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Let's start with

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one in the third

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Congressional District.

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Rich.

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I've heard

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a lot about this district

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because it's

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our most competitive

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congressional district.

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Derrick Van Orden

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is a Republican incumbent.

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I've heard a lot

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about Rebecca Cook,

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the Democratic challenger

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who has

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outraised him recently

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and seems to be getting

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a lot of attention.

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There is a primary there.

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Well who's running?

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So the primary is

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between cook,

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who's an old Claire Democrat

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raised on a dairy

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farm in the county.

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And,

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you know, has done

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some political

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consulting work,

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fundraising work

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for Democrats in years past.

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But now she's back.

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The other

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Democrat is longtime

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Eau Claire

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City Council member,

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former council president,

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until just recently,

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Emily Berge of Eau Claire.

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And she,

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she's portraying herself

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as the grassroots choice

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in this race.

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And just anecdotally,

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when I'm walking through

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the city,

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I don't see a lot of cook

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signs.

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In fact,

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I don't remember seeing any.

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But I see a whole bunch

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of Burge signs.

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Zac

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do you get the sense

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that this is,

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you know, a competitive

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primary here?

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It could be.

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It really depends on

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how much the primary voters

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pay attention.

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And that's

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always the issue in

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some of these

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primaries is name

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recognition makes a big deal.

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That's why the National Party

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comes in and puts

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resources behind cook.

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It's not necessarily

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that they like her more.

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It's they think she has

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the better chance

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to win in the fall

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and get her moving.

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Now.