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we're going to ensure that
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>> Mandela Barnes. Thanks
for coming in.

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>> For sure. Thank you so
much.

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>> Statewide recognition
also belongs to Zach's next

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candidate interview. Former
Wisconsin Economic

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Development Corporation CEO
Missy Hughes Missy Hughes.

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>> Thanks so much for
joining us.

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>> Good to see you.
>> So for voters who don't

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know you, introduce
you're running for governor.

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>> Yeah. So I'm a mother of
three. I've lived in

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Wisconsin since almost 2000,
and we raised our family

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here. My husband and I
working for Organic Valley,

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and I worked for Organic
Valley for 17 years. And

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then Governor Evers asked
if I was interested in

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running economic
development for the state.

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So for the last six years,
I was the head of Wisconsin

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Economic Development
Corporation.

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>> Is there a single issue
that drives you, or perhaps

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a lane within the party
that helps define you?

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>> You know, it's all about
the economy and building a

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strong economy for all
Wisconsinites. That's what

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I did for years working at
Organic Valley, helping

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farmers stay on their farms,
and then at Wedc building

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an economy, whether it was
in Milwaukee or Antigo or

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Superior all around the
state, working with

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communities and businesses
so that everyday

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Wisconsinites can succeed.
>> How money much do you

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think you need to raise in
order to to win this

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primary?
>> Oh, you know, the the

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money factor in politics is
really interesting. And I

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have an incredible network.
I think that the race is

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going to be anywhere
between 2 or $3 million for

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the primary. But, you know,
I'm just guessing. I'm not

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sure that I have the best
answer for that. I can tell

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you that heading into the
general, which is what I'm

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focused on, it is going to
be an incredible race. All

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eyes of the nation are
going to be on Wisconsin.

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>> For you personally, how
do you define the

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difference between negative
campaigning against a

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member of your own party
versus just defining the

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differences between two
candidates?

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that Wisconsin has a lot of
choices for the Democratic

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primary, and my goal is to
make sure that

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Wisconsinites know my story.
I have a story that is

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fresh and different. I've
never run for office before.

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I'm the only one who is
from outside of Madison or

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Milwaukee, so I have a lot
to say about myself, and

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I'm going to be focused on
telling my story.

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>> For primary voters who
are tuning in right now,

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should they be looking for
the the candidate where

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they align most closely on
the issues, or should they

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be thinking about
electability?

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wisconsinite, I want to
make sure that we keep the

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governor's seat blue and
that we have someone who

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can lead the state and be
successful in building an

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economy for the state. And
that's why just as as a

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citizen of Wisconsin, I'm
focused on electability and

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making sure that we get the
right candidate winning in

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November.
primary. Most of the

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candidates have connections
to Madison or Milwaukee,

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southeast Wisconsin, or
even your. Your position

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ties you to Madison. What's
your your goal? To reach

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the rest of the state and
let people know that you

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you can connect with those
other areas.

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foremost, I live in western
Wisconsin, so I am from

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outside of Madison and
Milwaukee. I have worked

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all around the state. We've
had impact in all 72

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counties. So, you know,
whether it's a small

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business in Washburn that
we've supported or

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Milwaukee Tool or Fiserv in
downtown Milwaukee, we've

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had impact all around the
state. And so I can speak

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to creating a statewide
coalition that carries the

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day next November.
>> What will be the impact

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of Donald Trump on this
election?

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>> You know, I think what
we're really seeing is just

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a devastation in the
economy. As I'm talking to

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businesses, they are
pulling back. They're not

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rehiring people, they're
stopping investments. And

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as I'm talking to everyday
Wisconsinites, they are

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struggling to make ends
meet. This is all because

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of Donald Trump's policies.
This is a man made crisis

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that we are in right now.
You know, looking at what's

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happening with the farmers
out in western Wisconsin,

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we saw farmers plowing
under soybeans, which is

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insanity. And now Donald
Trump is offering a bailout

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to try to make up for his
failed policies. And again,