I feel like he made a strategic mistake by running for senate this years already. Should have stuck with the LG job for 4 more years and run for governor in 2026. Another candidate may actually have won against Johnson, given he just fell short by around 30k.
Not necessarily. If 2026 was a second Biden midterm and after eight years of Evers, Barnes as gubernatorial nominee might very well have lost to the Republican candidate unless that one is a complete wacko.
I more feel like 2022 was a missed chance since Barnes could have run a better campaign. He should have painted RoJo more as a typical career politician that broke his two-term pledge just to stay in power. Someone deeper into Wisconsin local politics might correct me, but I believe that could have been a resonating message.
