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Kelda Roys: “In 2018, Governor Evers had a huge head start in terms of…”

Featuring: Kelda Roys, Democratic | Wisconsin Senate, District 26

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Sen. Kelda Roys announces gubernatorial run, Democratic field grows

Published | Video Starts at 04:17

You ran in 2018. You got just under 13% of the vote in that Democratic primary. What do you think is different this time around? Well, In 2018, Governor Evers had a huge head start in terms of name ID and popularity, rightly so, having been elected three times statewide as our state superintendent of Public Instruction. I, on the other hand, had been in the state assembly for two years, but I had been completely out of politics for six years. (04:17–04:28)

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Asserts that Governor Evers had a significant advantage in name recognition and popularity due to previous statewide elections.

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