attention to be drawn to this race. when we talk about the nra right now, and as a parent of three daughters in high school and college, we talk about families like mine being afraid of having their kids in school. and my opponent vowed to protect the firearm freedoms of the nra. they sent out mailers to that effect, and i think wisconsin was very concerned with that. >> as a political matter in wisconsin, what were the risks for you in taking on the nra? >> well, we have a situation in wisconsin for the last decade, the years that i've been a judge, where we've had special interest money pouring into these supreme court races. and money like -- groups like the nra and other business lobbies and other groups. and that money has been buying justice or a justice. we've then had supreme court justices, like the one i announced again, sitting on cases that involve that money and then ruling in fair of those groups that spent the money. wisconsin has seen that's not fair. and i think this win was a win for wisconsin and against special interests like the nra trying to buy our courts. >> you also had help from eric holder and pacs that he was organizing and s >> i of groups like eric holder's group. the different between me and my opponent, i made the statement and promise to my voters that any group that spends money on my race, i will not hear the cases involving those groups should they come in front of the court. and i think that's a big