WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:02.400 So they imagine someone going, whoa, 00:02.400 --> 00:04.160 it's always in the back. 00:04.160 --> 00:08.200 All right, I guess kind of the summary here, 00:08.200 --> 00:10.640 walk me through the quick version of the last two weeks 00:10.640 --> 00:14.320 for you, because this has got to be just a pretty up and down, 00:14.320 --> 00:14.820 right? 00:14.820 --> 00:16.600 The last two weeks has been absolutely 00:16.600 --> 00:19.680 a roller coaster, a whirlwind, making a decision 00:19.680 --> 00:22.280 to suspend my campaign based off of the information 00:22.280 --> 00:24.840 that I have, which is a really tough decision to make. 00:24.840 --> 00:26.480 And then coming back into this race, 00:26.480 --> 00:28.040 because so much information has changed 00:28.040 --> 00:29.920 since I stepped out of this race. 00:29.920 --> 00:32.320 And I like to make my, the best decisions 00:32.320 --> 00:34.000 based off of the data, based off of the facts. 00:34.000 --> 00:36.560 And because that has changed, I'm back into this race. 00:36.560 --> 00:37.960 Yes, it's been a whirlwind, but we 00:37.960 --> 00:39.560 have seen an incredible amount of home 00:39.560 --> 00:42.600 made some sense coming back into the game. 00:42.600 --> 00:45.120 And so to have Governor Evers endorsement, 00:45.120 --> 00:48.000 laborers, mayors all across the state of Wisconsin, 00:48.000 --> 00:49.360 we're really excited as far as what we're 00:49.360 --> 00:50.760 going to be able to do on August 11th. 00:50.760 --> 00:52.720 And ultimately, when the governor's shipping, 00:52.720 --> 00:54.520 keep it blue on November 3rd. 00:54.520 --> 00:57.480 So look, somewhere down the road, 00:57.480 --> 00:59.840 when you have time to reflect, 00:59.840 --> 01:02.720 do you think there'll be an idea that maybe this 01:02.720 --> 01:03.920 was a benefit to you? 01:03.920 --> 01:06.800 Like, it was a bigger splash coming back in, 01:06.800 --> 01:09.240 as opposed to if you just stayed in the race 01:09.240 --> 01:10.400 and then had a surge? 01:10.400 --> 01:13.080 Well, I mean, hindsight is always 20-20, right? 01:13.080 --> 01:14.840 And so, you know, trying to, you know, 01:14.840 --> 01:16.200 wonder what would have happened, 01:16.200 --> 01:18.960 or how things would have unfolded if I was in this race. 01:18.960 --> 01:21.680 We don't know, it can't live into a crystal wall. 01:21.680 --> 01:23.960 But we did see a resurgence of energy. 01:23.960 --> 01:26.560 I mean, I think we had more people at our relaunch party 01:26.560 --> 01:28.200 that was at our launch party. 01:28.200 --> 01:31.440 And now I think it's become more of a real opportunity 01:31.440 --> 01:33.640 for us to not only just win this governorship, 01:33.640 --> 01:36.320 but to flip the state assembly. 01:36.320 --> 01:38.640 And so, I'm really excited as far as the momentum 01:38.640 --> 01:40.720 that we're building, but we can't make it seen 01:40.720 --> 01:42.440 as if it was going to coast, you know, 01:42.440 --> 01:43.280 through this primary. 01:43.280 --> 01:45.800 I have to earn every single boat and I plan on doing it. 01:45.800 --> 01:49.080 So there's a narrative that's clearly shaping of, 01:49.080 --> 01:51.600 there's Francesca Hong, who's been pulling 01:51.600 --> 01:52.960 pretty consistently in the lead. 01:52.960 --> 01:56.040 She's over on the farther left with her platform. 