Posted on 09/03/2022 1:13:38 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
After trailing in the polls, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., is increasing his rhetoric toward his Democratic rival, Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes.
According to a Trafalgar poll, conducted from Aug. 22 to 25, if the election for a senator were held "today," 47.1% of respondents would vote for Johnson, compared to 49.4% who would vote for Barnes.
Speaking about his political opponent at the 53rd Chicken Burn event, Johnson said, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, that Barnes is "hiding from the press, he's hiding from Wisconsin."
"He wants to run basically a Joe Biden campaign. If he could get away with it, he'd hide in his basement," Johnson added.
So far, Barnes has received support from five organizations that call for defunding the police, a position that Barnes has denied having himself.
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Ah yes, Milwaukee, the only city in the US to have voted for 3 Socialist Mayors.
Many here just can’t or won’t understand a key to politics:
‘Demographics is destiny’—-Auguste Comte
“ The state’s white population dropped by 3.4%. The Hispanic population grew by 33.1% and the Black population grew by 4.8%. The state also saw a large increase in the number of people who identify as two or more races. That number grew by 244% to 359,534, up from 104,317 a decade ago.”
He believes these programs should be examined regularly and not ran on auto pilot - TO SAVE THEM.
Because they're breaking the bank.
Dobbs is likely to cost the GOP 2+ seats in the senate and 20+ seats in the House. Probably a few governors as well.
Those issues are important but complicated to turn into sound bites. He needs to hit the economy, parental choice, crime, gas prices, food prices, and blame it all on Biden and the Dems. Every day point out how the policies Barnes and Biden support are hurting Wisconsin families.
I agree. Abortion, evil has it is, has a high degree of popularity in this country.
It’s a close election and Wisconsin has been a close state. Just win the election and stop crying about it.
Johnson is trying to do that. But the opposition misrepresents his views. I’ve never heard Barnes answer a tough question. He still plays off slavery and supposed racism.
What’s wrong with Wisconsin?
A bunch of half-witted idiots that have no business voting because.....well....they’re IDIOTS!!!!
Come on fellow Badgers. Get your ducks in a row. Fire up!
“What’s wrong with Wisconsin?”
I think something is wrong with the WI poll, rather than WI the state.
I never answer any unknown callers on my cell phone. I do not have a land line. I wonder how they get accurate polling numbers. I think my wife and I are like a lot of people in the way react to political polling. All I can figure is they make it all up no matter which party they favor.
I agree. All these polls are questionable.
Oh boy, poll time from the absolutely trustworthy media!
/sarc
And the Democrats are saying he wants to end them. Which message will be easier for the electorate to sign on to?
may require grassroots canvasing with early ballots.
“If he could get away with it, he’d (Barnes) hide in his basement,” Johnson added.”
By being clear on his positions, Ron Johnson turns off the left half the electorate. By being a blank, Barnes allows the electorate to imagine that he believes whatever they do.
Johnson has to define his opponent, in an accurate and matter of fact way. If anything really nasty has to be said, have surrogates do the job.
The simple, easy one, of course. And the one the media will echoe obligingly. Which is why things don't get done.
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