Why Wisconsin’s Senate Race May Be the Most Important in the Country
If current polling holds, Democrats could control 52 seats–enough to codify abortion rights, if Mandela Barnes defeats incumbent Sen. Ron Johnson this November.
If current polling holds, Democrats could control 52 seats–enough to codify abortion rights, if Mandela Barnes defeats incumbent Sen. Ron Johnson this November.
Voters in Dunn County, which includes the town of Menomonie in western Wisconsin, will have a chance to weigh in on a very important, albeit unusually progressive, question this November: Should the United States provide universal health care?
While other “Battlegrounds” have seen 30+ polls, only 10 have come out of the Badger State.
Abortion rights, public safety, the climate crisis, and more are on the ballot this November. So are Tony Evers and Tim Michels, plus Ron Johnson and Mandela Barnes. But another, often overlooked race, can have just as big of an impact on your life as who we send to the Governor’s Mansion or the US Capitol.
September 20 is National Voter Registration Day. In an op-ed, Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, the president and executive director of NextGen America, highlights the growing importance of young voters.
Don’t miss out on having your voice heard. Wisconsin’s Primary is Aug. 9, 2022.
In hindsight, she says the Republican “investigation” of Wisconsin’s 2020 election did nothing but issue subpoenas and order office supplies.
Almost 15 bills passed that would make it harder to vote absentee, criminalize common voting practices, and derail federal election guidance.
But the home of one lawmaker who doesn’t live in his district will still be located outside his boundaries.
Sen. Ron Johnson gets the highest unfavorability rating in the survey’s nine-year history.