01:56.040 --> 01:58.360 And then there's, everyone else kind of seemed 01:58.360 --> 02:00.440 who can be head to head with her. 02:00.440 --> 02:01.880 Is there a concern that the rest of you 02:01.880 --> 02:04.120 can kind of split the centrist moderate votes 02:04.120 --> 02:06.520 of those that either like you guys better 02:06.520 --> 02:09.120 or are worrying about a general election 02:09.120 --> 02:10.760 that she might not be best suited for? 02:10.760 --> 02:12.640 Well, this is a democracy, right? 02:12.640 --> 02:15.000 And that means that anybody can get into these, 02:15.000 --> 02:17.840 you know, run for office, run for county exec office, 02:17.840 --> 02:18.680 or run for governor. 02:18.680 --> 02:21.000 I'll be the first to say, just because you're running, 02:21.000 --> 02:23.400 doesn't mean you should become the next governor. 02:23.400 --> 02:25.680 But ultimately, we all have the same goal, 02:25.680 --> 02:28.280 is to make sure that we can tackle the affordability crisis. 02:28.280 --> 02:29.880 That people can afford, you know, 02:29.880 --> 02:31.200 to pay for their own groceries, 02:31.200 --> 02:34.360 afford housing, childcare, healthcare, you name it. 02:34.360 --> 02:36.640 And ultimately, defeat Tom Tiffany. 02:36.640 --> 02:38.480 We don't want to see a Republican, 02:38.480 --> 02:41.480 a mega-extremist occupying the governor's office. 02:41.480 --> 02:43.960 So no matter what happens post-primary, 02:43.960 --> 02:46.400 it's extremely important that Democrats hunker down. 02:46.400 --> 02:48.720 We got to come to the table and focus on building 02:48.720 --> 02:52.680 the necessary coalition in order to defeat Tiffany, you know. 02:52.680 --> 02:54.120 So when you look at the landscape here, 02:54.120 --> 02:57.240 there's a lawsuit that's been filed by the Democratic Party, 02:57.240 --> 02:59.720 trying to allow people to spoil absentee ballots. 02:59.720 --> 03:02.040 There are a lot of people that have voted already. 03:02.040 --> 03:03.440 Not everyone wants to change their mind 03:03.440 --> 03:04.440 in how they voted. 03:04.440 --> 03:07.120 But how big of a factor does that play 03:07.120 --> 03:08.320 when we're talking about something 03:08.320 --> 03:10.440 that may be a close election in the end? 03:10.440 --> 03:13.960 I mean, this is not about, you know, the candidates. 03:13.960 --> 03:15.400 This is about the people, right? 03:15.400 --> 03:17.640 And so, you know, I'm not mistaken, 03:17.640 --> 03:19.800 we suspended our campaign in July 8th. 03:19.800 --> 03:22.160 They came up with this guidance July 9th. 03:22.160 --> 03:23.320 And so I think it's important 03:23.320 --> 03:25.240 that you allow people voices to be heard. 03:25.240 --> 03:27.560 And when I received all those phone calls 03:27.560 --> 03:28.680 while I was out of this race, 03:28.680 --> 03:31.720 a lot of people were quite frankly disappointed 03:31.720 --> 03:33.920 because they felt like they cast their ballot 03:33.920 --> 03:34.840 and it was for now. 03:34.840 --> 03:38.400 So I commend the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, 03:38.400 --> 03:40.880 pushing this lawsuit, trying to overturn the guidance 03:40.880 --> 03:41.960 that was given. 03:41.960 --> 03:43.680 And not that it's just bad guidance, 03:43.680 --> 03:45.440 but we're so close to an election. 03:45.440 --> 03:48.160 It was just a little over a month from this election. 03:48.160 --> 03:50.840 And so with this being a critical election 03:50.840 --> 03:53.640 for Democrats picking the right nominee, 03:53.640 --> 03:55.600 I do think that there's merit to the case 03:55.600 --> 03:57.000 that the Democratic Party is bringing 03:57.000 --> 03:58.480 to the Wisconsin election commission 03:58.480 --> 04:00.360 to allow everybody's voice to be heard. 