Wisconsin Attorney General
Josh Kaul
announced this week he's
running for reelection
to that office
not for governor.
Would it be fair to say
that Josh Kaul
would have been considered
the front runner?
Oh, absolutely.
He's a statewide elected officia
who's won twice
in tough environments.
So, yeah
he would have been
a great candidate.
He'll be a great
attorney general candidate again
and I believe that
if some changes are made
in terms of the environment
that he'll win again.
He's run and won
statewide twice before.
He's got a record.
He's got a base
a statewide base.
It's big news for us
that one of the top tier
candidates got out of the way.
So that leaves Democrats
I think their bench is
a little bit short.
Right now
the top tier is
David Crowley
Milwaukee County Executive
Sara Rodriguez
lieutenant governor
and they're waiting to see
whether or not
former Lieutenant Governor
Mandela Barnes gets in.
That would be their top tier
and I feel pretty good
about our chances
against that.
But, you know, Democrats
have an embarrassment
of riches.
They have some really
really good candidates.
They have some candidates
who are still talking
and thinking about it.
But, to run against
what I would argue
is the frontrunner
in Tom Tiffany
who is basically
an extension of Donald Trump
and everything
that you dislike and fear
about Donald Trump
is embodied in Tom Tiffany.
Nobody on the Dem side
has Tiffany's record.
He was elected
to local office
to state office
state Assembly and state Senate
and now Congress.
So he's eminently qualified.
He is a strong
consistent conservative.
So is Josh Schoemann.
I think we have
an embarrassment
of riches on our side
and it's going to
play out pretty well.