RoJo the clown is still here

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Wisconsin Republican Senator Ron Johnson Wins Re-Election

(Bloomberg) -- Incumbent Republican Ron Johnson defeated Democrat Mandela Barnes in the Wisconsin Senate race, according to NBC and CNN.

Johnson was considered one of the most vulnerable Senate Republicans on the ballot amid his stances on vaccinations and the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol. He narrowly won his first two terms in years that favored the GOP.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/wisconsin-republican-senator-ron-johnson-wins-re-election/ar-AA13VmKU

[Deminpenn]

1. Must've been a fair number of ticket

splitters since Evers was reelected.

[Bluethroughu]

2. He should be in jail for treason.

He was part of the election coup, and 1/6.

[Mad_Machine76]

3. And we STILL don't know

what he was doing in Russia on the 4th of July

[Kid Berwyn]

4. So. Russ Feingold.

How are ya?

[Bettie]

5. Racism is the biggest factor for

white people, men, in particular, it seems.

Yes, there are good Democrats among us white folks, but there are also a whole bunch of racist dickbags.

[republianmushroom]

6. to bad

[W_HAMILTON]

7. Barnes was arguably our most disappointing candidate this cycle.

Not pleased with him and his campaign at all.

I fear that this was another Gillum in FL situation, where we could have won had we picked a candidate that appealed to a broader base of voters. Barnes's competitors in the primary basically cleared the field for him so as to prevent a divisive and bitter fight and it looks like it cost us.

I consider myself a progressive -- but more a progressive that sees our best chance to actually make progress is by smaller and incremental steps rather than immediate and jarring change (which almost never comes anyway, and if it does come, it often comes with a severe backlash) -- and while I think it's fine to run stronger and more aggressive progressives in bluer areas, Wisconsin, sadly, is not what I would consider a bluer area right now.

A more moderate and sensible candidate (THAT WAS ACTUALLY GOOD AT CAMPAIGNING) would have probably thrashed the extremist and exceedingly crazy Johnson. He was an incumbent so it would be tough, but extremist Republicans were getting destroyed left and right yesterday in swing districts/states. I feel the reason that didn't happen in this Wisconsin Senate race is because we put forth a candidate that was severely lacking.

[Poiuyt]

11. I don't think Barnes lost because he was progressive, I think he lost because he ran

a weak campaign.

[comradebillyboy]

12. He was a proponent of defunding the police. I suspect that cost him

the election.

[Poiuyt]

14. Worst political phrase ever

And I suspect we'll be paying for it for years to come.

[W_HAMILTON]

13. That could also be true.

But him being a rather lackluster candidate made his brand of progressivism even that much easier to attack. A stronger progressive candidate could have possibly won, but this was supposed to be the strong progressive candidate that could win. And he didn't.

Given how well Evers performed, I think, at least during this particular race and at this particular time, a similar "more moderate" candidate would have beaten Johnson. Barnes was just not a good candidate and certainly not good enough to overcome the inevitable attacks that come when you are a strong progressive in a purple state.

[sinkingfeeling]

8. Damn it!

[gldstwmn]

9. Barely. Which means we can beat him next time.

[Lars39]

10. I just watched Mandela's concession speech...what a loss!