1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,400 So they imagine someone going, whoa, 2 00:00:02,400 --> 00:00:04,160 it's always in the back. 3 00:00:04,160 --> 00:00:08,200 All right, I guess kind of the summary here, 4 00:00:08,200 --> 00:00:10,640 walk me through the quick version of the last two weeks 5 00:00:10,640 --> 00:00:14,320 for you, because this has got to be just a pretty up and down, 6 00:00:14,320 --> 00:00:14,820 right? 7 00:00:14,820 --> 00:00:16,600 The last two weeks has been absolutely 8 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:19,680 a roller coaster, a whirlwind, making a decision 9 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:22,280 to suspend my campaign based off of the information 10 00:00:22,280 --> 00:00:24,840 that I have, which is a really tough decision to make. 11 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:26,480 And then coming back into this race, 12 00:00:26,480 --> 00:00:28,040 because so much information has changed 13 00:00:28,040 --> 00:00:29,920 since I stepped out of this race. 14 00:00:29,920 --> 00:00:32,320 And I like to make my, the best decisions 15 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:34,000 based off of the data, based off of the facts. 16 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:36,560 And because that has changed, I'm back into this race. 17 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:37,960 Yes, it's been a whirlwind, but we 18 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:39,560 have seen an incredible amount of home 19 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:42,600 made some sense coming back into the game. 20 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:45,120 And so to have Governor Evers endorsement, 21 00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:48,000 laborers, mayors all across the state of Wisconsin, 22 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:49,360 we're really excited as far as what we're 23 00:00:49,360 --> 00:00:50,760 going to be able to do on August 11th. 24 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:52,720 And ultimately, when the governor's shipping, 25 00:00:52,720 --> 00:00:54,520 keep it blue on November 3rd. 26 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:57,480 So look, somewhere down the road, 27 00:00:57,480 --> 00:00:59,840 when you have time to reflect, 28 00:00:59,840 --> 00:01:02,720 do you think there'll be an idea that maybe this 29 00:01:02,720 --> 00:01:03,920 was a benefit to you? 30 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:06,800 Like, it was a bigger splash coming back in, 31 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:09,240 as opposed to if you just stayed in the race 32 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:10,400 and then had a surge? 33 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:13,080 Well, I mean, hindsight is always 20-20, right? 34 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:14,840 And so, you know, trying to, you know, 35 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:16,200 wonder what would have happened, 36 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:18,960 or how things would have unfolded if I was in this race. 37 00:01:18,960 --> 00:01:21,680 We don't know, it can't live into a crystal wall. 38 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:23,960 But we did see a resurgence of energy. 39 00:01:23,960 --> 00:01:26,560 I mean, I think we had more people at our relaunch party 40 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:28,200 that was at our launch party. 41 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:31,440 And now I think it's become more of a real opportunity 42 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:33,640 for us to not only just win this governorship, 43 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:36,320 but to flip the state assembly. 44 00:01:36,320 --> 00:01:38,640 And so, I'm really excited as far as the momentum 45 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:40,720 that we're building, but we can't make it seen 46 00:01:40,720 --> 00:01:42,440 as if it was going to coast, you know, 47 00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:43,280 through this primary. 48 00:01:43,280 --> 00:01:45,800 I have to earn every single boat and I plan on doing it. 49 00:01:45,800 --> 00:01:49,080 So there's a narrative that's clearly shaping of, 50 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:51,600 there's Francesca Hong, who's been pulling 51 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:52,960 pretty consistently in the lead. 52 00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:56,040 She's over on the farther left with her platform. 