04:00.360 --> 04:03.760 So polling shows anywhere from the third to half 04:03.760 --> 04:06.360 of Democratic voters are still undecided. 04:06.360 --> 04:08.280 Are they gonna play, follow the leader? 04:08.280 --> 04:10.280 Are they gonna look, are those people, do you think, 04:10.280 --> 04:11.760 looking for who's got momentum, 04:11.760 --> 04:14.120 who's got the best chance? 04:14.120 --> 04:15.960 There's a theory that they don't wanna spoil their vote 04:15.960 --> 04:17.000 on someone who doesn't have, 04:17.000 --> 04:18.360 even if that's their favorite candidate 04:18.360 --> 04:20.000 that someone who's not gonna win. 04:20.000 --> 04:22.360 So are they looking to see who's gonna take that lead 04:22.360 --> 04:23.720 and join the winning team kind of thing? 04:23.720 --> 04:25.960 Yeah, I think that, you know, we start off with what, 04:25.960 --> 04:28.920 like six to seven to nine candidates in this race. 04:28.920 --> 04:31.160 And so I can imagine how overwhelming 04:31.160 --> 04:32.640 that could be for many voters. 04:32.640 --> 04:34.600 But I work with many of these candidates 04:34.600 --> 04:36.760 in some type of capacity at the state level 04:36.760 --> 04:38.480 or as a county executive. 04:38.480 --> 04:40.280 And I know it's tough for a lot of voters, 04:40.280 --> 04:42.320 but I just want them to look at not just 04:42.320 --> 04:44.200 what we wanna bring to the state of Wisconsin, 04:44.200 --> 04:46.160 as far as our vision and the mission, 04:46.160 --> 04:48.320 to make sure that every single community, 04:48.320 --> 04:51.360 rule or suburban, urban has an opportunity to thrive. 04:51.360 --> 04:53.960 But who's in the best position to actually get it done? 04:53.960 --> 04:56.160 You know, I'm the only executive in this race. 04:56.160 --> 04:58.200 I've had a great opportunity to do great work here 04:58.200 --> 05:00.560 in Milwaukee County and extend that work 05:00.560 --> 05:01.880 across the state of Wisconsin. 05:01.880 --> 05:04.280 And I wanna make sure that we can do the exact same thing 05:04.280 --> 05:05.440 as the next governor. 05:05.440 --> 05:08.000 Republicans and national media are jumping all over 05:08.000 --> 05:10.560 the Democrats in disarray and chaos. 05:10.560 --> 05:13.240 Is there something to be said for having more attention? 05:13.240 --> 05:14.560 Like people are not waking up like, 05:14.560 --> 05:16.400 oh, wow, things are, there is an election. 05:16.400 --> 05:17.960 I may have forgotten about that. 05:17.960 --> 05:19.480 Well, you know, the Republican Party, 05:19.480 --> 05:21.200 I mean, they're always throwing names 05:21.200 --> 05:22.320 and throwing bombs out there. 05:22.320 --> 05:25.240 I mean, heck, they're even investing in meddling 05:25.240 --> 05:27.360 in our democratic primary for governor. 05:27.360 --> 05:29.400 And so for me, I would like to, you know, 05:29.400 --> 05:31.120 the Republicans to focus on their side of the aisle, 05:31.120 --> 05:34.480 focus on what they need to be doing while we sort this out. 05:34.480 --> 05:36.520 And again, democracy can be messy. 05:36.520 --> 05:39.760 And, you know, people are gonna focus on their candidate. 05:39.760 --> 05:41.000 They're gonna push their candidate, 05:41.000 --> 05:44.320 but we can't continue to tear down one another, right? 