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Alex Lasry dropping out of Wisconsin Senate race to unseat Ron Johnson
Politico
The move consolidates the Democratic field behind Mandela Barnes.
By HOLLY OTTERBEIN
07/27/2022 11:36 AM EDT
Updated: 07/27/2022 12:29 PM EDT
Democrats are consolidating behind Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes as their candidate to take on Republican Sen. Ron Johnson.
Milwaukee Bucks executive Alex Lasry is planning to drop out of the Democratic Senate primary Wednesday afternoon and endorse Barnes, both campaigns told POLITICO.
His departure from the field leaves a nearly open path for Barnes to capture the nomination in the Aug. 9 primary. Lasry, who loaned his campaign more than $12 million, has been Barnes’ top opponent for months.
“We’ve been saying since day one the most important thing that we can do for Wisconsin is to get rid of Ron Johnson,” Lasry said in an exclusive interview. “I firmly believe that if there was no path to victory, the best thing to do is to make sure that we can as early as possible rally around a nominee so that we can spend every second that we have making sure that we’re working toward that goal.”
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The move consolidates the Democratic field behind Mandela Barnes.
By HOLLY OTTERBEIN
07/27/2022 11:36 AM EDT
Updated: 07/27/2022 12:29 PM EDT
Democrats are consolidating behind Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes as their candidate to take on Republican Sen. Ron Johnson.
Milwaukee Bucks executive Alex Lasry is planning to drop out of the Democratic Senate primary Wednesday afternoon and endorse Barnes, both campaigns told POLITICO.
His departure from the field leaves a nearly open path for Barnes to capture the nomination in the Aug. 9 primary. Lasry, who loaned his campaign more than $12 million, has been Barnes’ top opponent for months.
“We’ve been saying since day one the most important thing that we can do for Wisconsin is to get rid of Ron Johnson,” Lasry said in an exclusive interview. “I firmly believe that if there was no path to victory, the best thing to do is to make sure that we can as early as possible rally around a nominee so that we can spend every second that we have making sure that we’re working toward that goal.”
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not familiar with WI politics, but Johnson would be a good senator to fire.
