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I think it's fair to say

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that this primary campaign

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is not going to be won

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or lost

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based on what happened

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in the room at the state

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party convention

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over the weekend.

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But you did have

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all seven candidates there.

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They were under

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the same set of rules,

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speaking to the same group

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of Democratic activists.

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What was it like?

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You know,

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I say this

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with all due respect,

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normal people do not attend

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state party

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conventions, right?

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These are like

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the most diehard Democrats,

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the most diehard Republicans

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who go to that convention

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and so I think that was

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kind of the vibe

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of the speeches

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that you were getting from

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the gubernatorial candidates,

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which is that

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they were trying to appeal

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to this base.

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Right.

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The most kind of committed

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Democrats possible

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and also make the case

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not only that,

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they should stand out

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in the seven person primary

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going into August,

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but that they are

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also most sort

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of best positioned to beat

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Tom Tiffany in November.

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And so those are kind of two

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different arguments

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that you need to be making,

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the one that makes you

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most appealing to Democrats,

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and then the one that makes

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you most appealing

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to kind of

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your average Wisconsinites.

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There was a lot of kind of

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threading of that needle

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while

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also trying to

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get excitement.

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There was a lot of

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talk about Donald Trump

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and the chaos and Washington

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from his administration.

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That's according

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to these

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Democratic candidates,

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and it's pretty obvious

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why they would

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focus on the president

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and his, you know,

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popularity rating is

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pretty low in polling.

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It seems like they're

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they're hoping that

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Trump will be a liability

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for Tom Tiffany as they move

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forward in this campaign.