05:44.320 --> 05:46.880 And it doesn't matter where you lay on the political spectrum 05:46.880 --> 05:48.480 as a Republican or as a Democrat 05:48.480 --> 05:51.720 or a democratic socialist of America or MAGA, 05:51.720 --> 05:53.720 our goal is to make sure that we are, 05:53.720 --> 05:56.400 we're delivering results for our, for working families, 05:56.400 --> 05:58.360 for real people in the state of Wisconsin. 05:58.360 --> 06:00.360 And so I'm not worried about the labels 06:00.360 --> 06:03.200 and where people side on the political spectrum 06:03.200 --> 06:05.040 because at the end of the day, 06:05.040 --> 06:06.400 it's a lot of gray in politics. 06:06.400 --> 06:08.720 And we just need, we need government to work again, right? 06:08.720 --> 06:10.200 It doesn't matter what you believe in 06:10.200 --> 06:13.880 or who you want to vote, we know that we have to do better. 06:13.880 --> 06:16.360 So there's a theory that no matter the, 06:16.360 --> 06:19.320 what it looks like right now of how clean or needed 06:19.320 --> 06:20.920 the Democratic primary may be. 06:20.920 --> 06:22.880 Once it's over, as long as there's unity, 06:22.880 --> 06:25.120 this will be forgotten by the time 06:25.120 --> 06:27.280 anywhere close to ballots coming out in the fall. 06:27.280 --> 06:28.840 Is that fair, do you think? 06:28.840 --> 06:30.360 I think it is fair, you know. 06:30.360 --> 06:33.640 I think that, you know, we've experienced a lot of trauma, 06:33.640 --> 06:35.000 you know, in the past decade, 06:35.000 --> 06:36.720 when you think about our elections, right? 06:36.720 --> 06:40.000 And we're still relitigating a 2020 election related 06:40.000 --> 06:41.520 whether Donald Trump, Boston or not, 06:41.520 --> 06:43.600 and he absolutely did. 06:43.600 --> 06:45.200 But I do think this is helpful, right? 06:45.200 --> 06:48.600 For us to focus on not just the candidate themselves, 06:48.600 --> 06:51.280 but the policies and the coalition that they can build. 06:51.280 --> 06:53.840 And so this provides a great opportunity for voters 06:53.840 --> 06:56.120 to really do a deep dive into each candidate 06:56.120 --> 06:58.200 and what they bring to the table. 06:58.200 --> 07:01.520 But again, we know this is, this can be messy. 07:01.520 --> 07:04.120 And so just want folks to understand that, you know, 07:04.120 --> 07:06.520 while we are fighting for our candidate, 07:06.520 --> 07:08.640 let's make sure we're respecting one another 07:08.640 --> 07:11.280 and focused on our ultimate goal come August 11th. 07:11.280 --> 07:13.880 So talking about that, Tom Tiffany's had the field 07:13.880 --> 07:15.000 to himself for quite a while. 07:15.000 --> 07:16.600 He's been running a lot of positive ads, 07:16.600 --> 07:19.600 portraying himself as the friendly guy at the bar. 07:19.600 --> 07:21.360 Is that gonna be too much to overcome 07:21.360 --> 07:23.200 when it comes to redefining him 07:23.200 --> 07:24.560 in the eyes of people that may not have had 07:24.560 --> 07:26.040 an opinion of him before? 07:26.040 --> 07:28.240 You know, I don't think that we have to redefine him 07:28.240 --> 07:30.440 because he's defined himself already. 07:30.440 --> 07:32.480 I mean, he has been in Congress for a few years, 07:32.480 --> 07:34.560 almost a decade ago, not mistaken. 07:34.560 --> 07:36.320 And what his record shows is that he is willing 07:36.320 --> 07:38.440 to do whatever Trump tells him to do a vote, 07:38.440 --> 07:39.960 whatever Trump wants. 07:39.960 --> 07:41.080 And when he doesn't like it, 07:41.080 --> 07:42.160 it doesn't wanna take a bad vote. 07:42.160 --> 07:44.720 He just doesn't show up to session. 