Dr. Theresa Brooks: WCPT 820 Candidate Interview

So, um, the, the race is looking good.

I'm cautiously optimistic.

You know, we went, we went through a pretty contentious primary, but it was a really great outcome.

Um, you know, we are out there doing everything we can to win this race.

You know, this is a huge, huge race, not only just for the state, but even throughout the country.

Um, we were ranked top 10 in-

Yeah

... terms of, you know, flippable states throughout the country for statewide races, I mean for state level races.

Um, and so, you know, it's...

But it's going well.

You know, we're knocking on doors.

We're making those face-to-face conversations with people in our district, and, you know, the responses is really, really good.

So, you know, you never know until the numbers are in, you know, um, what the outcome is gonna be, but so far, you know, it's, it, it's definitely positive.

Well, and, and I think a large part that it is positive and that you can remain cautiously optimistic is that the message and the ideas that are coming from our representatives, our state senators, our state representatives, is strong, and that we're talking to folk, and that this is what Curtis said earlier, in the earlier segment, that w- we're out there knocking on doors.

We're letting people know that we're, we care about them, that we w- we, we, we may have, not intentionally, but we may have forgotten about you a little bit or in the past, but now we recognize that it's gonna take all this effort to get us moving forward.

And I think that that's one of the reasons that so many state, um, elections are turning out the way that they are.

This has happened in, in Iowa.

This has happened in Minnesota.

Um, and, and it, same thing is, is happening there with you.

You're knocking on the doors.

You're talking to people.

And you probably have had some encounters where you've talked to folks that may have been re- voted Republican, and they're looking at moving, you know, at least back to the center if not going to the left.

W- talk to us a little bit about that.

[laughs] I have definitely seen that.

Um [laughs]

So, um, the, the race is looking good.

I'm cautiously optimistic.

You know, we went, we went through a pretty contentious primary, but it was a really great outcome.

Um, you know, we are out there doing everything we can to win this race.

You know, this is a huge, huge race, not only just for the state, but even throughout the country.

Um, we were ranked top 10 in-

Yeah

... terms of, you know, flippable states throughout the country for statewide races, I mean for state level races.

Um, and so, you know, it's...

But it's going well.

You know, we're knocking on doors.

We're making those face-to-face conversations with people in our district, and, you know, the responses is really, really good.

So, you know, you never know until the numbers are in, you know, um, what the outcome is gonna be, but so far, you know, it's, it, it's definitely positive.

Well, and, and I think a large part that it is positive and that you can remain cautiously optimistic is that the message and the ideas that are coming from our representatives, our state senators, our state representatives, is strong, and that we're talking to folk, and that this is what Curtis said earlier, in the earlier segment, that w- we're out there knocking on doors.

We're letting people know that we're, we care about them, that we w- we, we, we may have, not intentionally, but we may have forgotten about you a little bit or in the past, but now we recognize that it's gonna take all this effort to get us moving forward.

And I think that that's one of the reasons that so many state, um, elections are turning out the way that they are.

This has happened in, in Iowa.

This has happened in Minnesota.

Um, and, and it, same thing is, is happening there with you.

You're knocking on the doors.

You're talking to people.

And you probably have had some encounters where you've talked to folks that may have been re- voted Republican, and they're looking at moving, you know, at least back to the center if not going to the left.

W- talk to us a little bit about that.

[laughs] I have definitely seen that.

Um [laughs]