'Now, we take the fight to Ron Johnson,' said TheOtherMandela.
he would favor turning Social Security and Medicare into"discretionary spending" programs, further opening the door to cuts. "Wisconsinites pay into Social Security through a lifetime of hard work, and they're counting on this program and Medicare—but Ron Johnson just doesn't care," Barnes said in response to Johnson's remarks last week.
In a statement late Tuesday, Barnes declared that Johnson"has spent his decade in Washington serving the special interests who donate millions to his campaign while he calls to repeal the Affordable Care Act and slash Social Security funding." "Plain and simple: if it doesn't support his wealthy donors or his own self-interests, you can't count on Ron Johnson to support it," Barnes added."Wisconsin deserves to be represented by leaders who have a firsthand understanding of the challenges they're facing and their hopes for the future." Along with Pennsylvania, where Lt. Gov. John Fetterman is taking on ultra-rich ex-TV personality Dr. Oz, Wisconsin is where Democrats are looking to flip Senate seats in their bid to maintain control of the chamber and expand their razor-thin margins., and progressives voiced confidence Tuesday that Barnes will succeed in denying the Republican incumbent a third term. "Even before he got in the race, we knew Mandela was the candidate who could build a winning coalition to take on Ron Johnson," said Maurice Mitchell, national director of the Working Families Party."All his life, Mandela has been bringing people together across race and place. Tonight is the starting gun for what may be the make-or-break election of the year." "If Mandela succeeds, we can change how the Senate works—and who it works for," Mitchell added."We've been with Mandela from day one, and we'll be with him through November." Brooke Adams, director of movement politics at People's Action, said that"this November, we're going to take this Senate seat back for the people." "Barnes is in the best position possible heading into the general election," Adams argued."Political analysts have noted that the key to a Democratic win in Wisconsin is to drive turnout in urban areas and build new power in rural areas. Having earned the endorsement of Citizen Action of Wisconsin and People's Action—who have focused on building power in communities of every size in the state—sets him up with exactly the kind of support he’ll need to win."Our work is licensed under Creative Commons . Feel free to republish and share widely.
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