Lazich: Trump speaks to women's issues State Senate President Mary Lazich, named to the "Wisconsin Women for Trump" group, says Donald Trump speaks to issues that female voters care about. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT MIKE: WELCOME BACK TO "UPFRONT," AND OUR COVERAGE OF THE RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE. THE DONALD TRUMP CAMPAIGN IN WISCONSIN LAST WEEK ANNOUNCED A "WISCONSIN WOMEN FOR TRUMP" ORGANIZATION THAT WILL TRY TO DELIVER THE STATE FOR TRUMP IN THE FALL ELECTIO THE GROUP DOES HAVE SOME WORK TO DO. THE LAST MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL POLL SHOWED DEMOCRAT HILLARY CLINTON WITH A 10 POINT LEAD OVER TRUMP AMONG REGISTERED VOTERS. REPUBLICAN STATE SENATE PRESIDENT MARY LAZICH IS PART OF THE "WISCONSIN WOMEN FOR TRUMP" GROUP AND SHE JOINS US NOW ON "UPFRONT IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU BACK ON THE PROGRAM. SENATOR LAZICH: THANK YOU. MIKE: LET ME BEGIN BY ASKING ABOUT YOUR DECISION TO JOIN THIS GROUP. THERE HAS BEEN CONTROVERSY ABOUT THINGS DONALD TRUMP HAS SAID ABOUT WOMEN, OR HIS FEUD WITH FOX ANCHOR MEGYN KELLY. DID YOU HAVE HESITATION ABOUT JOINING THIS GROUP? SENATOR LAZICH: ABSOLUTELY NOT. I WENT TO THE CONVENTION IN CLEVELAND, AND THAT IS WHERE I GOT TO KNOW DONALD TRUMP. AND WHAT DONALD TRUMP IS ABOUT -- HE IS ABOUT NATIONAL DEFENSE. HE IS ABOUT CREATING JOBS. HE IS ABOUT THE DEFICIT. HE IS ABOUT THE RESPONSIBLE SPENDING. THAT'S WHAT HE'S BEEN ABOUT HIS WHOLE LIFE, JOB CREATION. AND HILLARY ALL HER LIFE HAS BEEN ABOUT POLITICS. AND RECENTLY, UNFORTUNATELY, CAUGHT UP IN A LOT OF SNAFU'S WITH NOT BEING TRUTHFUL AND NOT BEING HONEST. A LOT OF MISFIRES. WHEN I THINK ABOUT IT -- WHAT DO I WANT FOR PRESIDENT? WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO ME? WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO WOMEN AND MEN AND PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY IS NATIONAL DEFENSE, JOB CREATION. THAT IS WHERE DONALD TRUMP IS REALITY TV. MIKE: DO YOU THINK HE IS REALLY A CONSERVATIVE? DOES THAT GIVE YOU A PAUSE? WE'VE SEEN DIFFERENT MOVES ON THE SUBJECT OF IMMIGRATION. ARE YOU CONCERNED WITH WHAT SOME OF WHAT HE HAS SAID IN THE PAST COULD CHANGE, WHETHER IT'S IMMIGRATION OR HIS STANCE ON ABORTION -- THAT HE COULD TAKE A DIFFERENT STANCE IN THE FUTURE? SENATOR LAZICH: DURING THE CONVENTION, WE SIT IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. AT ONE POINT WAS SITTING NEXT TO AN ESPN REPORTER, AND I ASKED WHAT DO YOU THINK? REPORTERS ARE STOIC AND DO NOT HAVE A POSITION. I'M CLAPPING AND APPRECIATING WHAT DONALD TRUMP IS SAYING. THE REPORTER SAID TO ME YOU REALLY THINK HE IS GOING TO DEPORT 11 MILLION AMERICANS? THIS IS BACK IN JULY AT THE CONVENTION. I SAID NO, HE IS NOT. WHAT HE IS GOING TO DO IS DEPORT GANG MEMBERS ON THE RAPIST, AND SEX TRAFFICKERS. I AM BEHIND HIM 100%. I THINK HE WILL FIND A PATH TO CITIZENSHIP FOR PEOPLE WHO SERVED HIS MISSION OF CREATING JOBS. AND THAT IS NOW HE IS STARTING TO SAY. MIKE: I WANT TO TALK ABOUT HOW HE IS FARING IN WISCONSIN. 