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Good to go.

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Well, let's start with, give me your

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reaction when the Rodriguez News

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broke about the campaign donation

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double cutting.

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How do you think that's going to

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impact the race at this point with

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voters?

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I think voters are

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feeling pretty betrayed as

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I would be, and frustrated.

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Our campaign has always focused on

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accountability, transparency,

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and honesty.

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That's how I want to lead

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as well.

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I hope that

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folks will continue to engage in

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the campaign and know that

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there are candidates and elected

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officials. Who hold themselves

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to the highest standards of

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integrity when it comes to

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especially campaign finance.

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I know when we checked in before,

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there were a lot of people early on

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who made up their minds, but a lot

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people were very undecided, all the

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polling indicated that.

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How much has that group of undecides

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shrunk in your opinion, and who's

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left to win at this point in the

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last month?

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You know, I think that there are

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many voters who we're

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going to see who was left

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in the field.

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I think the percentages of

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undecided voters, I can't speak

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to them right now, we know that

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no matter what zip code you're in

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or where you're at,

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we want to have a conversation and

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make sure that we make our case.

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Our vision for permanent

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affordability is one that will

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make your life easier.

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There's been a narrative developing,

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and I'm sure the media were as

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guilty as anyone, of progressives

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versus centrists.

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Do you think that's a fair way to

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group candidates in this race?

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I think people are

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looking at policy agendas

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and how folks

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are able to build a coalition

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and making sure that,

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like ours, that's a

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grassroots and community-powered

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campaign.

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It's resonating when you're hearing

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from your neighbors or a different

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community member, not just from the

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campaign, about why you're

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supporting Hong for Governor.

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Tom Tiffany's had the field to

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himself for quite a while to run

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positive ads portraying himself as

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the guy at the end of the bar, or

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your neighbor down the road.

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Is that creating too much of a

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buffer for him in the eyes of voters

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that may have never heard or don't

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know him that well, and what's it

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going to take to put

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his record out there from the

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Democratic point of view when the

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primary is over?

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Tom Tiffany has been the

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front-runner presumptive nominee for

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months. To still be doing intro

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ads is a little bit embarrassing.

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I think to have that much money to

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still try to introduce yourself to

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voters, portray yourself as an

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everyday guy when you are someone

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who is a pedophile protector,

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who voted to gut health care and

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take food away from kids and support

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a national abortion ban.

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Wisconsin voters are smarter than

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that. They want someone who will

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lead with a steady hand and focus

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on delivering.

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To make lives easier and more

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affordable for all Wisconsinites.

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Now that we've gotten past the

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Fourth of July, are you feeling

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momentum change?

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I mean, that was a pretty packed

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room here in Ozaukee County.

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I know this is one of those kind of

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bellwether counties that Democrats

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have been looking at growing some of

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that suburban realignment.

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What's it mean to you to come into a

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room like this and have standing

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room only in the back?

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It's exciting that Democrats here

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in Ozaukee County are engaged

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and have been organizing.

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They're doing the work to make sure

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we've got great candidates running

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as Democrats up and down

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the ballot.

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I'm grateful that they took time

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out of their day to hear

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our remarks and our plan.

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I think that seeing this

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enthusiasm, I hope folks,

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I know our campaign and our

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volunteers have worked hard to earn

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this enthusiasm and we're going to

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work even harder to earn their votes

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in August and in November.

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Is that something that you're seeing

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everywhere? I mean, is Ozaukee

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County any different than other

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counties that we haven't followed

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you with?

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We were excited to see

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over 100 people in

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Dunn County when we had an

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event, kind of last-minute too,

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in Menominee.

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We had a great event at Casey's

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Kitchen. We want to uplift our small

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businesses.

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When we were in Manitowoc, over

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80-some people there, and

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our first round of counter

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protesters.

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I think that kind of means maybe

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we're making it.

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It's interesting that people look at

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primaries and they think only the

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die-hard, traditional Democrats

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are gonna come out for a primary in

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August, but do you feel like you're

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bringing in people who may not have

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voted in primaries in the past that

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are ready to have their voices

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heard now?

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Absolutely.

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It's imperative that we grow a

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coalition and the electorate.

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For Democrats to win power

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and maintain power,

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we have to make sure that our

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coalition is multi-generational,

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multi-faith and

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with representing zip codes from all

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across the state.

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It's exciting to hear folks

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have their plan to vote and it's

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their first time to vote.

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We've got fundraising numbers coming

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in. How should people that don't

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like dig into the details, what can

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they take away?

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What advice would you give them to

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be the best barometer of what any of

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those numbers mean?

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How many people have donated

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to a campaign?

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What is the average donation?

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And look at how much

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was raised through

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smaller individual donations

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and maybe versus one

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individual that gave the

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maximum $20,000.

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We're looking forward to showing

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that we are the people-powered

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grassroots campaign.

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And this is going to be the year of

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the many and not just the money.

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Thanks so much for your time.

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We appreciate it.

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Good to see you again.

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Good to see you too.