect the latest Marquette Law School Poll, revealing 83% of voters want judicial candidates to discuss key issues ahead of the 2026 Supreme Court race—up from 79% in February. The hosts pivot to the gubernatorial showdown, where the poll shows a wide-open Democratic primary with 81% undecided, but State Rep. Francesca Hong surging as a "wild card" socialist, pulling the field leftward. A Mandela Barnes internal poll claims the former Lt. Gov. leads hypothetical general election matchups 50%-44% over U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany and 51%-44% over 2022 GOP nominee Tim Michels—echoing his narrow 2022 near-miss against Sen. Ron Johnson. The UW-Eau Claire College Republicans ignite a firestorm with a Halloween "ICE arrest" costume photo, drawing "distasteful" backlash from campus Democrats and the 3rd CD Dems as "hateful rhetoric." Shadow Gov Vos' favorite illegal alien, Yessenia Ruano—the Milwaukee educator who self-deported in June 2025 after fleeing El Salvador—joins a federal lawsuit against ICE for "unlawfully" deporting crime victims. The hosts debate nuking the Senate filibuster to end the 31-day shutdown, with Trump pushing the "nuclear option" but Thune and a dozen GOP senators digging in against it as a future Democratic weapon. New Arctic Frost details expose the Biden-era FBI probe targeting over 160 Republicans, including Wisconsin talk show host Vicki McKenna and alternate electors, as "lawfare" via phone metadata sweeps and subpoenas. Marking the one-year anniversary of Ann Selzer's infamous 2024 Iowa Poll—that shockingly showed Harris up 47%-44% before Trump's blowout—the hosts mock its "fraud" fallout, including Trump's SLAPP suit. Finally, Milwaukee's hiring a PR flack ($85,000-$95,000 salary) to polish The Hop streetcar's tarnished image amid Ald. Scott Spiker's shutdown push over a $4.2 million shortfall.