53 00:01:56,040 --> 00:01:58,360 And then there's, everyone else kind of seemed 54 00:01:58,360 --> 00:02:00,440 who can be head to head with her. 55 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:01,880 Is there a concern that the rest of you 56 00:02:01,880 --> 00:02:04,120 can kind of split the centrist moderate votes 57 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:06,520 of those that either like you guys better 58 00:02:06,520 --> 00:02:09,120 or are worrying about a general election 59 00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:10,760 that she might not be best suited for? 60 00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:12,640 Well, this is a democracy, right? 61 00:02:12,640 --> 00:02:15,000 And that means that anybody can get into these, 62 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:17,840 you know, run for office, run for county exec office, 63 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:18,680 or run for governor. 64 00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:21,000 I'll be the first to say, just because you're running, 65 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:23,400 doesn't mean you should become the next governor. 66 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:25,680 But ultimately, we all have the same goal, 67 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:28,280 is to make sure that we can tackle the affordability crisis. 68 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:29,880 That people can afford, you know, 69 00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:31,200 to pay for their own groceries, 70 00:02:31,200 --> 00:02:34,360 afford housing, childcare, healthcare, you name it. 71 00:02:34,360 --> 00:02:36,640 And ultimately, defeat Tom Tiffany. 72 00:02:36,640 --> 00:02:38,480 We don't want to see a Republican, 73 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:41,480 a mega-extremist occupying the governor's office. 74 00:02:41,480 --> 00:02:43,960 So no matter what happens post-primary, 75 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:46,400 it's extremely important that Democrats hunker down. 76 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:48,720 We got to come to the table and focus on building 77 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:52,680 the necessary coalition in order to defeat Tiffany, you know. 78 00:02:52,680 --> 00:02:54,120 So when you look at the landscape here, 79 00:02:54,120 --> 00:02:57,240 there's a lawsuit that's been filed by the Democratic Party, 80 00:02:57,240 --> 00:02:59,720 trying to allow people to spoil absentee ballots. 81 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:02,040 There are a lot of people that have voted already. 82 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:03,440 Not everyone wants to change their mind 83 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:04,440 in how they voted. 84 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:07,120 But how big of a factor does that play 85 00:03:07,120 --> 00:03:08,320 when we're talking about something 86 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:10,440 that may be a close election in the end? 87 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:13,960 I mean, this is not about, you know, the candidates. 88 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:15,400 This is about the people, right? 89 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:17,640 And so, you know, I'm not mistaken, 90 00:03:17,640 --> 00:03:19,800 we suspended our campaign in July 8th. 91 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:22,160 They came up with this guidance July 9th. 92 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:23,320 And so I think it's important 93 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:25,240 that you allow people voices to be heard. 94 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:27,560 And when I received all those phone calls 95 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:28,680 while I was out of this race, 96 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:31,720 a lot of people were quite frankly disappointed 97 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:33,920 because they felt like they cast their ballot 98 00:03:33,920 --> 00:03:34,840 and it was for now. 99 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:38,400 So I commend the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, 100 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:40,880 pushing this lawsuit, trying to overturn the guidance 101 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:41,960 that was given. 