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Capital City Sunday: Former Governor Tommy Thompson discusses veto power in Wisconsin

Published July 9, 2023 | Video Starts at 10:13

And the Republicans want performance. And. And when you look at the number of individuals who are minorities on the campus, it's not very, very successful. And There hasn't been that many [minorities] that have graduated. And so maybe there's another way to do it and they need to explore that. And I don't think they're willing to do it yet. Now maybe they will. (10:13–10:16)

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