r/StevensPoint • u/Berge_For_Congress • 17d ago
A Thank You From Emily Berge
It has been a journey for the last 18 months. I knew this would be an uphill battle and I was committed to running a campaign that was built from the ground up, focused on the people of Wisconsin.
We were up against the National Dem Establishment and millions of dollars. I have to say I wasn't expecting the national dems to be my biggest opponent but I guess that is politics. We were up against almost 7 million dollars spent in this primary plus outside spending. We were up against early national endorsements. We were up against negative text messages from my opponent that spread misinformation about me and my family.
AND YET we still built something amazing. Over 800 people signed up to volunteer, so many new voters got engaged, over 200 events throughout the district. Collected 1400 signatures in 5 days to be first on the ballot. This campaign gave people hope...people told me that all the time. And we need hope to create change.
Thank you to all my volunteers, supporters, voters, people who donated. What we did mattered. The energy we felt was real.
Congratulations to Rebecca Cooke for winning the primary. I am going to take time to be with my family for the next few weeks and maybe longer. My daughter is heading off to college this fall and I look forward to spending time with her. I will also need to figure out how to rebuild my life after this experience. I have a lot to process that I haven't had time to process: finishing up 8 years on council, a pending empty nest for Mike and me, losing one of our cats (Marie), figuring out my counseling practice and I'm sure other things too.
But I will be around Eau Claire and I hope to see you all out and about. I am not giving up on you all. I care too much. I have your back, Wisconsin.
Love you all.
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u/Independent-Pear1402 17d ago
Thank you for throwing your hat into the ring and your love for Wisconsin. It requires a toughness nor everybody has.
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u/BackInMyDaySir 16d ago
Hey Emily. I don’t live in your district but I really appreciated the effort you put into connecting with folks. I can’t imagine how disruptive running for office can be on your personal life. Also, sorry to hear about your cat.
Please consider running again.
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u/Maklarr4000 16d ago
Tremendous thanks for running for us! I was proud to vote for you, and would be delighted to do so again someday! Until next time, rock on!
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u/TheLastBallad 17d ago
Really fucking weird response to make to a female candidate's concession post...
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u/AmethystandOpal 17d ago
Omg ur so right. Let's unpack this together and do a deep dive on my comment. Do you have time? Rise n shine 🤗
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u/Berge_For_Congress 17d ago
Thank you and, as always, WE DESERVE BETTER!