Wisconsin Dem Mandela Barnes is struggling to regain momentum in his Senate campaign against Ron Johnson. His play: make the race a referendum on Johnson’s record on abortion policy.
MILWAUKEE — Wisconsin Democrat Mandela Barnes is looking to turn around his struggling Senate campaign after being battered by two months’ worth of attack ads labeling him soft on crime. His play: make the race a referendum on Republican Sen. Ron Johnson’s record on abortion policy.
The Wisconsin Senate race is shaping up to be one of the most high-profile tests of whether voter anger over the end of abortion rights can propel a Democrat to victory in a major battleground state where the procedure is now restricted — or if the summertime boost to Democrats followingThe loss of abortion rights is not a theoretical possibility here: After the Supreme Court overturned, an 1849 Wisconsin law went back into effect banning the procedure with no exceptions for rape or incest.
Mandela Barnes is looking to turn around his struggling Senate campaign by making the race a referendum on Republican Sen. Ron Johnson’s record on abortion policy. | Francis Chung/E&E News/POLITICO
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