Audience (00:06):
Whoo. [inaudible 00:00:06].
Speaker 2 (00:06):
[inaudible 00:00:06].
Susan Crawford (00:06):
Yeah.
Audience (00:06):
[inaudible 00:00:23].
Speaker 2 (00:06):
[inaudible 00:00:25].
Susan Crawford (00:06):
Everybody, [inaudible 00:00:30].
Audience (00:06):
Susan. Susan. Susan. Susan. Susan. Susan. Susan. Susan. [inaudible 00:00:38].
Susan Crawford (00:06):
Whoo. [inaudible 00:00:37].
Audience (00:06):
[inaudible 00:00:38].
Rebecca Dallet (00:06):
Go around the room. Go around the room. [inaudible 00:00:41].
Speaker 2 (00:06):
[inaudible 00:00:40] majority.
Audience (00:06):
Whoo.
Susan Crawford (00:06):
All right. Thank you.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
Welcome.
Susan Crawford (00:58):
All right, Wisconsin, we did it.
Audience (01:02):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (01:02):
We love you. We love you. We're proud of you. All of our women. Yes.
Susan Crawford (01:07):
Oh yeah. Just moments ago I received a phone call from Judge Brad Schimel conceding the race.
Audience (01:23):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (01:23):
[inaudible 00:01:24].
Susan Crawford (01:24):
I want to thank him. He was very gracious, and I wish him and his family well. To the people of Wisconsin, thank you.
Audience (01:34):
Whoo.
Susan Crawford (01:37):
Thank you for trusting me to serve you on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. This campaign has been an incredible, life-altering experience …
Janet Protasiewicz (01:51):
Life-altering.
Susan Crawford (01:52):
… in so many ways.
Janet Protasiewicz (01:54):
[inaudible 00:01:55].
Susan Crawford (01:56):
I'm so grateful to have earned the trust and support of voters across this great state.
Audience (02:02):
Whoo.
Susan Crawford (02:07):
I'm here tonight because I've spent my life fighting to do what's right. That's why I got into this race, to protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of all Wisconsinites.
Audience (02:17):
Yes.
Susan Crawford (02:24):
Growing up in Chippewa Falls, I was blessed with a loving family.
Audience (02:28):
[inaudible 00:02:29].
Susan Crawford (02:29):
Yeah, Chippewa.
Speaker 2 (02:29):
Yeah.
Susan Crawford (02:36):
Yeah.
Audience (02:36):
We won. We won.
Susan Crawford (02:36):
It was a great community where people watched out for each other. My experiences growing up in small-town Wisconsin shaped me into the person that I am today, someone who values hard work-
Audience (02:48):
[inaudible 00:02:49].
Susan Crawford (02:49):
… commonsense, honesty, and who can tell right from wrong.
Speaker 2 (02:59):
Yes.
Susan Crawford (02:59):
Someone who watches out for people. But I've got to tell you, as a little girl growing up in Chippewa Falls, I never could have imagined that I'd be taking on the richest man in the world-
Audience (03:14):
We love you.
(03:14)
[inaudible 00:03:22].
(03:22)
We won.
(03:22)
I'm going to get to everything.
Susan Crawford (03:23):
… for justice in Wisconsin. And we won.
Audience (03:30):
Yeah.
(03:30)
Whoo.
(03:37)
Let's do this.
Susan Crawford (03:38):
I've spent my whole career fighting for Wisconsin as a prosecutor, a lawyer, a judge, and now a soon-to-be justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Audience (03:49):
Wow.
(03:49)
Whoo.
Susan Crawford (03:54):
Standing up for our fundamental rights and freedoms, protecting Wisconsin families and communities. My promise to Wisconsin is clear: I will be a fair, impartial, and commonsense justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Audience (04:08):
Whoo.
Susan Crawford (04:13):
I want to thank everyone across the state who helped to get us to this point. I'm here because of you.
Audience (04:20):
Whoo.
Susan Crawford (04:21):
To every volunteer who made this happen, for every phone call, every door knocked, every text sent, every postcard written and mailed-
Audience (04:32):
Yes.
Susan Crawford (04:33):
… it all paid off.
Audience (04:37):
Whoo.
Speaker 2 (04:37):
[inaudible 00:04:38].
Susan Crawford (04:38):
Thank you so much.
Speaker 2 (04:38):
[inaudible 00:04:39].
Susan Crawford (04:44):
To all of my friends and colleagues, thank you for your unwavering support-
Audience (04:50):
Whoo.
Speaker 2 (04:51):
Yeah.
