Jess sat down\xa0with her dad, John Bluemke (on his 75th birthday!), and Ty Laurie, a Wisconsin resident who is putting his money where his mouth is by raising more than $100,000 for the Democratic Party of Wisconsin and is still working.\nThey discussed\xa0how both men went from Republican to Democrat, how Lt. Gov.\xa0Sara Rodriguez is a rising political star, and how boots on the ground around Wisconsin could swing the entire 2024 election.\nDONATE TO THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF WISCONSIN:\xa0https://secure.actblue.com/donate/chicago_geneva_podcast.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices