Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine rallied for Wisconsin's major Democratic candidates at the Capitol Thursday afternoon.
""I travel everywhere, but I don't make courtesy visits, and I don't make sympathy visits,"" Kaine told the crowd. ""I only come to places where we've got great shots and great candidates to win elections.""
Kaine encouraged students and community members to cast their ballot early and stressed how important the upcoming election is.
""We've gotta win these races for three reasons,"" Kaine said. ""We've gotta win because we're right, we've gotta win because we've got great candidates … and then there's a third reason we gotta win. We gotta win to show the other side that they can't buy elections with secret money.""
In response to some recent polls placing his opponent in the lead, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett said it is the vote that really counts.
""The other side is so cocky, they are so overconfident that they've already ordered the drinks,"" Barrett said. ""This isn't about polls, this is about people, and that's where you come in, because democracy is the ultimate participatory sport.""
Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin said one of the greatest challenges facing Democrats this season is the amount of misinformation in media outlets like Fox News and talk radio.
""In this context of lies, we must all be the truth tellers, and that means reminding people whose mess this is,"" she said.
Afraid Walker will send Wisconsin back to the same policies that got us into the recession in the first place, Barrett said it is imperative to keep moving forward.
""I need your help, Tammy needs your help, the state legislators need your help,"" Barrett said. ""It's all about people getting out the vote.""