102 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:43,680 And not that it's just bad guidance, 103 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:45,440 but we're so close to an election. 104 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:48,160 It was just a little over a month from this election. 105 00:03:48,160 --> 00:03:50,840 And so with this being a critical election 106 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:53,640 for Democrats picking the right nominee, 107 00:03:53,640 --> 00:03:55,600 I do think that there's merit to the case 108 00:03:55,600 --> 00:03:57,000 that the Democratic Party is bringing 109 00:03:57,000 --> 00:03:58,480 to the Wisconsin election commission 110 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:00,360 to allow everybody's voice to be heard. 111 00:04:00,360 --> 00:04:03,760 So polling shows anywhere from the third to half 112 00:04:03,760 --> 00:04:06,360 of Democratic voters are still undecided. 113 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:08,280 Are they gonna play, follow the leader? 114 00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:10,280 Are they gonna look, are those people, do you think, 115 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:11,760 looking for who's got momentum, 116 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:14,120 who's got the best chance? 117 00:04:14,120 --> 00:04:15,960 There's a theory that they don't wanna spoil their vote 118 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:17,000 on someone who doesn't have, 119 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:18,360 even if that's their favorite candidate 120 00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:20,000 that someone who's not gonna win. 121 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:22,360 So are they looking to see who's gonna take that lead 122 00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:23,720 and join the winning team kind of thing? 123 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:25,960 Yeah, I think that, you know, we start off with what, 124 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:28,920 like six to seven to nine candidates in this race. 125 00:04:28,920 --> 00:04:31,160 And so I can imagine how overwhelming 126 00:04:31,160 --> 00:04:32,640 that could be for many voters. 127 00:04:32,640 --> 00:04:34,600 But I work with many of these candidates 128 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:36,760 in some type of capacity at the state level 129 00:04:36,760 --> 00:04:38,480 or as a county executive. 130 00:04:38,480 --> 00:04:40,280 And I know it's tough for a lot of voters, 131 00:04:40,280 --> 00:04:42,320 but I just want them to look at not just 132 00:04:42,320 --> 00:04:44,200 what we wanna bring to the state of Wisconsin, 133 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:46,160 as far as our vision and the mission, 134 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:48,320 to make sure that every single community, 135 00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:51,360 rule or suburban, urban has an opportunity to thrive. 136 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:53,960 But who's in the best position to actually get it done? 137 00:04:53,960 --> 00:04:56,160 You know, I'm the only executive in this race. 138 00:04:56,160 --> 00:04:58,200 I've had a great opportunity to do great work here 139 00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:00,560 in Milwaukee County and extend that work 140 00:05:00,560 --> 00:05:01,880 across the state of Wisconsin. 141 00:05:01,880 --> 00:05:04,280 And I wanna make sure that we can do the exact same thing 142 00:05:04,280 --> 00:05:05,440 as the next governor. 143 00:05:05,440 --> 00:05:08,000 Republicans and national media are jumping all over 144 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:10,560 the Democrats in disarray and chaos. 145 00:05:10,560 --> 00:05:13,240 Is there something to be said for having more attention? 146 00:05:13,240 --> 00:05:14,560 Like people are not waking up like, 147 00:05:14,560 --> 00:05:16,400 oh, wow, things are, there is an election. 