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With Democratic Governor

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Tony Evers' announcement

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that he will not run

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for a third term

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the November 2026

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election for governor

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is wide open.

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It's the second time

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in my 60 years on this earth

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where we've had an open

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gubernatorial seat

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2010 was the last time

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Scott Walker beat

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Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett.

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So the fact that

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it's an open seat

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is an opportunity

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for Republicans

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to actually win here.

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You know, if you look at on face

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Wisconsin, you know

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goes back and forth.

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But if you look at

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the real numbers

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and where

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the Republican Party is

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right now

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you know

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if you're not Donald Trump

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the party has Wisconsin

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voters have rejected you

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in statewide elections

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election after election

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after election.

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Well, I mean, obviously

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if the Republican Party

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which is wholly controlled by

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Donald Trump, were to win

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the gubernatorial election

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and Democrats not pick up

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either of the chambers

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it would be the most

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radical extreme

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partisan hand out

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to special interests

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in corporate

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and the wealthy

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that we've ever seen

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in the history of Wisconsin.

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At the end of the day

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where Scott

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and I actually do agree.

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Donald Trump's

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going to

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pick the winner

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of this primary.

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Whoever he endorses in

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this primary

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will win the race

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for sure on our side.

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If we want to win this thing

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and it's a real

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opportunity to win

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we got to hang together

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and whoever wins the

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primary, that's our person.