{"id":16579,"date":"2012-02-21T23:01:11","date_gmt":"2012-02-22T04:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/law.marquette.edu\/facultyblog\/?p=16579"},"modified":"2014-07-14T12:59:31","modified_gmt":"2014-07-14T17:59:31","slug":"brace-yourself-for-a-year-of-negativity-in-politics-kind-warns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/law.marquette.edu\/facultyblog\/2012\/02\/brace-yourself-for-a-year-of-negativity-in-politics-kind-warns\/","title":{"rendered":"Brace Yourself for a Year of Negativity in Politics, Kind Warns"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wisconsin needs someone to bring the state together politically, Congressman Ron Kind said Tuesday, but he stuck by his decision not to offer himself as that person when it comes to running for governor in the recall election expected in the next few months.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve got a full plate now,\u201d Kind told Mike Gousha, the Law School\u2019s distinguished fellow in law and public policy, at an \u201cOn the Issues\u201d session in Eckstein Hall. Kind cited his role on the House Ways and Means Committee, which plays a central role in dealing with issues such as spending and health care, as well as the needs of his family, including two teenage boys.<\/p>\n

Kind, a Democrat who represents much of western Wisconsin in the House of Representatives, often has been mentioned as a possible candidate for governor or senator, but has declined to seek those offices.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s desperately needed in our state is some reconciliation,\u201d Kind said, criticizing the way Republican Governor Scott Walker pushed through changes in the state budget and in state law. He called Walker\u2019s approach \u201cunfortunate\u201d and said, \u201cIt certainly wasn\u2019t the Wisconsin way\u201d which aims to bring people together.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know what it is going to take to restore some comity to our political process,\u201d Kind said.<\/p>\n

Kind is often labeled a centrist. He told Gousha that political life, both in Washington and in Madison, has become harder for those in the middle because \u201cmore radical voices\u201d have been empowered through changes such as spending by special interests and primary election campaigns in which those further to the left or right have had the upper hand in each party.<\/p>\n

Kind discussed a range of major policy issues, including health policy, taxes and spending, and American involvement in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Among those in the audience: Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, a friend and often times ally of Kind.<\/p>\n

Looking to the coming elections in Wisconsin, including a presidential contest, Senate contest, legislative races, and the expected recall of the governor, Kind said there is going to be a lot of negativity. \u201cWe need to brace ourselves,\u201d he said. \u201cThis is going to be a pretty ugly political year.\u201d<\/p>\n

A video recording of the session can be viewed by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Wisconsin needs someone to bring the state together politically, Congressman Ron Kind said Tuesday, but he stuck by his decision not to offer himself as that person when it comes to running for governor in the recall election expected in the next few months. \u201cI\u2019ve got a full plate now,\u201d Kind told Mike Gousha, the 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