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Battle for the Badger State 2020: Darkness in Kenosha (Part 3)

November 17, 2021 • Conall & Emerson • Episode 25

Conall's note: The reverend I quote from at the end of the podcast about trauma is Roy Peeples, pastor of Turning Point Life Church.

In this 3rd installment of a 4 part series about the 2020 presidential election in Wisconsin, Conall and Emerson dive into the tumult experienced by Kenosha after Jacob Blake was shot by a Kenosha police officer. Centering the accounts of those most impacted, we discuss the broader political fallout from the the killings of 2 protesters by an armed vigilante and the rioting that roiled the city for several days. Among other things, we analyze why Trump was able to outperform his 2016 numbers in the Kenosha area despite losing the state.

We close with a meditation on the nature of community trauma and how events like those that roiled Kenosha linger long after they have faded from broader public consciousness.