thin elections. in in 2016, republicans narrowly flipped the badger state red forrowlyr the first time sie ronald reagan, but it wase by 2 back to blue by 2020. that election came during an unprecedented year for the country, was rife with tension in the suburbs ofse milwaukee, the divisions seemed deeper than ever, but that was just the beginning. e begitwo years later, the u.s. supreme court struck down roe versus wad. wadee, leaving the legality of abortion up to the states and wisconsin that many nearly total ban. the power of that issue drove democrats to the polls this year and now the that news in a liberal majority on the court could have that abortion issue before it again. just as the race for the white house accelerate s tonight, the republican candidate will face off at the home of the bucs and the marquette golden eagles, who return nextnt july to this city on the shore of lake michigan to accept the republican nomination at their party s national convention. ton
So i don t know if i gethe a chance to respond. he didn t mentionyo you specifically, but we ll be with you in a second, mr. vice president. mr. ramaswam secony, listening f of this, why should voters. choose you over more experienced politicians on this stage? experienyou re basically, you k, a blank slate for people. you re 38 years old. you ve said that you only votedt in two presidential elections before this moment, this political raceio. s th so first, let me justtion tha address the question that is on everybody s mind at home tonight. who the heck is this skinny guy with a funnywho the last n? and what the heck is he doing in the middle of this debate stage? i ll telddletel you, i m not a politician, brad. you re right about that. i m an entrepreneur. wi parents came to this country with no money 40 years ago. i have gone on to found multi-billion dollar companies. i di dollad it while marrying my wife, apoorva, raising our two sons, followin g our faith in god. that is the