148 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:17,960 I may have forgotten about that. 149 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:19,480 Well, you know, the Republican Party, 150 00:05:19,480 --> 00:05:21,200 I mean, they're always throwing names 151 00:05:21,200 --> 00:05:22,320 and throwing bombs out there. 152 00:05:22,320 --> 00:05:25,240 I mean, heck, they're even investing in meddling 153 00:05:25,240 --> 00:05:27,360 in our democratic primary for governor. 154 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:29,400 And so for me, I would like to, you know, 155 00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:31,120 the Republicans to focus on their side of the aisle, 156 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:34,480 focus on what they need to be doing while we sort this out. 157 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:36,520 And again, democracy can be messy. 158 00:05:36,520 --> 00:05:39,760 And, you know, people are gonna focus on their candidate. 159 00:05:39,760 --> 00:05:41,000 They're gonna push their candidate, 160 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:44,320 but we can't continue to tear down one another, right? 161 00:05:44,320 --> 00:05:46,880 And it doesn't matter where you lay on the political spectrum 162 00:05:46,880 --> 00:05:48,480 as a Republican or as a Democrat 163 00:05:48,480 --> 00:05:51,720 or a democratic socialist of America or MAGA, 164 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:53,720 our goal is to make sure that we are, 165 00:05:53,720 --> 00:05:56,400 we're delivering results for our, for working families, 166 00:05:56,400 --> 00:05:58,360 for real people in the state of Wisconsin. 167 00:05:58,360 --> 00:06:00,360 And so I'm not worried about the labels 168 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:03,200 and where people side on the political spectrum 169 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:05,040 because at the end of the day, 170 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:06,400 it's a lot of gray in politics. 171 00:06:06,400 --> 00:06:08,720 And we just need, we need government to work again, right? 172 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:10,200 It doesn't matter what you believe in 173 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:13,880 or who you want to vote, we know that we have to do better. 174 00:06:13,880 --> 00:06:16,360 So there's a theory that no matter the, 175 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:19,320 what it looks like right now of how clean or needed 176 00:06:19,320 --> 00:06:20,920 the Democratic primary may be. 177 00:06:20,920 --> 00:06:22,880 Once it's over, as long as there's unity, 178 00:06:22,880 --> 00:06:25,120 this will be forgotten by the time 179 00:06:25,120 --> 00:06:27,280 anywhere close to ballots coming out in the fall. 180 00:06:27,280 --> 00:06:28,840 Is that fair, do you think? 181 00:06:28,840 --> 00:06:30,360 I think it is fair, you know. 182 00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:33,640 I think that, you know, we've experienced a lot of trauma, 183 00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:35,000 you know, in the past decade, 184 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:36,720 when you think about our elections, right? 185 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:40,000 And we're still relitigating a 2020 election related 186 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:41,520 whether Donald Trump, Boston or not, 187 00:06:41,520 --> 00:06:43,600 and he absolutely did. 188 00:06:43,600 --> 00:06:45,200 But I do think this is helpful, right? 189 00:06:45,200 --> 00:06:48,600 For us to focus on not just the candidate themselves, 190 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:51,280 but the policies and the coalition that they can build. 191 00:06:51,280 --> 00:06:53,840 And so this provides a great opportunity for voters 192 00:06:53,840 --> 00:06:56,120 to really do a deep dive into each candidate 193 00:06:56,120 --> 00:06:58,200 and what they bring to the table. 194 00:06:58,200 --> 00:07:01,520 But again, we know this is, this can be messy. 195 00:07:01,520 --> 00:07:04,120 And so just want folks to understand that, you know, 196 00:07:04,120 --> 00:07:06,520 while we are fighting for our candidate, 197 00:07:06,520 --> 00:07:08,640 let's make sure we're respecting one another 198 00:07:08,640 --> 00:07:11,280 and focused on our ultimate goal come August 11th. 199 00:07:11,280 --> 00:07:13,880 So talking about that, Tom Tiffany's had the field 200 00:07:13,880 --> 00:07:15,000 to himself for quite a while. 