Dana Taylor

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4,304 appearances 111 recordings 1 series first heard Mar 2025 last heard 3d ago

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If Illinois Lieutenant Governor Julianna Stratton wins her U.S. matched

Senate bid this November, she won't just fill Dick Durbin's seat. matched

She'll make history. matched

USA Today senior reporter Jay Stoll decided to dig deeper into Stratton's story and the very personal story that's driving her campaign. matched

This is USA Today's The Excerpt. matched

I'm Dana Taylor. matched

Jay Stoll joins me now to dig into this story. matched

It's good to have you here, Jay. matched

Thanks for having me, Dana. matched

I want to look into how this story came together for you. matched

What made you want to look at Stratton's Senate run through this lens of history making? matched

If Stratton wins, she's going to be replacing Senator Dick Durbin. matched

Is she positioning herself as his heir or is she running as something different? matched

You bring up this compelling through line between Julianna Stratton and her father, Henry W. Wiggins Jr. matched

What did Stratton share with matched

We've touched on Dick Durbin's legacy, but it's impossible to tell this story without someone you mentioned, Carol Moseley Braun, right? matched

Yeah. matched

If Stratton wins, what would her victory mean historically, both in Illinois and nationally? matched

And then I wonder if you can dig into how their wins helped you frame your story. matched

Well, you've had some time to see their first two years in office. matched

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