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Rebecca Cooke: “He moved into this district to run for office. He's not from…”

Featuring: Rebecca Cooke, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Wisconsin, District 3

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Cooke seeks to reach across the aisle in 3rd CD race

Published | Video Starts at 09:39

Sure. Well, I'll remind folks that Derek is, you know, an author and an actor. And what do actors do? They play a part. You know, I think that his. He moved into this district to run for office. He's not from here. And I think being a congressman is just another feather in his hat. I think he's hustling for a lot of folks, those folks being Republican leadership, not people here in western Wisconsin. (09:39–09:45)

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Asserts that Derek Van Orden moved into the district specifically to run for office and is not originally from there.

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