By Karen Stokes On Tuesday night and Wednesday morning there were some remarkable wins and some heartbreaking losses. That’s just how democracy works. One thing for certain is the state of Wisconsin has turned purple. Based on this election, Wisconsin has proved to be a very divided state. In some cases, voters split their tickets […]
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I Need Your Vote to Help Change Washington
By Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes Democratc candidate for U.S. Senate. As a young kid growing up in Milwaukee, I rarely saw elected leaders who looked like me or who understood the struggles of families like mine. Being raised in the heart of Milwaukee, I was no stranger to politicians leaving communities like mine behind. But […]
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Milwaukee Courier Endorses Mandela Barnes for U.S. Senate
By The Milwaukee Courier Mandela Barnes is the change that we need in Washington. While Republican Senator Ron Johnson has given Wisconsin voters plenty of reasons to vote him out of office, Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes has given his hometown and his home state so many more reasons to send him to the U.S. Senate […]
Obama Campaigns for Democrats in Milwaukee, Urges Crowd to Vote
By Karen Stokes Former President Barack Obama rallies Democrats last Saturday, at Milwaukee’s North Division High School, ten days ahead of the Nov. 8 midterm elections. This is his third time speaking at North Division. Congresswoman Gwen Moore, one of the speakers at the rally, is a graduate of North Division and a former president […]
Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes Reaches out to Connect with Milwaukee’s Black Voters
By Karen Stokes Black voters could play an important role in determining the outcome of key 2022 midterm races in the United States in November. A large part of that outcome will hinge on the ability for candidates to aggressively turn out Black voters, a key Democratic constituency. Black voter turnout across the state of […]
Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes has a Plan to Addresses the Black Maternal Mortality Crisis
By Karen Stokes The maternal mortality rate is rising in Wisconsin, especially in the African American community. Women need support and Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes, candidate for the U.S. Senate has a plan to help women. The United States’ maternal mortality rate, sitting at 23.8 per 10,000 births in 2020, is drastically higher than any […]
Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes Meet and Greet Voters in Milwaukee
By Karen Stokes Three weeks before the midterm elections, candidates are finding ways to meet and socialize with voters. With the barrage of political commercials that flirt with the truth, learning about the candidates running to represent you can be a challenge. On Wednesday, Brownstone Social Lounge hosted a Happy Hour Social with Mandela Barnes. […]
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Ron Johnson Turned His Back On Family Farmers Like Me
By Martice Scales I’ve lived in Milwaukee for the past decade, working as the manager on our family-owned farm. Alongside my wife and two children, we grow all-natural produce at an affordable price to provide my community with nutritious, locally-grown food. Farmers like me have long been the backbone of Wisconsin—bolstering our state’s economy, creating […]
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Ron Johnson Wants to Roll Back Reproductive Rights to 1849
By Congresswoman Gwen Moore Before Roe v. Wade, Wisconsin women would collect money to help their friends and neighbors get to New York to have an abortion. I know because I was one of them. At 19 years old, after my first child was born, I got pregnant for a second time and decided to […]
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A Vote for Mandela Barnes is a Vote for Reproductive Freedom
By Alexis McGill Johnson It’s something you’ve undoubtedly heard before: Reproductive rights are on the ballot this year. And it’s the truth. The stakes of this election couldn’t be higher for Wisconsinites and the entire country. In Wisconsin, access to abortion is threatened by a pre-Roe ban that dates back to 1849. This ban has […]
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