The annual Strawberry Fest takes over Long Grove this weekend. Plus, Geneva Swedish Days and West Chicago Railroad Days continue, Taste of Highland Park takes over The Lot, Naperville Fine Art & Artisan Fair brings artists from all over to Naper Settlement and much more.
rosa. appreciate it. thank you. in georgia a runoff date is set, mark your calenders, december 6. this after of course neither senate candidate reached the 50-percent-plus-one threshold. this could decide the balance of power in the senate. imagine that. cnn national politics reporter eva mckend live in atlanta. eva, are they making preps for this runoff who cich could deci who controls the senate. reporter: this has been a costly affair, this competitive senate contest. even more money pouring in this morning. we re learning the democratic senatorial campaign committee, that s a key fund-raising operation for senate democrats, they re spending $7 million to boost senator warnock. if you re wondering, well, where is that money going? it s going to things like field organizing. that s the critical ground game under way in this state.
The festival season feels like it s really getting back to normal with the return of Naperville s Ribfest, Taste of Des Plaines, Blues on the Fox in Aurora, Swedish Days in Geneva and the many concerts in the park, art fairs and cruise nights.
a former candidate and understanding how this process works helps you and how do you talk about your state to folks who are thinking about getting into the races? absolutely. we know we have two critical, or several rather, critical races coming up in 2022. but yes, my experience as a candidate running for state house in 2018 and 2020 really prepared me for standing up a field operation when in 2015 because we weren t [inaudible] . it show me the ability or the efficacy around standing up and getting out there and so people can see me and know that i was fighting for them. it s so important, field organizing is the key, aimy steele, thank you so much for joining us tonight. we will be right back with tonight s last word. ght s last word.
you have experience as a candidate in north carolina, narrowly losing two close state house elections in 18 and 2020. how do you think your experience as a former candidate and understanding how this process works helps you, and how do you talk about your state to folks who are thinking about getting into the races? absolutely. so, we know we have two critical or several rather critical races coming up in 2022. but, yes, my experience as a candidate running for state house in 2018 and 2020 really prepared me for standing up a field operation when in 2018 we weren t a targeted race. so, i think it truly showed me the ability or the efficacy around standing up a ground game and really getting out there into the community so people can see me and know that i was really fighting. it s so important. field organizing is the key.