MADISON (WKOW)
- Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin will be our first guest in this weekend's
edition of 'Capitol City Sunday.'
Baldwin takes a
few minutes to sit down and chat with 27 News' John Beard about her U.S. Senate
campaign. She told us she has been traveling the state the past 10 months,
listening to voters.
"And what I hear is absolute frustration with the disconnect between the
debates in Washington D.C. and their lives," said Rep. Baldwin. "And
what they want from their next U.S. Senator is someone who's gonna fight for
them. Not the big, powerful interests, but them."
The congresswoman says she isn't the type to stare at polls, but is aware the
latest Marquette University Law School Poll shows her running well against
three of the Republican contenders. But the poll, released on Wednesday, shows
Baldwin running eight points behind former Republican Governor Tommy Thompson
in a hypothetical match up. We asked her what she thought about the numbers.
"He (Thompson) has nearly universal name recognition. He's been up on
television with a nearly $200,000 buy, statewide. His numbers haven't budged a
bit," Baldwin said. "I'm just going up on television, introducing
myself in parts of the state where I'm not as well known."
In that new ad, released Thursday, Baldwin touts her roll in championing
workers. She says she helped institute sanctions on China for breaking trade
rules, leveling the playing field for Wisconsin's paper industry.
"I talk to so many people; agricultural workers, manufacturing workers, or
in the service industry, just across the economic spectrum in Wisconsin, who
are working hard, playing by the rules. And they're not getting ahead
anymore," Baldwin said.
And the
congresswoman shares her thoughts on the pending Supreme Court decision on the
federal health care law.
This week's
'Capitol City Sunday' also features Todd Berry, the President of the Wisconsin
Taxpayers Alliance. He talks about recalls, WISTAX's impact on Wisconsin's
reputation, and also on recruiting for the public or private sector.
"If you're trying to recruit a business and you say 'Wisconsin', you want
to at least have a conversation, without them saying, 'I don't think so,'"
Berry said.
Berry also talks about Wisconsin's recall law and the importance of state
legislative races later this year.
