Nov 04, 2024
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) - Candidates vying for positions in our nation's capitol this election cycle made their final pitches to voters on Monday. Democratic incumbent Tammy Baldwin fired up her supporters at the Democratic Party of Brown County headquarters in Green Bay on Monday morning. She's seeking a third term for U.S. Senate and finds herself locked in a competitive race with Eric Hovde. "I have been so impressed about the number of volunteers that have been so committed to doing what they can to elect Democrats up and down the ballot," Baldwin told her supporters. The appearance in Green Bay was for a canvassing event, Baldwin reminding her supporters that every vote matters in this deeply purple state. "I have been so impressed about the number of volunteers that have been so committed to doing what they can to elect Democrats up and down the ballot," she said. ""I'm not asking for you to go out on this last day before the election and find 100 new voters, I'm just asking you to find one."  Meanwhile, her opponent Eric Hovde was in Appleton touring a glassware manufacturer with U.S. senator Ron Johnson. "Look I think it's time for change, I think everybody recognizes that our country is heading in a bad direction the last four years," Hovde said. Popular brewery in Wisconsin to close as acquisition looms He said he's confident that his messaging throughout his campaign, which has focused on bringing down costs and securing the southern border, has resonated with people in the Badger state. He said he's enjoyed the grind of the campaign trail. "Look I feel good, I've been running hard for nine months from morning until night," said Hovde. "Yeah you're a little tired at night running all the way through the finish line but the momentum is clearly on our side, I feel really good."  Northeast Wisconsinites are also voting for the state's 8th Congressional District seat, a position vacated by Mike Gallagher in the spring. "I could lose the election it's entirely possible but I can't lose (in the grand scheme of things) because we've done so much good work," said Kristin Lyerly the democratic candidate for the position. "There's a path forward for me regardless. I've been part of this community my entire life." She is an OB-GYN who has made women's reproductive rights central to her campaign. However, she has stressed that she's well-versed on and has offered solution on a number of issues from high prices to the southern border. On Monday evening, she was at Hinterland Brewery in Ashwaubenon with a group of volunteers making phone calls to voters. "For me it's not over on Nov. 5 or Nov. 6," she said. "The work keeps going because it's not about the seat, it's about the people, solving the problems, and making the difference."  Lyerly's opponent Tony Wied is also charging hard all the way to the finish line. "I'm going to bring a pragmatic approach, a problem solver approach, common sense to Washington rather than all these chaos we see right now," Wied said. Resident in Wisconsin comes home to find stranger using their shower, arrested for trespassing Wied said he's proud of the work he's put in throughout the campaign which began nine months ago for him and included a competitive three-candidate primary. He said he's tried to keep the campaign positive. "We've worked very hard the last nine months to make sure we're accessible, we're getting out in front of people," said Wied. "We're talking about solutions, and I feel that I bring solutions to the table."  Both Wied and Lyerly said that they would accept the results of the election on Tuesday night.
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