07:44.720 --> 07:47.840 And I think that people need to understand who he is. 07:47.840 --> 07:50.280 I mean, he's created barriers, put up barriers 07:50.280 --> 07:52.040 when it comes out to reproductive freedom. 07:52.040 --> 07:53.800 He doesn't believe that we should be investing 07:53.800 --> 07:55.880 in childcare and in public education. 07:55.880 --> 07:58.400 He wants to freeze our utility rates, 07:58.400 --> 08:00.440 which means that we're gonna have to burn more coal 08:00.440 --> 08:01.760 and we won't be able to invest 08:01.760 --> 08:03.640 in the clean energy infrastructure 08:03.640 --> 08:05.320 that we need here in the state of Wisconsin. 08:05.320 --> 08:07.120 And so we don't have to redefine, 08:07.120 --> 08:08.360 we just have to make sure that people 08:08.360 --> 08:10.240 know who he has always been. 08:10.240 --> 08:12.240 And like my grandma used to say, 08:12.240 --> 08:13.840 when someone shows you who they are the first time 08:13.880 --> 08:15.000 you have to believe them. 08:15.000 --> 08:16.000 And I think at the end of the day, 08:16.000 --> 08:19.120 we have to show who exactly times if he has been, 08:19.120 --> 08:20.520 not just as a congressman, 08:20.520 --> 08:22.360 but also as a state representative, 08:22.360 --> 08:24.040 or excuse me, a state senator as well. 08:24.040 --> 08:25.960 Will there be enough money 08:25.960 --> 08:27.320 for a Democrats to be able to do that? 08:27.320 --> 08:29.440 There's stories coming out about the national DNC 08:29.440 --> 08:30.720 being deep in debt. 08:30.720 --> 08:32.560 The state Democratic party has not raised nearly 08:32.560 --> 08:34.000 as much as some people might've expected 08:34.000 --> 08:36.080 to be able to transfer to the winning candidate. 08:36.080 --> 08:38.480 Obviously, you guys are spending all your money right now. 08:38.480 --> 08:41.280 What's that period gonna look like in mid-August 08:41.280 --> 08:44.080 when he's running ads attacking the winner 08:44.080 --> 08:46.200 and Democrats are still trying to fundraise? 08:46.200 --> 08:48.840 Well, we've been able to see a surge in fundraising 08:48.840 --> 08:50.080 in the past couple of days. 08:50.080 --> 08:51.880 And we want to continue that momentum, 08:51.880 --> 08:53.920 because unfortunately, it does take money 08:53.920 --> 08:55.280 to run these types of races. 08:55.280 --> 08:56.480 And you think about how much money 08:56.480 --> 08:58.040 we're spending in these races? 08:58.040 --> 08:59.640 We can be solving the problems 08:59.640 --> 09:00.800 that we're actually talking about 09:00.800 --> 09:02.960 and running these campaigns on. 09:02.960 --> 09:05.080 And so we know that we have to continue 09:05.080 --> 09:07.440 to talk to as many grassroots supporters as possible 09:07.440 --> 09:09.880 because it's about putting your money 09:09.880 --> 09:10.880 where your mouth is, right? 09:10.880 --> 09:14.600 And so if we want to not just win the governorship 09:14.600 --> 09:16.840 and keep it blue, but if we want to take over the state Senate, 09:16.840 --> 09:19.560 take over the state assembly, it's gonna take money. 09:19.560 --> 09:21.960 There's one other power that I believe, 09:21.960 --> 09:25.240 Trump's pun not intended money power is, 09:25.240 --> 09:26.200 and that's people power. 09:26.200 --> 09:27.520 And so as long as we continue 09:27.520 --> 09:29.720 to build the necessary coalition, 09:29.720 --> 09:31.480 where we have voters, we have supporters, 09:31.480 --> 09:34.240 we have folks who are willing to volunteer their time 09:34.240 --> 09:35.600 to talk about this message, 09:35.600 --> 09:37.320 about what is actually on the ballot 09:37.320 --> 09:38.520 because it's not just the candidates, 09:38.520 --> 09:39.920 it's reproductive freedom. 