WI-SEN 2022 Megathread: Who stole my cheese?

[philly09]

https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1578550559413456896

[philly09]

https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1578542526952132608

[SnowLabrador]

This is the right line of attack to use against Johnson. However, the problem is that he started the attack too late. If Barnes had begun going for the jugular a month or two ago, he might still be in the game.

[ProgressiveModerate]

Both Barnes and Johnson are pretty good speakers, but Johnson is def saying more BS. Again, debates don't matter a ton, but I think Barnes was far more effective at fending off his skeletons than Johnson.

The format of the debate was quite poor imo. They should've given them more time to respond and allow them to respond to more attacks directly.

[Senator Incitatus]

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Close the Barnes Door

[Ferguson97]

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The Mandela Ineffect

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

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Close the Barnes Door

Yeah right close the door on Walker

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

This is the right line of attack to use against Johnson. However, the problem is that he started the attack too late. If Barnes had begun going for the jugular a month or two ago, he might still be in the game.

Do you ever stop Dooming it's called voting not going by polls

[windjammer]

I don't think this Seat is out of reach.


Everything will be about turnout

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

I know the Doomers are back

[It’s so Joever]

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The Mandela Ineffect

Winner

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Next week after Monday they are gonna release a lot of Data 4 Progress polls in WI, PA, AZ and NV LAXALT and Johnson are only 1/2 pts ahead that's not Lean R it's a Tossup, it's not a coincidence that Trafalgar isn't polling every state they are giving ground to Data 4 Progress and they showed Johnson up 4 not 2

As I have entered many polls, users need to chill on this race just because Fetterman and Shapiro and Whitmer are up 6/9 pts which they also did Casey, Wolf and Whitmer in 2012/14/18 not every race we are gonna win by blowouts look at OK Hofmeister is up three and there are Doomers, but Warnock is also up 12

Evers and Barnes barely beat Walker and they didn't have to recount it because Walker served too many terms already and it was in state law a 4 th T if Walker loses there is no recount

[Morning in Atlas]

I will believe it when I see it.

[wbrocks67]

It's possible Barnes was able to stop some of Johnson's momentum with the debate last night. But he still needs to be nailing Johnson on the airwaves for the next month.

[walleye26]

I finally saw a Barnes attack ad against Johnson the other day. Hit him over abortion.

[Progressive Pessimist]

It's good to hear that Barnes seems to have held his own in last night's debate, but I am certain that it doesn't matter. At best maybe Barnes can lose by two or three points instead of four or five.

Then again, maybe it does because apparently Masters not self-combusting on stage in the Arizona debate means he is "back in it." So logically that should apply to Barnes as well given how many Republicans posters have made that point, no?

[Mr. Smith]

It's good to hear that Barnes seems to have held his own in last night's debate, but I am certain that it doesn't matter. At best maybe Barnes can lose by two or three points instead of four or five.

Then again, maybe it does because apparently Masters not self-combusting on stage in the Arizona debate means he is "back in it." So logically that should apply to Barnes as well given how many Republicans posters have made that point, no?

Democrats always get held to higher standards by all sides except for hacks from the  candidate's wing in the party.

[wbrocks67]

I finally saw a Barnes attack ad against Johnson the other day. Hit him over abortion.

Have the ads seemed to be at more parity lately or is Johnson still owning the airwaves?

[walleye26]

I finally saw a Barnes attack ad against Johnson the other day. Hit him over abortion.

Have the ads seemed to be at more parity lately or is Johnson still owning the airwaves?

I am starting to see Barnes hit Johnson now. Still more Johnson ads, but Barnes is starting to catch up.

[ProgressiveModerate]

It's good to hear that Barnes seems to have held his own in last night's debate, but I am certain that it doesn't matter. At best maybe Barnes can lose by two or three points instead of four or five.

Then again, maybe it does because apparently Masters not self-combusting on stage in the Arizona debate means he is "back in it." So logically that should apply to Barnes as well given how many Republicans posters have made that point, no?

Democrats always get held to higher standards by all sides except for hacks from the  candidate's wing in the party.

I don't know if they get held to a higher standard just because, I think it's because generally speaking Democrats these days tend to run on a message more about sanity, unity, and change whereas Republicans run on messages of chaos and "anti-establishment". in other words, Democrats kinda set themselves up to higher standards than Republicans so when a Dem does something "extreme" or "out of the norm" it is seen as a far bigger deal.

There have def been examples where Republicans who were too extreme/just bad candidates have faced consequences electorally in recent history, most notably Roy Moore.

[walleye26]

Some of the attack ads against Barnes are kinda stupid and hilarious. They did hit Barnes for the condo tax issue, but they were like “Barnes bought a condo for $122,000” which to me seems like a pretty cheap condo. Enjoy the 1bd/1ba 400 sq ft place you got there. Another line from the ad is “Barnes bought tickets court side at a Bucks game!” Like, oh boy you got him there! How dare a Milwaukee Bucks fan buys tickets to a game!

It still won’t matter though. For the most part, Wisconsin is fine electing Liberals, as long as they are from Madison (see Tammy Baldwin, Tony Evers, and Jim Doyle) and they tend to reject Milwaukee politicians (see Tom Barrett).

[wbrocks67]

Barnes raised $1.5M since Fridays debate

https://www.wispolitics.com/2022/barnes-campaign-new-mandela-barnes-sees-grassroots-fundraising-momentum-after-debate-victory-against-ron-johnson

[Koharu]

Really not sure where to put this, but I felt y'all needed to see it:

https://twitter.com/BillGlauber/status/1580245911057289216

https://twitter.com/NWSMilwaukee/status/1580248962224640001

[Senator Incitatus]

[natural disaster hits major city]

how will this affect poll

[GeorgiaModerate]

[natural disaster hits major city]

how will this affect poll

My first thought was the appropriate place for a tornado warning would be a rally for Oz.