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.
Johnson won because of R Gerrymandering of WI and Kenosha happened and Barnes was connected with BLM and Barnes didn't ask for Biden help like DEMINGS, Beasley and Ryan whom all lost Fetterman won and campaigned with Biden and that was their choice, also Obama came in to campaign for Barnes
If it were me I would have asked for Biden help, users forget that Rs didn't win WI by themselves R SCOTUS Gerrymandering it by Kavanaugh, Trump right hand man whom was put on Crt WI is more gerrymandering than MI and PA it's like IA and IN and OJ gerrymandering
But Brown whom is running in a Prez yr is running in a more fav environment than Ryan, Biden is on the Ballot and DeWine isn't and Trump or DeSantis won't win OH by 20 if the rave is close OH is a swing state like NC, FL and TX
There is a pathway to keep the Senate if the PVI is 5 pts like 2012 which Obama won we can keep the Sen Manchin, Brown and Tester all won with Obama PVI +5 in 2012 but I am rooting for John Love too.