WI-SEN 2022 Megathread: Who stole my cheese?

[Upstater]

Barnes is a socialist. Zero chance he wins.
https://mobile.twitter.com/WorkingFamilies/status/1417858183100571652

Wisconsin is a purple state, but it doesn't elect moderates. I think that Barnes will have a good shot of flipping the seat.

[RussFeingoldWasRobbed]

Hoping the dscc endorses Godlewski or someone else so we can avoid this disaster

[Orwell]

Barnes is a socialist. Zero chance he wins.
https://mobile.twitter.com/WorkingFamilies/status/1417858183100571652

Wisconsin is a purple state, but it doesn't elect moderates. I think that Barnes will have a good shot of flipping the seat.

It’s weird that the WFP endorsing him is what makes you think he’s a socialist

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Hoping the dscc endorses Godlewski or someone else so we can avoid this disaster

You really believe this and Mandela Barnes won statewide Office before as Lt Gov wait for a poll, D's are gonna win WI and PA anyways

[Upstater]

Barnes is a socialist. Zero chance he wins.
https://mobile.twitter.com/WorkingFamilies/status/1417858183100571652

Wisconsin is a purple state, but it doesn't elect moderates. I think that Barnes will have a good shot of flipping the seat.

It’s weird that the WFP endorsing him is what makes you think he’s a socialist

I never said that Barnes is a socialist.

[Utah Neolib]

Hoping the dscc endorses Godlewski or someone else so we can avoid this disaster

I can’t find significant baggie on Barnes. He probably helps turn-out black people in Milwaukee.
I’m not a progressive but you can’t deny that he’s a good candidate

[Orwell]

Barnes is a socialist. Zero chance he wins.
https://mobile.twitter.com/WorkingFamilies/status/1417858183100571652

Wisconsin is a purple state, but it doesn't elect moderates. I think that Barnes will have a good shot of flipping the seat.

It’s weird that the WFP endorsing him is what makes you think he’s a socialist

I never said that Barnes is a socialist.

Oh sorry, I didn't mean to quote you I was trying to quote the user you quoted.

[Upstater]

Barnes is a socialist. Zero chance he wins.
https://mobile.twitter.com/WorkingFamilies/status/1417858183100571652

Wisconsin is a purple state, but it doesn't elect moderates. I think that Barnes will have a good shot of flipping the seat.

It’s weird that the WFP endorsing him is what makes you think he’s a socialist

I never said that Barnes is a socialist.

Oh sorry, I didn't mean to quote you I was trying to quote the user you quoted.

Oh ok, it's all good.

[Real Texan Politics]

Any chance that David Clarke (the Milwaukee sheriff) could run in the republican primary? That'd be interesting to see.

[Utah Neolib]

Any chance that David Clarke (the Milwaukee sheriff) could run in the republican primary? That'd be interesting to see.

I don’t think so, unless he makes some significant headlines

[💥💥 brandon bro (he/him/his)]

Hoping the dscc endorses Godlewski or someone else so we can avoid this disaster

I can’t find significant baggie on Barnes. He probably helps turn-out black people in Milwaukee.
I’m not a progressive but you can’t deny that he’s a good candidate

Boosting MKE turnout is great - voters here can be hard to turn out and having them sit at home tilts any race towards Rs.

I think Dane+surroundings and rurals are going to turn out no matter what. I'm curious to see what (1) swing voters in Kenosha do in a Barnes-Johnson race and (2) how much WOW (or I guess just WO) continues trending. Seems like a Milwaukee candidate (or an "urban" candidate) won't play well in either of those areas although WOW seems to be slowly falling in line with suburbs nationwide.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Mandela Barnes won statewide office before this isn't like PA, where Fetterman is the clear favorite, Barnes whom is LT Gov can win

[Xing]

What’s a “socialist”? Since Republicans have referred to Obama, Sanders, Pelosi, Biden, and others as “socialists”, I’m trying to figure out the common denominator, other than having (D) next to one’s name.

[TML]

What’s a “socialist”? Since Republicans have referred to Obama, Sanders, Pelosi, Biden, and others as “socialists”, I’m trying to figure out the common denominator, other than having (D) next to one’s name.

I'll give you another hint: even Mitt Romney was labeled a socialist when he spoke favorably about the concept of UBI.

[SnowLabrador]

Team RonJon put out an anti Barnes fundraising email.

Is that a sign that Johnson is (probably) running again?

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Who cares about Ron Johnson, Cook just changed the rating from Lean R to Tossup

[sting in the rafters]

Barnes is still a relative unknown, the fundamentals of this race are unchanged: Johnson is a slight favorite if he runs, it is a toss-up if he doesn't. The key will be keeping liberal turnout high in Madison metro in an off-cycle year and managing at least 45% in the Driftless Area counties which flipped.

[Orangeoutlaw]

Here’s the email
https://mobile.twitter.com/nadaelmikashfi/status/1420553013211582470

[walleye26]

I think it’s Kind>Godlewski>Barnes.

Ideally Ron Kind would be the nominee, as he would play better in the Driftless and WOW. Barnes said some pretty harsh stuff with Kenosha about police and that would certainly fire up the GOP base. He also has had scandals of unpaid property taxes on his condo in Milwaukee. He also may have lied about his college degree, and has divided the black community in Milwaukee by primarying other black elected officials.
https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2019/08/29/op-ed-the-mishaps-of-mandela-barnes/

[Gass3268]

Sen. Larson is out and has endorsed Barnes.

https://twitter.com/AJBayatpour/status/1422553810539528198?s=20

[Grumpier Than Thou]

Sen. Larson is out and has endorsed Barnes.

https://twitter.com/AJBayatpour/status/1422553810539528198?s=20

Thank you, Chris. This makes me feel way better about supporting Mandela.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Mandel Barnes has a similar name to Nelson Mandela will be the next Senator, because of Johnson gaffes

[ElectionsGuy]

Barnes is a hilariously bad candidate, I hope he wins the nomination.

[RussFeingoldWasRobbed]

Barnes is a hilariously bad candidate, I hope he wins the nomination.

But muh Obama won WI in 2012!!! /s

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Barnes is a hilariously bad candidate, I hope he wins the nomination.

What DO YOU KNOW THE POLL IN MARCH HAD ABOUT GOV AND SEN DS LEADING GOV ABD SEN 48/44% RS ON THIS STATE REALKY THINK THAT WI IS IA AND OH

MLE AND PITTS NEED BIDEN INFRASTRUCTURE NEED AN UODATE ON BRIDGES AND ROADS

TAMMY BALDWIN WON BY 10 AND YES JOHNSON AND TONY EVERS ARE THE SAME AGE IF JOHNSON CAN WIN A SECOND TERM SO CAN EVERS