>> All right. We leave it there. Congresswoman Gwen Moore, thanks
very much. >> Thank you, Fredricka.
>> Was it hard to keep up with the glitz and energy of the
Democratic Party convention? And what about campaign messaging
out of it? We turn now to Republican Party of Wisconsin
chair Bryan Schimming. And Bryan, thanks very much for
being here. >> Thanks for having me.
>> So speaking of the convention, was there a sting
when Kamala Harris held a capacity crowd rally at the
Fiserv the same place that the RNC held its convention? Yeah.
>> No, not for me. There's not. I didn't really talk to a lot of
folks who were too uptight about that. But Wisconsin is a swing
state, no doubt about that. And there's a reason they have to
come back here. And that's because the polling
traditionally, at least in the last several months, was not
good for them. Here in Wisconsin. But Wisconsin is a
purple state, and we expect that for the next 70 plus days.
>> How worried are you that the energy tips to big Democratic
turnout in Wisconsin? >> Not very worried. I mean,
we've been planning all along that it would be a big turnout
on both sides. You know, look, conventions are four day shows.
And so we had a lot of energy coming out of ours. They had
some energy coming out of theirs, but they have to come
back to for Wisconsin a reason. And that's because really, the
top three issues by almost any poll, the top three issues out
there, and certainly here in Wisconsin are the economy and
inflation. The open border and violent crime. We see that in
every single survey. You see it in the Marquette survey, a fair
bit. So those are issues where the Democrats right now are
upside down and they're upside down in double digits. So the
fundamentals of the race aren't the same different candidate.
Right. But the fundamentals of the race are not that different
in Wisconsin. reproductive rights. According
poll. So what about that? >> I think what you will see, I
think the Republicans ran away from that issue, too much. I've
said this publicly. Maybe it sounds critical of my own party,
but they ran away from the issue too much in 2022 and didn't deal
with it. There you know, for women who that is their issue
and is their only issue, they're probably not going to vote for a
Republican necessarily. But really the vast majority is that
is an issue among other issues that are important and those
issues are not ones that are helpful to the Democrats. Right
now. and turnout, Democrats are
talking about picking up the state assembly under the new
maps. What's your reaction to that?
on to both houses. I think the Assembly, probably the more
competitive of the two, no doubt about that. But I think the
Republicans hold on to both houses and, you know, new maps.
It was kind of a second reapportionment, right? I mean,
it was almost like we were doing reapportionment all over again.
But in this case, with dramatic changes, thanks to the liberal
Supreme Court in Wisconsin. But, you know, everywhere I've been
in the state, you know, I'm on the road a lot. I'll be on the
road as this program airs. And it's the feel is very good out
there. Republicans have over Democrats
in Wisconsin? of key issues are very, very
important. I think across the country. The number one issue is
the economy and inflation. Right now, you see that certainly in
the big seven target states, states like Wisconsin, Arizona,
New Mexico, Georgia. So we have a lot of people are upset.
Working people in the state have been hurt by the Biden-Harris
administration. And that is very, very helpful because we
have people who may not have voted Republican before that are
doing it. >> How do you overcome the
Democrats money advantage? >> Yeah. What's interesting
about that is they shop their money advantage all the time.
And yet in 2022, while we fell short in the governor's race,
they dumped $100 million in against Ron Johnson and lost.
They lost a congressional seat in western Wisconsin. They
dumped millions into they lost seats in the Assembly in the
Senate, in courthouses. In this past April, they lost on the two
zuckerbucks referendum and the Democrat mayor of Wausau lost.
So they they talk a big game about money, and they outspent
us 4 to 1. In Wausau. They talk a big game about money, but they
keep losing in these critical contests.
this opportunity a little earlier in our program. We
reported on accusations of racism and misogyny coming from
the Republican side and asking people, voters, Democratic
voters, how they should respond to those things. How do you
respond to those things? Things like, Harris, Kamala Harris
turning black and the childless cat lady's remarks, listen,
those things to those most voters, most voters aren't
looking at that. >> And frankly, you want to talk
about that issue, talk about the state Democratic Party
convention, where they could not pass an anti-terrorism because
of the hostility within the Democratic Party against Israel.
They couldn't pass a tough resolution on violence in the
Middle East. In Congress, AOC and the liberals in Congress
couldn't bring themselves to condemn members who had said,
frankly, flat out anti-Semitic comments. Democratic party has
got nowhere to go on those got nowhere to go on those