WI-SEN 2022 Megathread: Who stole my cheese?

[wbrocks67]

Hot damn! This is what Democratic Party unity looks like. This is like deja vu of the days after the SC primary of 2020 lol.

[Ferguson97]

I'll be honest, I was under the impression that the primary already happened and that Barnes was already the nominee lmao

[Pollster]

Obviously very good news for Barnes, and he'll now be able to pre-empt the ad blitz that the NRSC had scheduled for immediately after the primary.

Really excellent coordination/planning and I have a strong feeling the excellent Ben Wikler played a big role in it.

[Not Me, Us]

Hot damn! This is what Democratic Party unity looks like. This is like deja vu of the days after the SC primary of 2020 lol.

Except this is actually a good thing. And I thought Buttigieg and co. dropped out prior to SC, although I may be misremembering.

[wbrocks67]

Obviously very good news for Barnes, and he'll now be able to pre-empt the ad blitz that the NRSC had scheduled for immediately after the primary.

Really excellent coordination/planning and I have a strong feeling the excellent Ben Wikler played a big role in it.

Have you heard any rumblings about this GE race in particular?

[Gass3268]

Looks like Lasry is going to use a lot of his monies to promote Barnes and go after Johnson.

https://twitter.com/DanRShafer/status/1553049193236893700?s=20&t=JLfRcqZF5Nc...

[wbrocks67]

Glad to see Lasry is putting the money to good use now.

[GALeftist]

What even happened here lol, why did they run to begin with if they didn't intend on winning the nomination

[Lambsbread]

Good on Lasry and Godlewski. Democrats need to be as unified as possible if we're going to beat QAnon Ron in November.

[Gass3268]

Scott Walker criticizes Wisconsin Democrats for rallying behind a “racial.”

https://twitter.com/jacobrubashkin/status/1553108030929178624?s=21&t=fhr4dSI...

[President Johnson]

Scott Walker criticizes Wisconsin Democrats for rallying behind a “racial.”

https://twitter.com/jacobrubashkin/status/1553108030929178624?s=21&t=fhr4dSI...

I actually had to read it three times before I figured out it didn't mean "radical". In all fairness, almost certainly an unintended typo.

[Ferguson97]

I actually had to read it three times before I figured out it didn't mean "radical". In all fairness, almost certainly an unintended typo.

In fairness it is almost certainly a typo....but I don't care about being fair to Scott Walker. So Democrats should run with this and call him a racist.

[walleye26]

I’m planning on voting in the GOP primary now since the Dem primary is over with. I’m voting against Grothman and Johnson in the GOP primary. Mullinex is unlikely to win but he’s pro legalizing weed and anti “the election was stolen” so I plan on voting for him.

[Koharu]

What even happened here lol, why did they run to begin with if they didn't intend on winning the nomination

I think they were expecting things to be more even between them, rather than the runaway gap that developed with Barnes as the clear front-runner.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

https://www.newsweek.com/mandela-barnes-chances-beating-ron-johnson-wisconsin-polls-1729304

[GALeftist]

What even happened here lol, why did they run to begin with if they didn't intend on winning the nomination

I think they were expecting things to be more even between them, rather than the runaway gap that developed with Barnes as the clear front-runner.

True but Lamb stayed in his race to the end and I was far more confident that Fetterman would win than I was that Barnes would (until Lasry dropped out that is).

[Drew]

Per an email I received from the WisDems today, the party has officially endorsed Barnes.

[SnowLabrador]

Barnes has won the right to lose to Johnson. It's a shame, he seems like a great candidate, but you can't elect a Democratic dog-catcher this year.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Barnes has won the right to lose to Johnson. It's a shame, he seems like a great candidate, but you can't elect a Democratic dog-catcher this year.

The last poll had Evers up 47/43 and Johnson behind 46/44 keep wishing that Johnson is gonna win Johnson has a 36 Favs


Quote me a poll that has Johnson up 10 and I will switch my rating, quote me poll that has Masters orVance or Laxalt up by 10 I will change my map, there aren't any


Schmidt isn't even up10 on Trudy Val he is up 6 that is arace

[Arizona Iced Tea]

I would assume Ron Johnson is looking forward to run against the Wisconsin version of Charles Booker.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

MQK poll had Barnes up 46/44 lol he is not Charles Booker, Charles Booker is being crushed by 60/40

Gov Evers and Lt GOV BARNES DEF SCOTT WALKER IN 2018

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Ron Johnson has never won his races by double digits yes SCOTUS GERRYMANDERING OF WI MADE IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE BARNES BUT WI, AZ, GA, NC, OH, FL and Pa are all D targets because of black and brown and female vote and under 30 white men vote, the D's aren't targeting over 30 Evangelical white men that are very wealthy a white man had a Corvette in my neighborhood, the whites have 25 K in the bank for vacation or kids schooling that collects interest how many minorities have that type of money if they have it, it's used for mortgage or student loans, not for play money

RS ARENT WINNING THESE RACES BY THEMSELVES THEY HAVE A 6/3 RIGHT WING CRT AND BLOCKED VOTING RIGHTS


Alito, Gorsuch are two extremist that don't benefit poor Blks, Latinos and single moms

[Smarty]

Bernie is a Bernie Bro Socialist.

Get ready to lose dems!

[Utah Neolib]

Bernie is a Bernie Bro Socialist.

Get ready to lose dems!

Well yes, I’d assume Bernie is a Bernie Bro.

[Xing]

The takes about Barnes being “too far left” are silly and tiresome. Baldwin is solidly left-wing, and it’s not like Johnson is much of a moderate. Same story in several other swing states. If Barnes loses (which I’m assuming he will), it won’t be because Sanders endorsed him.