09:39.920 --> 09:42.040 It's affordable housing, right? 09:42.040 --> 09:43.600 It's childcare, it's health care, 09:43.600 --> 09:44.880 it's expanding badge of care, 09:44.880 --> 09:47.400 it's making sure that our farmers get access 09:47.400 --> 09:49.280 to the resources that they need 09:49.280 --> 09:51.000 so they can become more sustainable 09:51.000 --> 09:52.800 because they're not looking for a hand-doubt. 09:52.800 --> 09:55.200 And so as long as we continue to do that, 09:55.200 --> 09:57.600 build this momentum, there's no doubt in my mind 09:57.600 --> 09:59.440 that we'll keep the governorship. 09:59.440 --> 10:01.080 So you've been in this race, obviously, 10:01.080 --> 10:03.160 for a long time since last fall. 10:03.160 --> 10:04.840 You've had months and months to travel to state, 10:04.840 --> 10:06.320 meet people, shake hands. 10:06.320 --> 10:07.400 Is this last stretch though, 10:07.400 --> 10:09.240 just about dollars and campaign ads 10:09.240 --> 10:10.440 and getting your message out, 10:10.440 --> 10:12.120 or is it still about meeting people 10:12.120 --> 10:13.520 even in these last couple days? 10:13.520 --> 10:14.840 All of the above, you know, 10:14.840 --> 10:16.720 you're gonna need those dollars, right? 10:16.720 --> 10:18.800 Those dollars help to pay for, you know, 10:18.800 --> 10:21.080 lodging while we're traveling across the state, 10:21.080 --> 10:23.720 gasoline at the pump while we're traveling across the state 10:23.720 --> 10:26.520 and putting up ads, utilizing both traditional 10:26.520 --> 10:28.560 and non-traditional media. 10:28.560 --> 10:30.680 But it's also, I have to go out there, you know, 10:30.680 --> 10:32.480 we have been traveling all across the state, 10:32.480 --> 10:34.200 we've been in the pier, we've been in Marinette, 10:34.200 --> 10:36.440 we've been in the cross, we've been in from Roqua, 10:36.440 --> 10:38.120 we've been in Paloy, we've been in Madison, 10:38.160 --> 10:40.120 all those days in just the past five, 10:40.120 --> 10:42.840 all those places in just the past five days. 10:42.840 --> 10:46.000 And so I don't plan on leaving no stone unturned, 10:46.000 --> 10:47.760 and we're gonna put a lot more miles on the truck 10:47.760 --> 10:49.800 to make sure that we're earning every vote 10:49.800 --> 10:50.840 across Wisconsin. 10:50.840 --> 10:54.720 Have you noticed people that maybe weren't as tuned 10:54.720 --> 10:56.920 into your campaign, but now with like the return, 10:56.920 --> 10:58.960 it's like, oh, well, now I do wanna check this guy out. 10:58.960 --> 11:01.000 You know, Governor Evers says, listen to this guy. 11:01.000 --> 11:02.320 Well, I think that right now, 11:02.320 --> 11:03.520 this is where people are actually starting 11:03.520 --> 11:05.200 to tune in a lot more. 11:05.200 --> 11:08.160 And so, you know, the read launch definitely helped us 11:08.160 --> 11:10.160 with that momentum, and we know we need to continue 11:10.160 --> 11:12.920 to ride that wave, but it's gonna take some hard work. 11:12.920 --> 11:14.600 So I'm looking forward to, you know, 11:14.600 --> 11:16.320 traveling all across the state, 11:16.320 --> 11:17.960 with Governor Evers by my side, 11:17.960 --> 11:20.080 making the case a while be the best governor 11:20.080 --> 11:21.240 for the state of Wisconsin. 11:21.240 --> 11:23.120 If you win, it's just gonna be the new platform, 11:23.120 --> 11:25.320 like suspend mid-term and then relaunch. 