Local candidates incorporate social distancing ahead of primary day

Shelton and Gruszynski have both incorporated social distancing measures in to their campaign for the 90th Assembly District.

NBC 26'S RACHELHOPMAYER CHECKEDIN WITH LOCALCANDIDATES TO SEEHOW THEY'VEALTERED THEIRCAMPAIGNS DURINGTHE PANDEMIC.IT'S ALREADYSHAPING UP TO BEONE UNUSUALELECTION YEAR .....AND GREEN BAYVOTERS HAVE ANUMBER OF LOCALRACES THEY'LL SEEON THEIR BALLOT FORTHE PRIMARIES ONAUGUST 11.IN THE FACE OF APANDEMIC, SOMECAMPAIGNS HAVECHOSEN TO ADAPT.KRISTINA: THECHALLENGE IS THATUSUALLY YOU TELLTHAT STORY BYTALKING FACE TO FACEWITH PEOPLE,KNOCKING ON A LOTOF DOORS, HAVING ALOT OFCONVERSATIONS,GOING TO EVENTS ANDSO FORTH SOOBVIOUSLY THATSPACE ISN'THAPPENING RIGHTNOWLARGE EVENTS HAVEBEEN OUT OF THEPICTURE FOR NEARLYSIX MONTHS, WHATGRUZYNSKI SAYS ISVITAL TO CAMPAIGNFUNDRAINSING.STAUSH: EARLY INMARCH, WE HAD A BIGFUNDRAISING EVENTTHAT WE HAD SET UP,ALL OF OUR SPONSORSAND EDORSERS WEREGONNA BE THERE, ANDTHAT WAS KIND OF THEFIRST THING WE HADTO CANCEL BECAUSEOF COVID.SO CANDIDATES HAVEHAD TO GET CREATIVEAS THEYACCOMODATE SOCIALDISTANCING FOR THEFIRST TIME INMODERN POLITICS.SHELTON HAS SENTOVER 22 THOUSANDTEXTS TO VOTERS INTHE GREEN BAY AREA.KRISTINA: YOU KNOWWHAT, NOBODY KNOWSWHAT'S GONNA WORKANYMORE, LET'S JUSTTRY NEW THINGS!

ANDSO AN EXAMPLE IS --I'M VERYCOMFORTABLE ONFACEBOOK LIVE, SO I'LLPOP ON AND DO AFACEBOOK LIVE VIDEO.CONTACTING VOTERSIN AN ENGAGING WAY,WITHOUT PHYSICALCONTACT.STAUSH: OBVIOUSLY ALOT OF THAT IS DONEBEHIND A MASK, ORDROPPING OFF APACKER FOR AVOLUNTEER AND YOUDON'T HAVE AS MUCHOF THAT SOCIALINTERACTION ... COVIDIS GONNA INCREASEPOTENTIALLY IN TOTHIS FALL SO WE'REGONNA HAVE TO RUNTHE SAME KIND OFCONSIDERATECAMPAIGN MOVINGFORWARD AFTER THISPRIMARY.TAG OUTUNOPPOSEDREPUBLICANCANDIDATE DREWKIRKSTEATTER DIDNOT RESPOND TOOUR REQUEST FORCOMMENT...TODAY WAS THE LASTDAY TO FILE FOR ANABSENTEE BALLOT,BUT YOU CANCONTINUE TO VOTEABSENTEE IN PERSONUNTIL AUGUST 8THBEFORE THE PRIMARYON AUGUST 11TH.