Tuesday, August 14, 2012
10:38 PM
Fitzgerald calls campaign 'wonderful, wonderful ride'
In a concise and unemotional concession speech, Jeff Fitzgerald thanked his brother Scott for getting him into politics and told a crowd of about 80 supporters that the U.S. Senate campaign had been a “wonderful, wonderful ride.”
Fitzgerald made his concession before the race was called for Tommy Thompson and said he could support either the former guv or Eric Hovde, who narrowly lost the race.
Fitzgerald said he’s proud of the things Republicans have accomplished and said, “our campaign has helped shape and frame the debate of what has to happen.”
“Do we want to eliminate government or have government running everything in people’s lives? I think the first part,” Fitzgerald said.
Fitzgerald said moving forward people in Wisconsin are going to see a lot of great things for the state.
“It’s going to be about what this country is about, the way we took Wisconsin back, we’re going to take the country back.”
-- By Jim Cryns
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