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Political scientist Dr. Heim on Trump assassination attempt, JD Vance as running map, Joe Gow firing
Dr. Joe Heim, professor emeritus at UW-La Crosse, in the WIZM studio Monday for La Crosse Talk PM discussing the politics around the Donald Trump assassination attempt, JD Vance being named the ex-president’s running mate and Joe Gow’s recommended firing at the university.
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And that’s where we began, with the decision last week by a UW-L faculty committee recommending Gow be fired from his tenured faculty position. Gow was already fired as chancellor late last year, essentially for being caught producing pornographic videos with his wife and affiliating with adult film stars.
After that (7:40), Heim talks about the Trump assassination attempt in various ways, including comparing it to the 1981 Ronald Reagan assassination attempt, how the news now days is instantaneous and how this will play to the hands of both Trump and Joe Biden, as they seek reelection.
We also briefly talked about some of the conspiracy theories being floated out there, plus whether Biden could/should be replaced on the ticket.
Lastly (32:50), Heim gives the good and the bad for Trump naming Vance his running mate for the Republican Party.
