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All right, I'm ready when you guys

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are. All right.

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So the Democratic Party of Wisconsin

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and outside groups haven't invested

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as much into this race as the past

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two. Does that leave you at all

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concerned as you get to election day

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that they might leave some voters

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out there that aren't fully aware?

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You know, not really.

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I mean, I am so

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proud and thrilled of

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the tens of thousands of

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Wisconsinites that became a part of

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this grassroots campaign and

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supported the campaign through

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door knocking,

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phone calls, postcards.

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I even got a written postcard

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to Chris Taylor to

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vote for Chris Taylor.

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So there has been a real grassroots

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effort, and that's really what I

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wanted to see, because democracy is

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about the people coming together,

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and not the most powerful groups

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who come in and try to buy

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a seat on our state Supreme Court

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like last April.

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So I hope people get

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out, I think there is a lot of

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energy. I'm wrapping up a 20 county

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tour today right here on

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UW campus.

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We've been out to...

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As far north as Superior, as far

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south as Beloit, and

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seen a ton of enthusiasm.

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And people really

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fired up to make sure

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that we elected justice,

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who's gonna stand up for their

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rights, our democracy, our

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elections.

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So it was a quieter race

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than last April.

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I don't think that's a bad thing.

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But, you know, of course I wanna

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make sure every eligible voter

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gets out and votes.

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That's what this day's about.

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There's that question as we've got

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lower spending of whether this is a

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return to the old days or if it was

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simply because this wasn't for the

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majority, but obviously you know the

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stakes in terms of election after

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election. Yeah.

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So, do you think, and it's sleepy,

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is that an appropriate term or is

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that kind of a demeaning term for

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your race?

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No, I think it's a very typical

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race.

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If you go back to 2020,

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Jill Korofsky's, her race with

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Dan Kelly is probably more.

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And that was also a really unusual

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race because it was during COVID.

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But this is our first race after

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these really two expensive

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races that were for

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the majority on the court.

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This race is still really important

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because even though there is

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a four, three pro democracy

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majority.

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After this election, we have four

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more state Supreme Court elections.

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So the composition of the court is

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very much in flux.

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But what I'm hearing from people in

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all corners of the state, wherever I

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was, is they really want a

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court that protects their rights

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and their freedoms and stands up

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to the overreach of the federal

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government that we're seeing, who

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wants to come in and take over our

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elections and do things

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that has typically been reserved

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constitutionally for the state.

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And so that's another really

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important piece, I think, for

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people.

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I do think we'll see a robust

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turnout,

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perhaps not what it was last year,

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but I still think we're gonna see

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people coming out to vote.

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We're here on campus, a lot of

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students are voting, and

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I'm really encouraged by

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that.

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That you're a new candidate and that

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you've already done work in the

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Supreme Court chambers so you're

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going to be prepared to move down to

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the end of the bench to take that

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corner spot.

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Yeah, probably, if

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I'm lucky enough, I'll be at the

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bottom of the totem pole.

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But I have a career that has

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prepared me so well for this

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moment and getting on the state

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Supreme Court.

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I was an attorney in private

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practice.

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I worked at Planned Parenthood,

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working on issues of reproductive

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health care. I was a legislator,

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which really helps as a

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judge. I've been on the circuit

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court. I'm now at the Court of

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Appeals, so I do do what the Supreme

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Court does every day.

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Except we have many more cases at

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the court of appeals.

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But I love the process of

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the appellate court because we

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collaborate.

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We talk to each other, we write our

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decisions together.

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And that really is a strength

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of mine to collaborate

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and cooperate with colleagues,

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I really love doing that.

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So it's just, I think, a great fit

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for me, but really, it's not about

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me. It's about the people of the

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state of Wisconsin, and

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they deserve a justice who's

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gonna prioritize them and

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not the billionaires and the most

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powerful.

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And that's who I've been as a judge.

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That's who i've been my whole life.

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That's how I'll be as a justice for

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the people of this state.

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Thank you. It looks like the pizza

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is right here.

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You want a piece?