201 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:16,600 He's been running a lot of positive ads, 202 00:07:16,600 --> 00:07:19,600 portraying himself as the friendly guy at the bar. 203 00:07:19,600 --> 00:07:21,360 Is that gonna be too much to overcome 204 00:07:21,360 --> 00:07:23,200 when it comes to redefining him 205 00:07:23,200 --> 00:07:24,560 in the eyes of people that may not have had 206 00:07:24,560 --> 00:07:26,040 an opinion of him before? 207 00:07:26,040 --> 00:07:28,240 You know, I don't think that we have to redefine him 208 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:30,440 because he's defined himself already. 209 00:07:30,440 --> 00:07:32,480 I mean, he has been in Congress for a few years, 210 00:07:32,480 --> 00:07:34,560 almost a decade ago, not mistaken. 211 00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:36,320 And what his record shows is that he is willing 212 00:07:36,320 --> 00:07:38,440 to do whatever Trump tells him to do a vote, 213 00:07:38,440 --> 00:07:39,960 whatever Trump wants. 214 00:07:39,960 --> 00:07:41,080 And when he doesn't like it, 215 00:07:41,080 --> 00:07:42,160 it doesn't wanna take a bad vote. 216 00:07:42,160 --> 00:07:44,720 He just doesn't show up to session. 217 00:07:44,720 --> 00:07:47,840 And I think that people need to understand who he is. 218 00:07:47,840 --> 00:07:50,280 I mean, he's created barriers, put up barriers 219 00:07:50,280 --> 00:07:52,040 when it comes out to reproductive freedom. 220 00:07:52,040 --> 00:07:53,800 He doesn't believe that we should be investing 221 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:55,880 in childcare and in public education. 222 00:07:55,880 --> 00:07:58,400 He wants to freeze our utility rates, 223 00:07:58,400 --> 00:08:00,440 which means that we're gonna have to burn more coal 224 00:08:00,440 --> 00:08:01,760 and we won't be able to invest 225 00:08:01,760 --> 00:08:03,640 in the clean energy infrastructure 226 00:08:03,640 --> 00:08:05,320 that we need here in the state of Wisconsin. 227 00:08:05,320 --> 00:08:07,120 And so we don't have to redefine, 228 00:08:07,120 --> 00:08:08,360 we just have to make sure that people 229 00:08:08,360 --> 00:08:10,240 know who he has always been. 230 00:08:10,240 --> 00:08:12,240 And like my grandma used to say, 231 00:08:12,240 --> 00:08:13,840 when someone shows you who they are the first time 232 00:08:13,880 --> 00:08:15,000 you have to believe them. 233 00:08:15,000 --> 00:08:16,000 And I think at the end of the day, 234 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:19,120 we have to show who exactly times if he has been, 235 00:08:19,120 --> 00:08:20,520 not just as a congressman, 236 00:08:20,520 --> 00:08:22,360 but also as a state representative, 237 00:08:22,360 --> 00:08:24,040 or excuse me, a state senator as well. 238 00:08:24,040 --> 00:08:25,960 Will there be enough money 239 00:08:25,960 --> 00:08:27,320 for a Democrats to be able to do that? 240 00:08:27,320 --> 00:08:29,440 There's stories coming out about the national DNC 241 00:08:29,440 --> 00:08:30,720 being deep in debt. 242 00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:32,560 The state Democratic party has not raised nearly 243 00:08:32,560 --> 00:08:34,000 as much as some people might've expected 244 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:36,080 to be able to transfer to the winning candidate. 245 00:08:36,080 --> 00:08:38,480 Obviously, you guys are spending all your money right now. 246 00:08:38,480 --> 00:08:41,280 What's that period gonna look like in mid-August 247 00:08:41,280 --> 00:08:44,080 when he's running ads attacking the winner 248 00:08:44,080 --> 00:08:46,200 and Democrats are still trying to fundraise? 249 00:08:46,200 --> 00:08:48,840 Well, we've been able to see a surge in fundraising 250 00:08:48,840 --> 00:08:50,080 in the past couple of days. 251 00:08:50,080 --> 00:08:51,880 And we want to continue that momentum, 252 00:08:51,880 --> 00:08:53,920 because unfortunately, it does take money 253 00:08:53,920 --> 00:08:55,280 to run these types of races. 254 00:08:55,280 --> 00:08:56,480 And you think about how much money 255 00:08:56,480 --> 00:08:58,040 we're spending in these races? 256 00:08:58,040 --> 00:08:59,640 We can be solving the problems 257 00:08:59,640 --> 00:09:00,800 that we're actually talking about 258 00:09:00,800 --> 00:09:02,960 and running these campaigns on. 259 00:09:02,960 --> 00:09:05,080 And so we know that we have to continue 260 00:09:05,080 --> 00:09:07,440 to talk to as many grassroots supporters as possible 261 00:09:07,440 --> 00:09:09,880 because it's about putting your money 262 00:09:09,880 --> 00:09:10,880 where your mouth is, right? 