listen to what alex lasry had to say today. >> i'm proud of the campaign we ran. i thought we ran an incredibly strong one, one where we went from, you know, close to zero support to a strong second. at the end of the day, this campaign wasn't about me, this campaign was about the people of wisconsin. and it is clear that the best person to defeat ron johnson is lieutenant governor mandela barnes. and i'm proud to be able to stand up here and support him. >> hallie, i spoke to alex lasry about two or three weeks ago for a story we were doing on this wisconsin race. one thing he made clear to me, he did not plan to go negative in the race. he flooded money to get on the airwaves, pod ads with him, his wife and daughter. he said he was never going to go negative in the race. based on democratic voters in the state, that's their main focus, defeating ron johnson, they city johnson as a senator who is vulnerable. in the state, that polling shows most voters, when you look at the marquette poll, most voters do have johnson unfavorably. this is a key seat that could hel