10 POINTS DOWN IN THE LAST MARKET LAW SCHOOL POLL. WE SEE IS REALLY STRUGGLING WITH WOMEN. HE'S DOWN MORE THAN 20 POINTS WITH WOMEN VOTERS. HOW DOES HE APPEAL TO WOMEN VOTERS AND WHY HAS HE NOT CONNECTED? HE'S DOING MUCH WORSE THAN PREVIOUS REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES AT THIS MOMENT. SENATOR LAZICH: HE SHOULD DO EXACTLY WHAT HE DID AT THE CONVENTION. THERE WAS A NUMBER OF WOMEN ON STAGE, HIS PERSONAL FAMILY MEMBERS. I LOOK AT HIS FAMILY, AND HIS SON, DONALD TRUMP, JUNIOR. IN FACT, LONG-TERM MARRIAGE, FIVE CHILDREN. HIS DAUGHTER, IVANKA , INTACT MARRIAGE, CHILDREN, SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS PEOPLE. WHEN I SEE SOMEONE THE NURTURE CHILDREN LIKE THAT, WHO ARE SOLID CITIZENS, THAT SEEKS VOLUMES TO ME. TO ALL OF THE MEDIA THAT'S GOING OUT THERE. I THINK RIGHT NOW, THERE IS A LOT OF MEDIA PEOPLE THAT WANT TO MAKE A NAME FOR THEMSELVES. IT BECOMES ABOUT THE MEDIA PEOPLE, NOT ABOUT DONALD TRUMP AND HILLARY CLINTON, AND THEIR POSITION ON ISSUES, AND WHERE THIS COUNTRY WILL GO WITH THE DONALD TRUMP RESIDENCY OR, HEAVEN FORBID -- A DONALD TRUMP PRESIDENCY, OR HEAVEN FOR BID, A HILLARY CLINTON RESIDENCY. THAT'S WHERE WOMEN FOR TRUMP IN WISCONSIN SAY LET'S GET THE FACTS HERE AND NOT GET BLOWN OVER WITH ALL OF THIS HILLARY PABLUM THAT JUST ISN'T FACTUAL, AND DOESN'T PRESENT A POSITIVE MESSAGE FOR OUR COUNTRY. MIKE: ARE YOU DISAPPOINTED THERE AREN'T MORE LAWMAKERS IN THIS GROUP? LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR'S NAME IS NOT ON IT, THE SENATOR'S NAME IS NOT ON IT, IT'S JUST YOU AND SENATOR DARLING. SENATOR LAZICH: I KNOW THOSE LEGISLATORS ARE NOT SUPPORTING HILLARY. I AM POSSIBLE THING THAT. I ALSO KNOW THIS ONE TOGETHER REAL FAST. WE GOT AN E-MAIL SAYING WE WANT TO PUT OUT THE WOMEN FOR TRUMP COALITION, AND I PRESSED YES. IT'S A GOOD CHANCE THESE PEOPLE DID NOT HAVE TIME TO THINK OR SEE THE E-MAILS. I WOULD BET I DON'T HOLD THAT THEY ARE ALL ON BOARD. THEY ARE CERTAINLY NOT WOMEN FOR HILLARY. MIKE: SENATOR MARY LA ZICH, GOOD TO HAVE YOU. OUR EDITORIAL PARTNER, WISPOLITICS.COM, HAS MORE COVERAGE OF WISCONSIN WOMEN FOR TRUMP AND THE 2016 ELECTION. YOU'LL FIND IT ALL ON THE ELECTION BLOG AT WISPOLITICS.COM. FRESH OFF A COURT RULING, THE STATE'S LARGEST CITIES SAY THEY PLAN TO RESUME EXPANDED EARLY VOTING THIS FALL. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU

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