11:25.320 --> 11:30.320 I would not recommend anybody to suspend their campaign 11:30.680 --> 11:33.680 in the middle of this, you know, I'll tell you that, 11:33.680 --> 11:37.360 you know, we suspended our campaign, you know, we endorsed. 11:37.360 --> 11:40.360 And once that information came out that next Monday, 11:40.360 --> 11:42.000 I started getting all this phone calls. 11:42.000 --> 11:44.400 And I'll be honest with you, I said, no, me and my wife, 11:44.400 --> 11:46.480 we said, no, we booked the trip to Jamaica, 11:46.480 --> 11:49.240 we're ready to leave at the end of this month, 11:49.240 --> 11:50.240 but we prayed about it. 11:50.240 --> 11:53.840 And after that prayer, our prayer was actually answered. 11:53.840 --> 11:56.080 And so, you know, the biggest lesson that I've learned 11:56.080 --> 11:58.840 throughout all this, make sure you buy traveling shirts. 11:58.840 --> 12:02.000 But that had to be, because people talked about, 12:02.000 --> 12:04.280 like, the numbers in campaign financing, 12:04.280 --> 12:07.880 like the numbers raised represent a momentum behind them. 12:07.880 --> 12:09.200 And when the numbers are inflated, 12:09.200 --> 12:11.360 that's not the true picture. 12:11.360 --> 12:13.400 I mean, there's gotta be a gut punch of like, what? 12:13.400 --> 12:15.840 Like, well, I mean, it was a gut punch, 12:15.840 --> 12:17.960 but, you know, I'll talk to Lieutenant Governor twice 12:17.960 --> 12:19.880 to her that week before I got into the race. 12:19.880 --> 12:23.080 And I let her know, while I was angry and disappointed 12:23.080 --> 12:26.720 by what had happened, I do not believe this is her fault. 12:26.720 --> 12:29.520 This is the part, you know, her campaign managers 12:29.520 --> 12:30.880 for who she fired. 12:30.880 --> 12:32.680 I was still going to continue to back her, 12:32.680 --> 12:35.120 because at the time, that's with the information, 12:35.120 --> 12:37.720 and the data said that we should do to make sure 12:37.720 --> 12:40.600 that we're allowing the best candidate to win this race. 12:40.600 --> 12:43.040 But when she made her decision to drop out, 12:43.040 --> 12:45.040 I made my decision to get back in. 12:45.040 --> 12:47.920 And so, now, you know, I'm gonna continue 12:47.920 --> 12:49.440 to talk to as many people as possible, 12:49.440 --> 12:52.040 keep my energy up, raise the funds. 12:52.040 --> 12:53.760 And I think that is showing that we're building 12:53.760 --> 12:54.720 so much momentum. 12:54.720 --> 12:58.120 550,000 dollars raised in the first five days, 12:58.120 --> 13:00.320 volunteers, labor organizations, 13:00.320 --> 13:02.280 elected officials, including Governor Evers, 13:02.280 --> 13:05.280 endorsing us, because they know about my judgment. 13:05.280 --> 13:06.800 They know the experience that I bring, 13:06.800 --> 13:08.960 and they know that I care about the people of the States. 13:08.960 --> 13:11.560 So, is Jamaica re-booked, or is it just on hold? 13:11.560 --> 13:13.360 I'm trying to still figure that out, 13:13.360 --> 13:15.280 as far as what we're gonna do with Jamaica, 13:15.280 --> 13:17.360 but hopefully, I'll find out soon, 13:17.360 --> 13:19.760 because we're supposed to be leaving on July 3rd. 13:21.160 --> 13:23.960 All right, anything else you want to add along these lines? 13:25.800 --> 13:26.920 They can hit everything. 13:26.920 --> 13:27.920 All right, that's what we need. 13:27.920 --> 13:28.760 All right, thank you. 13:28.760 --> 13:29.580 Appreciate it. 13:29.580 --> 13:30.420 Thanks for coming in.