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Last night I had a very difficult

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conversation with my staff.

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Now we're incredibly proud of all

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the things that we've accomplished

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and all the resources that we have

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raised to spread our message.

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But it's become very clear who our

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nominee is going to be.

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Now I said from the very beginning

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when I launched this campaign that

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the number one goal was taking on

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and defeating Tom Tiffany to deliver

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big wins for Democrats up and

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down the ticket.

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And now it's our time to come

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together to focus our efforts

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on that one goal.

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We have to do everything to beat

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Tom Tiffany. This is life or death

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for Wisconsinites who are losing

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their health care under a Trump

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administration. People who can't

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afford child care.

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The folks who are being squeezed by

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bills while the rich continue to get

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richer.

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Now I got in this race because we're

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living in a rigged system.

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The rich are getting richer while

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the rest of us are left scrambling

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for crumbs.

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I know this first hand.

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That's why I've always fought for

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better. As a legislator, as an

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organizer, as a lieutenant governor.

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Now while I may be suspending this

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campaign, I'll never give up my

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fight for Wisconsin.

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I'm incredibly grateful for all the

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folks who joined this campaign for

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the people who believed in me in

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this movement knew that we had a

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real shot at creating opportunities

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through bold action to improve

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quality of life for every single

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person that calls this place home.

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Now we have to do everything we

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possibly can to defeat Tom Tiffany

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and that's exactly what I'm

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committed we're doing for the next

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96 days.