Appleton, WI – U.S. Senate candidate and Outagamie County executive Tom Nelson will visit 12 more counties on the third and fourth day of his “Full Nelson 72 Counties Tour” today and on Aug. 7.
Nelson announced the tour in a video explaining his plan as the only Senate candidate to travel through all of Wisconsin’s 72 counties in 72 days.
“I come from the Fox Valley, a tough place for Democrats to win, but I’ve won six times. So look for us, coming soon to a restaurant, to a gas station, a community center near you,” said Nelson in the video launch.
The tour will continue through September, with Nelson driving all night long to make sure he hits each community and is open and accessible to all. While many candidates do tours that only involve elected officials and select invited guests, Nelson has chosen to open his tour up to anyone who wants to see him at the local pub, McDonalds and coffee shops, an extension of his strategy from when he knocked on over 20,000 doors to become the only Democrat in 2004 to defeat a Republican incumbent for State Assembly. As the only elected official living in a Trump county, Tom’s success is built on hard work and not being afraid to speak to anyone, regardless of political party.
A schedule for the third and fourth day of the tour can be found below:
Aug. 5
Brown County – 9:00 a.m – Kavarna Coffee, 143 N Broadway, Green Bay, WI 54303
Door County – 11:00 a.m. – Glas Coffeehouse, 67 E Maple St, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Kewaunee County – 1:00 p.m. – Heritage Park, 512 Lake St., Algoma, WI 54201
Manitowoc County – 3:00 p.m. – Stage Door Pub, 701 Franklin St, Manitowoc, WI 54220
Sheboygan County – 5:00 p.m. – Paradigm Coffee 1202 N 8th St, Sheboygan, WI
Calumet County – 7:00 p.m. – Ethel’s Pub and Grill, 100 W Main St, Chilton, WI 53014
Aug. 7
Douglas County – 9:00 a.m – Twisted Pastries Coffeehouse, 1418 Tower Ave, Suite 2, Superior, WI 54880
Bayfield County – 11:00 a.m. – A&W, 7885 Old US Hwy 2, Iron River, WI 54847
Ashland County – 12:00 p.m. – Blue Wave Inn: Conference Room, 2521 Lake Shore Dr W, Ashland, WI 54806
Sawyer County – 2:00 p.m. – Shue’s Pond, 10607 Kansas Ave,Hayward, WI 54843
Washburn County – 3:30 p.m. – Corner House Pub, 102 Walnut St, Spooner, WI 54801
Burnett County – 5:00 p.m. – Crooked Lake Park, 24258 WI-35, Siren, WI 54872
Watch Nelson’s video launch HERE.
VIDEO TRANSCRIPT:
TOM: Hi, Tom Nelson, candidate for the U.S. Senate, coming to you live from Highway 10 – in the middle of our great state. This is a practice trip of sorts because later this week, we’ll be kicking off the ‘Full Nelson Tour.’That’s right, 72 counties in 72 days – we are going all over! I want to find out the issues that are important to you because when I go to Washington, I’m going to take on the corporate interests. I’m going to put the billionaires and the millionaires in a headlock because I’m going to Washington to work for you. I’m gonna fight for a Green New Deal, Medicare for All, a $15 minimum wage. I come from the Fox Valley, a tough place for Democrats to win, but I’ve won six times. So look for us, coming soon to a restaurant, to a gas station, a community center near you.
