[Madison, WI] – As liberals decide to bypass the voters and anoint fringe-left radical Mandela Barnes as their candidate for the U.S. Senate, Democrats are privately scrambling to cover for Barnes’ record of supporting policies that are out-of-step with the mainstream.
It’s no wonder that Barnes’ championing of defunding the police, abolishing ICE, and ending cash bail is already causing problems for his campaign in purple Wisconsin. Add in his platform to support the Green New Deal, which would crush farmers in the Heartland, impose Medicare for All, raise taxes on others while refusing to pay his own, and serve as a rubber stamp for Biden’s failed policies, it’s clear that Barnes’ candidacy is a recipe for disaster with moderate voters.
Read what they’re saying on Mandela Barnes’ fringe-left record:
Washington Post: In Wisconsin, Barnes reckons with liberal past as he looks to November
“One GOP insider said Republicans are ready to attack Barnes on many fronts. He will come under fire for his criminal justice views, his support of ‘fringe left’ ideas such as the Green New Deal, his statements about the founding of the country and his personal foibles, including being cited for paying property taxes late.”
“The fear among some Democrats is that Barnes would be a break from the low-key styles of Biden and Evers, and even from the more progressive but still subdued Baldwin, thus providing Republicans with plenty of culture war targets. Barnes once requested and held up an ‘Abolish ICE’ T-shirt, and Republicans have highlighted his support for ending cash bail and his endorsement from groups that backed defunding the police.”