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Rebecca Cooke: “I'm running in 2026, but I think it's important to hold this…”

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

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Democratic Candidates Mallory and Rebecca Cooke Discuss Grassroots Engagement and Challenges

Published | Video Starts at 02:45

And it also means that they're hurting some of these policies that we've seen come down from this administration and they're looking for answers. And so, you know, getting in this race early, I'm running in 2026, but I think it's important to hold this administration's worst instincts accountable and to hold Derek Van Orden's feet to the fire, who I'm running against and who has refused to hold any sort of town hall and actually address its constituents. Mallory, one of the things we're seeing is a little bit of frustration. Even when they are some Democratic town halls, they would like their Democratic representatives to have courage and to. (02:45–03:02)

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Asserts that Derek Van Orden has refused to hold town halls and address constituents.

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