Today, the Wisconsin State Journal Editorial Board announced their endorsement of Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes, Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate. After The Cap Times and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the Wisconsin State Journal is the latest editorial board to agree that Ron Johnson needs to be voted out of office.
See what they’re saying:
Wisconsin State Journal: Our endorsement: Mandela Barnes is so much better for Wisconsin than Ron Johnson
- This editorial is an endorsement of Mandela Barnes, the young and capable Democratic lieutenant governor and former state representative who is challenging the stale and negative incumbent.
- Barnes is the much better choice for Wisconsin voters who want a senator more in touch with ordinary people’s lives, and more willing to seek greater opportunity for all of his constituents.
- Barnes would back legislation allowing women access to safe and legal abortions just as Roe v. Wade had done for a half century.
- Unlike Johnson, Barnes will bring an open mind and much-needed optimism to the Senate. That will be a refreshing change from Johnson’s cantankerous and stubborn mistrust of institutional knowledge and norms.
- Barnes is far more in tune with Wisconsin’s values, such as ensuring children get off to strong starts in life. Johnson suggests other people’s children aren’t his concern.
- Johnson has had plenty of time in Washington with little to show for it. We wholeheartedly recommend Barnes Nov. 8 for better and broader leadership in the U.S. Senate.
- Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, born and raised in Wisconsin and deeply rooted in this state and its communities, promises to fight for workers, for farmers, for conservation and for the right to choose.
- In her endorsement of Barnes, Baldwin said, “I cannot think of a better person to be a partner to me in the United States Senate, as we fight to protect the right to choose, bring good union jobs back to Wisconsin and rebuild the middle class so we can give everyone a fair shot at the American dream.”
- Baldwin is right. Barnes would be a great partner for her — and a great senator for Wisconsin.
- Mandela Barnes is ready to fight for every Wisconsin worker. And every Wisconsin community.
- The choice could not be clearer. Give Tammy Baldwin a partner in the Senate. Elect Mandela Barnes.
For years, Ron Johnson has demonstrated that he should be retired to his family’s seaside Florida home — and not representing Wisconsin in the U.S. Senate. Voters should send him packing this November.
Here are eight reasons:
He wants to upend Medicare and Social Security.
His office was involved in Trump’s ‘fake elector’ scheme.
He refused to tell the truth about the 2020 presidential election.
He repeatedly downplayed the seriousness of the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
He made sure his ultra-wealthy donors got a giant tax break.
He has displayed a stunning lack of interest in creating jobs in the state he represents.
He was a super spreader of disinformation during the pandemic.
He’s a climate change denier.
You’ll notice Johnson is not touting a long record of accomplishments in his ads for re-election.
In fact, Ron Johnson is the worst Wisconsin political representative since the infamous Sen. Joseph McCarthy. Johnson in the past promised to serve no more than two terms. Voters should hold him to that pledge in November.
Original source can be found here.
