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Mandela Barnes Drops Out of Race
The Democrats still in Wisconsin’s race for governor are making their pitch to voters who just lost their candidate.
Mandela Barnes dropped-out of the governor’s race on Thursday. Almost immediately, the other candidates in the race said they’d welcome Barnes’ supporters.
"The Barnes campaign helped grow the progressive movement," Democrat frontrunner Francesca Hong said in a statement. "To everyone who supported Mandela because you believe working people deserve a government that fights for them, I welcome you to our movement."
David Crowley said something similar.
“To everyone who backed Mandela: there's a place for you in what we're building,” Crowley wrote on X. “It's going to take all of us to beat Tom Tiffany. Let's get to work.”
Democrat Joel Brennan didn’t make an open play for Barnes’ voters. Instead, he preached calm and focus.
“It’s unfortunate for voters that this primary has gotten more attention for chaos than the stakes of this election," Brennan said in a statement of his own. "This election is about Wisconsin. It’s about stopping Donald Trump and Tom Tiffany, and electing a Democratic legislature that will get to work for the people. I’m going to continue to focus on reaching voters to talk about what I’ll do to win and lead our state to a stronger future.”
Barnes too called for unity and focus in his final message.
“Now is our time to come together,” Barnes said. “Now, we have to do everything we possibly can to defeat Tom Tiffany. And that’s what I’m committed to doing for the next 96 days.”
Barnes is the fourth Democrat to drop out of the governor’s race Missy Huges was the first to drop-out, followed by David Crowley, Lt. Gov Sara Rodriguez, and finally Barnes. Crowley did get back into the race.
Crowley, Hong, Brennan, and Kelda Roys remain in the race.
Election Day in the primary is August 11.
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