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[-] hoanbridgetroll@midwest.social 43 points 6 months ago

Obligatory Fuck Ron Johnson.

How this brainwormed shitbird won re-election in 2022 (when all other Wisconsin statewide elections went Dem) still baffles me.

[-] SDK@midwest.social 9 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

He ran an effective campaign of comparing brown people like Mandela Barnes to danger and fear. On the other side, the Wisconsin democrats underestimated Barnes’ polling and put almost zero effort into a campaign they assumed they wouldn’t win based on those incorrect polling numbers.

Ron Johnson exploited racist fears. The democrats assumed Mandela would lose and ran their shitty campaign as a self fulfilling prophecy.

FRJ!!!

[-] Furedadmins@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

Terrible campaign and racism.

[-] TWeaK@lemm.ee 4 points 6 months ago

Probably the classic reason: corruption and fraud.

[-] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 5 points 6 months ago

Racism and like always, a ton of eligible voters didn't vote.

I'm looking at you chucklefucks in Milwaukee.

[-] whatupwiththat@kbin.social 1 points 6 months ago
[-] joenforcer@midwest.social 6 points 6 months ago

Gerrymandering has zero effect on statewide elections.

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