Susan Crawford (04:51):
… friendship, and words of encouragement. To my campaign staff, led by the incredible Cassie Finnelli-
Audience (05:00):
Whoo.
Susan Crawford (05:00):
… there she is. Thank you for all of your work to make this happen. All the late nights, all the long drives. I'm so grateful to all of you for all your work. Thank you.
Audience (05:20):
Whoo.
(05:20)
Good job, Cassie.
Susan Crawford (05:26):
She's the best. They're all the best. To all of our partners and everyone who worked so tirelessly to get us to this point, thank you. And to my friends, Justices Ann Walsh Bradley-
Audience (05:49):
Yeah.
Susan Crawford (05:49):
… Justice Rebecca Dallet-
Audience (05:51):
Yeah.
Susan Crawford (05:56):
… Justice Jill Karofsky-
Audience (05:58):
Yeah.
Susan Crawford (06:06):
… And Justice Janet Protasiewicz.
Audience (06:08):
Yeah.
(06:08)
Susan. Susan. Susan. Susan. Susan. Susan. Susan. Susan. Susan.
Susan Crawford (06:08):
Oh my gosh. Whoo.
Audience (06:08):
Susan. Susan. Susan. Susan.
Susan Crawford (06:26):
I am so humbled to have had all of your unwavering support and encouragement since day one in this race. To Ann, although no one can truly fill your shoes, I am incredibly honored to succeed you on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Audience (06:44):
Yeah.
Susan Crawford (06:49):
You leave an incredible legacy of service to our state. You are the embodiment of fairness and integrity, and I'll try to make you proud.
Audience (07:08):
Yeah.
Ann Walsh Bradley (07:08):
[inaudible 00:07:09].
Susan Crawford (07:08):
It's true. And to my family who stand with me here today.
Audience (07:17):
Whoo.
Speaker 2 (07:18):
Winners.
Susan Crawford (07:33):
My husband Shawn.
Audience (07:37):
Whoo.
Susan Crawford (07:39):
My kids Fred and Maisie.
Audience (07:44):
Whoo.
(07:44)
[inaudible 00:07:45].
Susan Crawford (07:45):
My brothers Eric and Philip who are here somewhere. There they are.
Audience (07:49):
Yeah, yeah.
Susan Crawford (07:51):
My nephew, Evan.
Audience (07:52):
Yeah, Evan.
Susan Crawford (07:56):
And to my mom and dad and the rest of the family watching from home.
Audience (08:02):
Whoo.
Susan Crawford (08:02):
Thank you for all of your love and support and for standing by me throughout this crazy journey.
Audience (08:13):
Petra.
Susan Crawford (08:15):
And to Petra and Phoebe, our furry friends. And to my mom, happy birthday.
Audience (08:24):
Aw.
(08:24)
Whoo.
Susan Crawford (08:25):
I know how glad you are to see the TV ads end. So today Wisconsinites fended off an unprecedented attack on our democracy-
Audience (08:50):
Oh yeah.
Speaker 2 (08:51):
Yeah. Wisconsin's not for sale.
Audience (08:51):
No.
Susan Crawford (08:51):
That's right.
Audience (08:51):
[inaudible 00:08:52].
Susan Crawford (08:52):
Our fair elections and our Supreme Court, and Wisconsin stood up and said loudly that justice does not have a price. Our courts are not for sale.
Audience (09:05):
Whoo.
Susan Crawford (09:10):
Yeah. You have entrusted with me with great responsibilities, and I will carry them out with honesty, dedication, and integrity. I will work hard each and every day to uphold our constitution and administer justice for the people of Wisconsin. I look forward to working with my colleagues on the Wisconsin Supreme Court to deliver fair and impartial decisions.
Audience (09:49):
Whoo.
Susan Crawford (09:49):
While we celebrate tonight, I want to share some words of the great Honorable Thurgood Marshall, which I find fit the unprecedented moment we are living in. "Democracy just cannot flourish amid fear. Liberty cannot bloom amid hate. Justice cannot take root amid rage. America must get to work. In the chill climate in which we live, we must go against the prevailing wind. We must dissent from the indifference. We must dissent from the apathy. We must dissent from the fear, the hatred, and the mistrust. We must dissent because America can do better, because America has no choice but to do better."
Speaker 2 (10:45):
Yeah.
Audience (10:56):
Whoo.
Susan Crawford (10:59):
Together we will confront and overcome the challenges we face. As our state's motto says, everybody, forward.
Audience (11:09):
Forward.
Susan Crawford (11:11):
Thank you from the bottom of my heart, Wisconsin. I am forever grateful. Thank you.
Audience (11:18):
Yeah.
(11:18)
Whoo.
