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Kristin Lyerly: “Especially when it comes to, like the spring elections in…”

Featuring: Kristin Lyerly, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Wisconsin, District 8

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Published | Video Starts at 33:25

I do the Catholic things, even though I don't really do the Catholic things. I am a Republican because I have always done the Republican things and we've got to break out of that. Especially when it comes to, like the spring elections in Wisconsin, which are the nonpartisan elections where there's no R or D and people are choosing people for school board and they have no idea who these people are or what they bring or what kind of a community foundation they will build. And because people don't naturally vote in nonpartisan elections, spring local elections, what gets them out is it has to be something compelling. And it's often compelling negative. (33:25–33:43)

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Asserts that voters in Wisconsin's spring nonpartisan elections often lack information about candidates.

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