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Eric Toney: “It's very difficult to beat an incumbent [district…”

Featuring: Eric Toney, Republican | Candidate for Attorney General of Wisconsin

Guest: Candidate for Wisconsin AG Eric Toney

Published August 18, 2022 | Video Starts at 13:48

Some people didn't run. And then I think it was under 10 in the last election where it can fluctuate pretty, pretty heavily from time to time. But It's very difficult to beat an incumbent [district attorney]. And usually there has to be, you know, some issue of some sort that gets the public attention. (13:48–13:51)

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“I'm prosecuting more election fraud than anyone else in Wisconsin.”
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“He's taking in less items, he's testing thousands of less items and taking longer to do it in most categories.”
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“88 out of, I think 123 DCI positions, only 88 of them are filled.”
Guest: Candidate for Wisconsin AG Eric Toney | Uploaded August 18, 2022 | 41:55-42:02
“We saw a historic turnout, a 40-year turnout in this Republican primary.”
Guest: Candidate for Wisconsin AG Eric Toney | Uploaded August 18, 2022 | 46:22-46:31
“I was born and raised in Fond du Lac and I've lived basically my entire life until going to College at St. Norbert.”
Guest: Candidate for Wisconsin AG Eric Toney | Uploaded August 18, 2022 | 02:05-02:14
“My dad had an over 30 year career in law enforcement, retired with our sheriff's office.”
Guest: Candidate for Wisconsin AG Eric Toney | Uploaded August 18, 2022 | 02:56-03:02
“I wanted to get into federal law enforcement.”
Guest: Candidate for Wisconsin AG Eric Toney | Uploaded August 18, 2022 | 03:14-03:17
“I was managing a specialty running store in Minnesota, selling running shoes and equipment for a bit.”
Guest: Candidate for Wisconsin AG Eric Toney | Uploaded August 18, 2022 | 03:25-03:32
“His [Josh Call's] proposal included red flag laws.”
Guest: Candidate for Wisconsin AG Eric Toney | Uploaded August 18, 2022 | 03:35-43:47
“I did juvenile law, mental health, little bit of bankruptcy practice, and as my dad was not probably too thrilled, mostly criminal defense…”
Guest: Candidate for Wisconsin AG Eric Toney | Uploaded August 18, 2022 | 04:04-04:14
“Fond du Lac county with our sheriff's office and just a little bit with the North Fond du Lac Police Department before that.”
Guest: Candidate for Wisconsin AG Eric Toney | Uploaded August 18, 2022 | 04:24-04:30
“I wanted to get in with the FBI. That was my ultimate career goal.”
Guest: Candidate for Wisconsin AG Eric Toney | Uploaded August 18, 2022 | 06:04-06:08
“Federal law enforcement really wasn't hiring at the time.”
Guest: Candidate for Wisconsin AG Eric Toney | Uploaded August 18, 2022 | 06:10-06:14
“I was going through the interview process to be a criminal investigator with [the IRS].”
Guest: Candidate for Wisconsin AG Eric Toney | Uploaded August 18, 2022 | 06:22-06:26
“When I got elected, I think we had over 20 new district attorneys that were elected.”
Guest: Candidate for Wisconsin AG Eric Toney | Uploaded August 18, 2022 | 13:34-13:40
“I think it was under 10 [new district attorneys] in the last election.”
Guest: Candidate for Wisconsin AG Eric Toney | Uploaded August 18, 2022 | 13:42-13:45
“I'm in my 10th year as the district attorney of Fond du Lac County.”
Guest: Candidate for Wisconsin AG Eric Toney | Uploaded August 18, 2022 | 15:06-15:11
“I also serve as the president of our Wisconsin District Attorneys association and have been on our board for about six years now, I think.”
Guest: Candidate for Wisconsin AG Eric Toney | Uploaded August 18, 2022 | 15:10-15:18
“We don't get paid any money, but what we do is work with our legislature. If they have different bills that they're looking at that could…”
Guest: Candidate for Wisconsin AG Eric Toney | Uploaded August 18, 2022 | 15:21-15:33
“We also work with our budget, with the state prosecutor's office, and then we have a... criminal justice coalition.”
Guest: Candidate for Wisconsin AG Eric Toney | Uploaded August 18, 2022 | 15:36-15:44
“So we had, I think it was about eight [ADAs] when I started, and now we're supposed to have 11. Technically 12 and a half if you include the…”
