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Tommy Thompson used to say: “Good policy makes for good politics.” How right he was. He worked to generate common sense reforms, and he produced results for Wisconsin. Voters rewarded him with a record four victories as Governor. In 1994, he won 71 of Wisconsin’s 72 counties—and he still regrets losing that one county.
As Wisconsin is now in the post-midterm evaluative period, our citizens are asking: How can our current leaders emulate Tommy’s approach? How can our leade...
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