263 00:09:10,880 --> 00:09:14,600 And so if we want to not just win the governorship 264 00:09:14,600 --> 00:09:16,840 and keep it blue, but if we want to take over the state Senate, 265 00:09:16,840 --> 00:09:19,560 take over the state assembly, it's gonna take money. 266 00:09:19,560 --> 00:09:21,960 There's one other power that I believe, 267 00:09:21,960 --> 00:09:25,240 Trump's pun not intended money power is, 268 00:09:25,240 --> 00:09:26,200 and that's people power. 269 00:09:26,200 --> 00:09:27,520 And so as long as we continue 270 00:09:27,520 --> 00:09:29,720 to build the necessary coalition, 271 00:09:29,720 --> 00:09:31,480 where we have voters, we have supporters, 272 00:09:31,480 --> 00:09:34,240 we have folks who are willing to volunteer their time 273 00:09:34,240 --> 00:09:35,600 to talk about this message, 274 00:09:35,600 --> 00:09:37,320 about what is actually on the ballot 275 00:09:37,320 --> 00:09:38,520 because it's not just the candidates, 276 00:09:38,520 --> 00:09:39,920 it's reproductive freedom. 277 00:09:39,920 --> 00:09:42,040 It's affordable housing, right? 278 00:09:42,040 --> 00:09:43,600 It's childcare, it's health care, 279 00:09:43,600 --> 00:09:44,880 it's expanding badge of care, 280 00:09:44,880 --> 00:09:47,400 it's making sure that our farmers get access 281 00:09:47,400 --> 00:09:49,280 to the resources that they need 282 00:09:49,280 --> 00:09:51,000 so they can become more sustainable 283 00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:52,800 because they're not looking for a hand-doubt. 284 00:09:52,800 --> 00:09:55,200 And so as long as we continue to do that, 285 00:09:55,200 --> 00:09:57,600 build this momentum, there's no doubt in my mind 286 00:09:57,600 --> 00:09:59,440 that we'll keep the governorship. 287 00:09:59,440 --> 00:10:01,080 So you've been in this race, obviously, 288 00:10:01,080 --> 00:10:03,160 for a long time since last fall. 289 00:10:03,160 --> 00:10:04,840 You've had months and months to travel to state, 290 00:10:04,840 --> 00:10:06,320 meet people, shake hands. 291 00:10:06,320 --> 00:10:07,400 Is this last stretch though, 292 00:10:07,400 --> 00:10:09,240 just about dollars and campaign ads 293 00:10:09,240 --> 00:10:10,440 and getting your message out, 294 00:10:10,440 --> 00:10:12,120 or is it still about meeting people 295 00:10:12,120 --> 00:10:13,520 even in these last couple days? 296 00:10:13,520 --> 00:10:14,840 All of the above, you know, 297 00:10:14,840 --> 00:10:16,720 you're gonna need those dollars, right? 298 00:10:16,720 --> 00:10:18,800 Those dollars help to pay for, you know, 299 00:10:18,800 --> 00:10:21,080 lodging while we're traveling across the state, 300 00:10:21,080 --> 00:10:23,720 gasoline at the pump while we're traveling across the state 301 00:10:23,720 --> 00:10:26,520 and putting up ads, utilizing both traditional 302 00:10:26,520 --> 00:10:28,560 and non-traditional media. 303 00:10:28,560 --> 00:10:30,680 But it's also, I have to go out there, you know, 304 00:10:30,680 --> 00:10:32,480 we have been traveling all across the state, 305 00:10:32,480 --> 00:10:34,200 we've been in the pier, we've been in Marinette, 306 00:10:34,200 --> 00:10:36,440 we've been in the cross, we've been in from Roqua, 307 00:10:36,440 --> 00:10:38,120 we've been in Paloy, we've been in Madison, 308 00:10:38,160 --> 00:10:40,120 all those days in just the past five, 309 00:10:40,120 --> 00:10:42,840 all those places in just the past five days. 310 00:10:42,840 --> 00:10:46,000 And so I don't plan on leaving no stone unturned, 311 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:47,760 and we're gonna put a lot more miles on the truck 312 00:10:47,760 --> 00:10:49,800 to make sure that we're earning every vote 313 00:10:49,800 --> 00:10:50,840 across Wisconsin. 314 00:10:50,840 --> 00:10:54,720 Have you noticed people that maybe weren't as tuned 315 00:10:54,720 --> 00:10:56,920 into your campaign, but now with like the return, 316 00:10:56,920 --> 00:10:58,960 it's like, oh, well, now I do wanna check this guy out. 317 00:10:58,960 --> 00:11:01,000 You know, Governor Evers says, listen to this guy. 318 00:11:01,000 --> 00:11:02,320 Well, I think that right now, 319 00:11:02,320 --> 00:11:03,520 this is where people are actually starting 320 00:11:03,520 --> 00:11:05,200 to tune in a lot more. 321 00:11:05,200 --> 00:11:08,160 And so, you know, the read launch definitely helped us 322 00:11:08,160 --> 00:11:10,160 with that momentum, and we know we need to continue 323 00:11:10,160 --> 00:11:12,920 to ride that wave, but it's gonna take some hard work. 324 00:11:12,920 --> 00:11:14,600 So I'm looking forward to, you know, 325 00:11:14,600 --> 00:11:16,320 traveling all across the state, 326 00:11:16,320 --> 00:11:17,960 with Governor Evers by my side, 327 00:11:17,960 --> 00:11:20,080 making the case a while be the best governor 328 00:11:20,080 --> 00:11:21,240 for the state of Wisconsin. 