DE PERE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Five of the eight remaining Democratic candidates visited De Pere Saturday for a forum.
Supporters gathered at the Kress Family Library in De Pere Saturday morning to ask five of the remaining democratic gubernatorial candidates questions about issues they found important, but with eight remaining democratic hopefuls, even the contenders know how difficult it can be.
Mahlon Mitchell, one of the candidates, tells FOX 11.
“It gets cloudy sometimes with having so many candidates, at times saying the same thing.”
The most recent Marquette University Law School poll found that more than 60 percent of respondents don’t know or haven’t heard enough about any of the candidates.
Public schools Superintendent Tony Evers was the best known of all them; 61 percent said they didn’t know enough about him.
“People don’t know who any of us are yet,” said Kelda Roys, another Governor hopeful.
All of the candidates at the forum agreed on one thing…..get a Democrat elected.
Marian Krumberger, chairwoman of the Republican Party of Brown County, tells FOX a democratic governor is unlikely.
“With the record jobs and the great job that Governor Walker is doing, I don’t see voters of Wisconsin making the decision to vote Democrat. They’re too smart for that.”
FOX 11 asked all five candidates what makes them stand out.
“I’ve got a track record that shows I can get things done. I work my tail off and when I do we have real results I can show people,” said Kelda Roys.
“I’m the one candidate that’s refusing to take those large bribes. It’s been my life’s work to expose and root out that corruption,” said Mike McCabe.
In a time when people aren’t really sure they trust political people. Person to person is the best kind of campaigning, said Kathleen Vinehout.
“I’m the only candidate who has said how I’m going to kill that Foxconn deal,” said Matt Flynn. “It’s a terrible deal.”
“I like to go in the Belly of the beast.” Said Mitchell. “For people who, maybe, don’t see eye to eye but agree on one thing, we need to get Walker out.”
Two Democratic candidates, Andy Gronik and Dana Wachs, have already dropped out of the race.
The primary is set for August 14th.
The winner will advance to face Republican Gov. Scott Walker on November 6th.
