WI-SEN: Decision Desk HQ projects Sen. Ron Johnson (R) wins re-election

[In It to Win It]

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[Ocelot II]

1. Damn. Wisconsin stepped in it again.

They re-elected Evers so I don't get why they also re-elected that moron Johnson. WTF?

[iemanja]

10. Because his opponent is black.

[SunSeeker]

15. Racism. Johnson & allies ran racist ads. WI GOP even darkened Mandela's skim tone in one.

Johnson's campaign and his allies/pacs pounded Barnes with TV ads and mailers over his views on social justice and crime issues, saying he was "different" and "dangerous."  https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/09/22/mandela-barnes-supporters-accuse-republicans-airing-racist-ads-race-us-senate-race-ron-johnson/8074904001/

[Ocelot II]

16. And a lot of racist people voted accordingly.

[Meadowoak]

2. Fuck.

[W_HAMILTON]

3. Pound-for-pound, Barnes might arguably be our worst candidate this cycle.

And after (possibly more deserving) Democrats bowed out of the primary race to clear the way for him to win and not create a divisive and bitter primary campaign. And what did he do with it? Nothing.

Not pleased with him at all. Switch him and his campaign with the type of campaign Beasley ran in NC and we would have won this seat.

[msongs]

6. the beasley who lost? nt

[msongs]

4. did evers get more votes than johnson. if so... nt

[ProudMNDemocrat]

5. See if he goes after Social Security and Medicare as fierce as he did this time.

Wisconsin Seniors still need to keep a close eye on him.

Mandella Barnes is not finished yet in politics.

[EnergizedLib]

7. Yuck

I don’t know what Wisconsinites see in him, but I don’t think he’ll be killing off Social Security and Medicare.

[SergeStorms]

8. Too much cheese clogging up their....

brain synapses. They can't see what a freaking tool Johnson is?

This is an embarrassment for Wisconsin. It screams, "we're still too ignorant to see what's going on right in front of our faces".

[StevieM]

9. He ran a horribly racist campaign.

And that will be what the GOP learns from this election. They will learn that racisim pays dividends.

[Ocelot II]

13. They learned that a long time ago. Remember the Willie Horton ad?

It's not just that racism pays dividends for them; it's that they are all about racism and it's central to their entire ideology. They're racists and they know their voters are racists.

[Tetrachloride]

11. Wisconsin Dems, DNC and others didn't go for the win.

[vercetti2021]

12. FFS Wisconsin

You got a right with Evers but you fucked up with this? Jesus christ

[Samrob]

18. What it is is racism. that is all. nt

[RockRaven]

14. Down to NV and GA...

If NV can come through, then the likely GA runoff will a lot easier. The wind will be out of the Repuke sails (because they still lose tiebreakers by Harris even if they win and get to 50 seats).

[Scrivener7]

17. Crap. I so wanted that guy gone.