329 00:11:21,240 --> 00:11:23,120 If you win, it's just gonna be the new platform, 330 00:11:23,120 --> 00:11:25,320 like suspend mid-term and then relaunch. 331 00:11:25,320 --> 00:11:30,320 I would not recommend anybody to suspend their campaign 332 00:11:30,680 --> 00:11:33,680 in the middle of this, you know, I'll tell you that, 333 00:11:33,680 --> 00:11:37,360 you know, we suspended our campaign, you know, we endorsed. 334 00:11:37,360 --> 00:11:40,360 And once that information came out that next Monday, 335 00:11:40,360 --> 00:11:42,000 I started getting all this phone calls. 336 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:44,400 And I'll be honest with you, I said, no, me and my wife, 337 00:11:44,400 --> 00:11:46,480 we said, no, we booked the trip to Jamaica, 338 00:11:46,480 --> 00:11:49,240 we're ready to leave at the end of this month, 339 00:11:49,240 --> 00:11:50,240 but we prayed about it. 340 00:11:50,240 --> 00:11:53,840 And after that prayer, our prayer was actually answered. 341 00:11:53,840 --> 00:11:56,080 And so, you know, the biggest lesson that I've learned 342 00:11:56,080 --> 00:11:58,840 throughout all this, make sure you buy traveling shirts. 343 00:11:58,840 --> 00:12:02,000 But that had to be, because people talked about, 344 00:12:02,000 --> 00:12:04,280 like, the numbers in campaign financing, 345 00:12:04,280 --> 00:12:07,880 like the numbers raised represent a momentum behind them. 346 00:12:07,880 --> 00:12:09,200 And when the numbers are inflated, 347 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:11,360 that's not the true picture. 348 00:12:11,360 --> 00:12:13,400 I mean, there's gotta be a gut punch of like, what? 349 00:12:13,400 --> 00:12:15,840 Like, well, I mean, it was a gut punch, 350 00:12:15,840 --> 00:12:17,960 but, you know, I'll talk to Lieutenant Governor twice 351 00:12:17,960 --> 00:12:19,880 to her that week before I got into the race. 352 00:12:19,880 --> 00:12:23,080 And I let her know, while I was angry and disappointed 353 00:12:23,080 --> 00:12:26,720 by what had happened, I do not believe this is her fault. 354 00:12:26,720 --> 00:12:29,520 This is the part, you know, her campaign managers 355 00:12:29,520 --> 00:12:30,880 for who she fired. 356 00:12:30,880 --> 00:12:32,680 I was still going to continue to back her, 357 00:12:32,680 --> 00:12:35,120 because at the time, that's with the information, 358 00:12:35,120 --> 00:12:37,720 and the data said that we should do to make sure 359 00:12:37,720 --> 00:12:40,600 that we're allowing the best candidate to win this race. 360 00:12:40,600 --> 00:12:43,040 But when she made her decision to drop out, 361 00:12:43,040 --> 00:12:45,040 I made my decision to get back in. 362 00:12:45,040 --> 00:12:47,920 And so, now, you know, I'm gonna continue 363 00:12:47,920 --> 00:12:49,440 to talk to as many people as possible, 364 00:12:49,440 --> 00:12:52,040 keep my energy up, raise the funds. 365 00:12:52,040 --> 00:12:53,760 And I think that is showing that we're building 366 00:12:53,760 --> 00:12:54,720 so much momentum. 367 00:12:54,720 --> 00:12:58,120 550,000 dollars raised in the first five days, 368 00:12:58,120 --> 00:13:00,320 volunteers, labor organizations, 369 00:13:00,320 --> 00:13:02,280 elected officials, including Governor Evers, 370 00:13:02,280 --> 00:13:05,280 endorsing us, because they know about my judgment. 371 00:13:05,280 --> 00:13:06,800 They know the experience that I bring, 372 00:13:06,800 --> 00:13:08,960 and they know that I care about the people of the States. 373 00:13:08,960 --> 00:13:11,560 So, is Jamaica re-booked, or is it just on hold? 374 00:13:11,560 --> 00:13:13,360 I'm trying to still figure that out, 375 00:13:13,360 --> 00:13:15,280 as far as what we're gonna do with Jamaica, 376 00:13:15,280 --> 00:13:17,360 but hopefully, I'll find out soon, 377 00:13:17,360 --> 00:13:19,760 because we're supposed to be leaving on July 3rd. 378 00:13:21,160 --> 00:13:23,960 All right, anything else you want to add along these lines? 379 00:13:25,800 --> 00:13:26,920 They can hit everything. 380 00:13:26,920 --> 00:13:27,920 All right, that's what we need. 381 00:13:27,920 --> 00:13:28,760 All right, thank you. 382 00:13:28,760 --> 00:13:29,580 Appreciate it. 383 00:13:29,580 --> 00:13:30,420 Thanks for coming in.