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Kristin Lyerly: “It's just that level of discomfort and hostility. But I…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 19:28

The people who are with them slapped the kids hands as they were taking candy and said, we don't take candy from those people. Yeah. So It's just that level of discomfort and hostility. But I think that that is a reflection of what we've seen from this extremist branch of politicians that have made this kind of behavior okay, with the fear and the division and the ugliness. It is the opposite of everything that I have heard from Wisconsinites. And Mark, you used to be the chair of the Brown County Republicans. I grew up voting. (19:28–19:49)

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