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>> The race that once
looked like a runaway

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turned into a photo finish,
as David Crowley narrowly

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defeated Francesca Hong to
win the Democratic

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nomination. Now that
Wisconsin's gubernatorial

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election is set, the
candidates are already

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turning the page from the
primary to the general.

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Here and now, reporter
Steven Potter has the story.

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>> You know, we're not
going to win this race

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focusing on ideology alone.
It's about focusing on

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Wisconsin values.
about the very soul of the

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state of Wisconsin.
>> After more than a few

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twists for the Democrats in
the primary, Wisconsin

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voters now know which two
candidates they'll choose

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from in the election for
governor this fall. On the

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Democratic side, it will be
Milwaukee County Executive

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David Crowley. And on the
Republican side, it will be

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U.S. Congressman Tom
Tiffany.

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>> You are the reason our
common sense message is

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being delivered in every
corner of the state of

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Wisconsin. Yes. And you are
the reason why we are going

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to turn the governorship
red in November, aren't you?

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Yeah. Yes.
>> From the moment he

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entered the race, Tom
Tiffany, who hails from

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northern Wisconsin, has
been the Republican

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frontrunner with only
nominal opposition from a

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relatively unknown
Republican in the primary.

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Tiffany pulled in more than
95% of the Republican vote

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on Tuesday at his election
night party. He thanked

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supporters and pinpointed
his stance on issues he

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thinks will help him win in
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>> Taxes keep rising. An
opportunity becomes harder

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to find because at the
heart of this election is a

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fundamental difference in
how we see Wisconsin's

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future.
>> It was far more

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difficult for David Crowley
to secure his win in the

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Democratic primary. His
path to victory was not

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only a stunning upset but
also an unexpected comeback.

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Crowley dropped out of the
race in early July, but

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jumped back in after the
campaign of Sara Rodriguez

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imploded and Mandela Barnes
made a sudden exit. When he

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got back into the race, he
did so with an endorsement

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from the state's top
Democrat.

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>> That we kind of had a
secret weapon, particularly

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when it came down to our
great governor here,

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>> In every poll, Crowley
was trailing Democratic

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Socialists and state
Representative Francesca

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Hong by double digits. But
as Hong tried to weather

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negative press in the final
days of the election, it

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seemed more possible that
Crowley could be a true

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contender. As election
results rolled in late

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Tuesday night and Wednesday
morning, Crowley gradually

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took the lead and won just
barely. In all, Crowley

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earned 39.8% of the
Democratic vote, beating

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Hong by half of a
percentage point. At a

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press conference, Crowley
thanked his supporters and

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spoke about what sets him
apart from his new

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Republican opponent.
>> But we all want safe

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communities, strong schools,
affordable health care,

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good paying jobs and a
brighter future for all of

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our children. And every one
of us has something much

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bigger to unite around. And
that is keeping Maga

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extremism from bringing the
chaos we see in Washington

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into our neighborhoods
right here in the state of

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Wisconsin.
>> Both candidates now turn

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their attention toward
attracting the undecided

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voter.
>> Whatever your political

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label, Republican,
independent, politically

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homeless, or a Democrat,
there's a place for you in

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the common sense movement.
>> We deserve better than

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politicians who who divide
us for their own political

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gain. We deserve leaders
who wake up every single

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morning asking one simple
question how can I make

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life better for the people
we serve?

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>> Now, with the table
finally set for the

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November 3rd general
election, Crowley and

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Tiffany have less than 90
days to make their case and

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prove to voters why they
should serve as governor

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the next four years.
Reporting from Middleton.

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I'm Steven Potter for Here
and Now.

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