Guest: Candidate for Wisconsin AG Eric Toney | Uploaded August 18, 2022 | 17:59-18:12
“The big reason we haven't been able to fill those [ARPA] and other vacant ADA positions is because of the pay.”
Guest: Candidate for Wisconsin AG Eric Toney | Uploaded August 18, 2022 | 18:22-18:29
“The starting salary for an ADA right now is about $54,000.”
Guest: Candidate for Wisconsin AG Eric Toney | Uploaded August 18, 2022 | 18:57-19:02
“Our number one priority for our budget process next year is going to be raising the starting pay of our assistant DAs as well as the other…”
Guest: Candidate for Wisconsin AG Eric Toney | Uploaded August 18, 2022 | 19:47-19:56
“Tony Evers condemned, convicted a police officer with no facts [after the Jacob Blake shooting].”
Guest: Candidate for Wisconsin AG Eric Toney | Uploaded August 18, 2022 | 22:08-22:21
“Josh Call was missing in action on [Marcy's Law, crime victim rights expansion].”
Guest: Candidate for Wisconsin AG Eric Toney | Uploaded August 18, 2022 | 22:39-22:44
“Josh Call had more facts than the governor and the public [about the Jacob Blake shooting].”
Guest: Candidate for Wisconsin AG Eric Toney | Uploaded August 18, 2022 | 22:43-22:46
“Josh Call was missing in action during COVID.”
Guest: Candidate for Wisconsin AG Eric Toney | Uploaded August 18, 2022 | 23:07-23:10
“Josh Call was missing in action in the wake of the Jacob Blake shooting.”
Guest: Candidate for Wisconsin AG Eric Toney | Uploaded August 18, 2022 | 23:07-23:10
“Josh Call should have forcefully pushed back [against Tony Evers' statement on the Jacob Blake shooting].”
Guest: Candidate for Wisconsin AG Eric Toney | Uploaded August 18, 2022 | 23:07-23:10
“Josh Call effectively turned his back on our cops.”
Guest: Candidate for Wisconsin AG Eric Toney | Uploaded August 18, 2022 | 23:10-23:13
“Josh Call issued another statement and lied about me [the next day].”
Guest: Candidate for Wisconsin AG Eric Toney | Uploaded August 18, 2022 | 27:39-27:45
“Josh Call issued a statement and he lied about me.”
Guest: Candidate for Wisconsin AG Eric Toney | Uploaded August 18, 2022 | 27:42-27:45
“I fought to remove those WEC board members that broke our election laws in 2020.”
Guest: Candidate for Wisconsin AG Eric Toney | Uploaded August 18, 2022 | 30:49-30:54
“I even filed a complaint with the governor's office demanding that he removed some of them from office for breaking the law.”
Guest: Candidate for Wisconsin AG Eric Toney | Uploaded August 18, 2022 | 30:54-31:00
“I've probably been the most vocal Republican statewide candidate explaining why the law doesn't allow for [decertifying the election].”
Guest: Candidate for Wisconsin AG Eric Toney | Uploaded August 18, 2022 | 31:14-31:21
“I've never said we're just not going to enforce this statute.”
Guest: Candidate for Wisconsin AG Eric Toney | Uploaded August 18, 2022 | 34:55-35:00
“He's mismanaged our crime labs during a period of historic violence and drug epidemic.”
Guest: Candidate for Wisconsin AG Eric Toney | Uploaded August 18, 2022 | 36:58-37:05
“He's reduced the resources to law enforcement across Wisconsin as we see historic violence in a drug epidemic.”
Guest: Candidate for Wisconsin AG Eric Toney | Uploaded August 18, 2022 | 42:01-42:09
“Public safety has not been Josh Call's top priority.”
Guest: Candidate for Wisconsin AG Eric Toney | Uploaded August 18, 2022 | 42:08-42:12
“I support constitutional carry.”
Guest: Candidate for Wisconsin AG Eric Toney | Uploaded August 18, 2022 | 43:34-43:37
“Josh Call put this big proposal out last year with the violence that we were seeing.”
Guest: Candidate for Wisconsin AG Eric Toney | Uploaded August 18, 2022 | 43:38-43:45
“We have a law on the books right now, chapter 51, mental health community.”
Guest: Candidate for Wisconsin AG Eric Toney | Uploaded August 18, 2022 | 43:53-43:58
“You get in front of a court, commissioner or judge within 72 hours, you can have a jury trial within 14 days.”
Guest: Candidate for Wisconsin AG Eric Toney | Uploaded August 18, 2022 | 44:05-44:12
“I've hit 61 counties as I've traveled Wisconsin.”
Guest: Candidate for Wisconsin AG Eric Toney | Uploaded August 18, 2022 | 46:30-46:33
“We need an attorney general that's going to hold the Biden administration accountable for not enforcing our immigration laws.”
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