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Doubts about candidates tipped the scales in tightest races
Read full article: Doubts about candidates tipped the scales in tightest racesVoters deciding to split their tickets or buck their party altogether may have helped Democrats mount a stronger-than-expected performance in the recent midterm elections.
AP VoteCast: Midterm races a patchwork, not a national vote
Read full article: AP VoteCast: Midterm races a patchwork, not a national voteIf Tuesdayโs vote defied the durable history of presidential parties taking heavy losses in a midterm election, it also reinforced an often-forgotten fact: These campaigns are a patchwork of thousands of races, not a nationwide contest.
Johnson, Barnes go on attack in US Senate race in Wisconsin
Read full article: Johnson, Barnes go on attack in US Senate race in WisconsinRepublican Sen. Ron Johnson and Democrat Mandela Barnes are honing closing arguments in a Wisconsin race that could be critical in which party controls the U.S. Senate.
Barnes' Senate bid may ride on Milwaukee's Black turnout
Read full article: Barnes' Senate bid may ride on Milwaukee's Black turnoutIn Wisconsin's tight U.S. Senate race, Democrat Mandela Barnes' chances to unseat two-term Sen. Ron Johnson may rest with how well he turns out Black voters who don't always show up in big numbers.
Obama, campaigning in Georgia, warns of threats to democracy
Read full article: Obama, campaigning in Georgia, warns of threats to democracyFormer President Barack Obama has returned to the campaign trail in Georgia, framing the 2022 midterm elections as a referendum on democracy and urging voters not to see Republicans as an answer to their economic woes.
Early in-person voting starts in Wisconsin amid lawsuits
Read full article: Early in-person voting starts in Wisconsin amid lawsuitsIn-person early voting has begun in swing state Wisconsin amid ongoing lawsuits affecting which ballots can be counted or tossed, recently ordered bans on drop boxes, and restrictions on who can return ballots.
Sen. Johnson, Barnes get personal in final Wisconsin debate
Read full article: Sen. Johnson, Barnes get personal in final Wisconsin debateRepublican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson and Democratic challenger Mandela Barnes have gotten personal in their final debate before the Nov. 8 election, with each candidate attacking the other as being radical and out of touch with the average Wisconsin voter.
Dems look ahead to Barnes in fall race against Ron Johnson
Read full article: Dems look ahead to Barnes in fall race against Ron JohnsonSupport has coalesced around Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes to be the Democratic choice to take on Republican Sen. Ron Johnson in the state's closely watched U.S. Senate race.
Dems rally around abortion. Are they reaching Black voters?
Read full article: Dems rally around abortion. Are they reaching Black voters?Democratic hopefuls in Wisconsin see abortion as the issue that will carry them to election wins in November, but efforts to reach Black voters on the topic are sparse.
Democrat Barnes emerges as favorite in Wisconsin Senate race
Read full article: Democrat Barnes emerges as favorite in Wisconsin Senate raceWisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes has emerged as the clear favorite in what had been a crowded Democratic field seeking to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, as his nearest rival dropped out and threw his support behind Barnes.
Wisconsin Democrats focus ire on Republican Sen. Johnson
Read full article: Wisconsin Democrats focus ire on Republican Sen. JohnsonWisconsin Democrats looking to unseat Republican Sen. Ron Johnson are focusing their attacks on him, and not each other, as each of the eight candidates make their case to party activists at the state convention held six weeks before the primary.
Wisconsin Democrats vie for edge in crowded Senate race
Read full article: Wisconsin Democrats vie for edge in crowded Senate raceDemocrats in the crowded primary race for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin are trying to distinguish themselves through traditional campaign tactics, like million-dollar television ad buys and policy papers.
Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Evers launches bid for second term
Read full article: Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Evers launches bid for second termWisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is making it official, announcing his bid for a second term in the battleground state where he stands as a Democratic block to the Republican-controlled state Legislature.