Mandela Barnes
American politician (born 1986)
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It has become very clear who our nominee is going to be.”
- When Mandela Barnes dropped out of the Wisconsin governor’s race two weeks before the Democratic primary, he declaredThe New York Timesnytimes.com/2026/08…
Last night I had a very difficult conversation with staff,... We’re incredibly proud of all the things that we’ve accomplished and all the resources that we have raised to spread our message. But it’s become very clear who our nominee is going to be.”
- Barnes said in a video posted to XNBC Newsnbcnews.com/politics/2026…
- Barnes, 39, saidGuardiantheguardian.com/us/news…
- Barnes said in a statementFox Newsfoxnews.com/politics/schiff…
- Barnes saidNewsmaxnewsmax.com/politics/wisconsin…
- According to... referring to the expected Republican nomineeThe News Internationalthenews.com.pk/latest/1410777…
We’re incredibly proud of all the things that we’ve accomplished and all the resources that we have raised to spread our message,
- Barnes said in a video on social mediaNBC Newsnbcnews.com/politics/politics…
It’s been mentioned that the county executive had his campaign resurrected by special interests in a dark room with people with their thumb on the scale,
- Barnes saidNBC Newsnbcnews.com/politics/2026…
I think about those 26,000 votes every single day,
- Barnes said, referring to his losing margin to JohnsonNBC Newsnbcnews.com/politics/2026…
It’s not like our party is popular,
- says Mandela Barnes, a former Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor who is looking to move up to the state’s top jobTimetime.com/article/2026…
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