Attacks and insults fly at final Wisconsin Senate debate [View all]
Source: NBC News
MILWAUKEE — Sen. Ron Johnson and his Democratic challenger Mandela Barnes traded attacks and personal insults in a heated Senate debate Thursday night that focused heavily on crime, gun violence and economic issues.
The hour-long debate, held at Marquette University in Milwaukee, was the second of two showdowns between the candidates ahead of the Nov. 8 election.
At various points, both candidates responded to questions from the moderators by lobbing attacks — sometimes wholly unrelated to the topic at hand — at each other. The tenor of the insults peaked toward the end of the evening, when Johnson was asked to talk about one thing he admired about his opponent.
“I appreciate the fact that Lt. Gov. Barnes had loving parents, a school teacher, his father worked the third shift, so he had a good upbringing,” Johnson said. “I guess what puzzles me is with that, with that upbringing, why has he turned against America?”
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