All right, so give me a sense of what we saw today,
especially out of Milwaukee County and some of the other areas
where the white water is still
as some extended pulling out,
what were you guys observing?
Yeah, well, by and large, the boating process went smoothly.
There were some hiccups in places.
As you mentioned at UW-White Water,
there were long lines.
Fortunately, steps have been taken to address that situation.
In Milwaukee, what we saw is actually the process
working in the way it was supposed to.
There was a concern identified,
the action was taken,
and we're gonna make sure that the process works the way it should.
At least the folks in the Milwaukee Election Commission
will make sure it works the way it should.
You know, we're gonna make,
it's critical that every vote is counted
and that the results we get reflect the will of the voters.
That has happened consistently in Wisconsin elections,
and I'm confident it's gonna happen again in this election.
How important was it in Milwaukee
that Senator Ron Johnson and Brian Schimming were there
right away and were supportive
of what was going on instead of calling fraud?
Well, it's always good to see people of both parties
acknowledging that the system is working the way it should.
It's unfortunate that we've had so much election denialism
and attacks on the system of elections we have
because the reality is we have safe and secure elections.
They are free and fair,
and it's been tested over and over again.
In 2016, we had a statewide recount.
In 2020, we had recounts in our two largest counties.
We had lots of litigation in 2020,
and over and over again, that's shown that our system works.
So I'm glad to see it's working again this year,
and I hope we start to see people acknowledging that
rather than raising baseless concerns about our elections.
What is the DOJ gonna be looking for
over the next few days as some of these results,
especially these close ones in state Senator Assembly races
are being finalized?
Well, first and foremost, again,
we wanna make sure that every ballot is counted
and that the results reflect the will of the voters.
Now, there may be challenges to the results.
We'll see how that shakes out,
but we're gonna follow things as they unfold,
and if there are cases, we will defend the state,
and I'm confident that our election officials
are doing the right thing,
but we're of course gonna work to make sure
that all the laws are followed,
that the processes unfold appropriately.
What can you tell me about the bomb threats
that came in across Wisconsin?
Well, there were in cities across the country,
some threats that were made fortunately,
law enforcement was able to determine that it was a hoax.
Nobody in Wisconsin was in danger.
Of course, we never wanna see any kinds of concerns
like that about people's safety,
and there should be appropriate follow-up,
but Wisconsinites can rest assured
that the process was safe and secure,
and that those were, that was a hoax.
Did any people leave the polling places
a chance that people just did not come back
out of concern or simply because they didn't wanna wait?
I don't have further details at this point
on any impact that it had, though.
I can say that we haven't been,
I haven't been made aware of any impact
that that had on people's ability to cast a ballot.
I am confident that the voting process overall in the state
was secure, and again, that the results we get
will be one that reflects the will of the voters.
Thank you very much.
Appreciate it.
We're doing this tonight.
We've been doing it all night.
Yeah.