Mandela Barnes
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Sep 9, 2026
Irie SentnerGUEST
Right.
Irie SentnerGUEST
So in Wisconsin in particular, I mean, the polling was so off that Francesca Hong's main challenger, former Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes, dropped out because he said it was clear who the nominee was going to be, referencing Francesca Hong because she was so far ahead.
Irie SentnerGUEST
And she was ahead in particular in this poll called the Marquette Law School Poll, which is like the industry gold standard.
Irie SentnerGUEST
Over the past 15 years, over six cycles, it has gotten the nominees correct for the primaries.
Bradley JayeGUEST
Uh, th- so there wasn't good polling on that, and all the conventional wisdom was wrong on that race, but there was a lot of funny business in there.
Bradley JayeGUEST
The other progressive after, uh, candidate, Mandela Barnes, lieutenant governor, after polling, or excuse me, after ear- early voting had already started, he bowed out of the race.
Chris SalcedoHOST
Mm-hmm.
Bradley JayeGUEST
He said it was because there was already a clear, uh, winner in the progressive line, but he also had some personal scandals.
Zachary DonniniGUEST
meanwhile, I wanna g- I wanna go to Wisconsin.
Zachary DonniniGUEST
Francesca Hong's opposition, she ha- she lost to a guy who dropped out, and then, you know, Mandela Barnes and, uh, uh, lieutenant governor dropped out, and then he came back.
Zachary DonniniGUEST
She was polling ahead 40 to eight.
Zachary DonniniGUEST
It was complete disarray.
Roland MartinHOST
You had a DSA candidate for Jessica Hong leading.
Roland MartinHOST
You had former Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes.
Roland MartinHOST
You had the current Lieutenant Governor.
Roland MartinHOST
She drops out.
14 MINS LATER
David CrowleyGUEST
And the only way to defeat that is by defeating a Tom Tiffany moving forward.
David CrowleyGUEST
And so as we build this big tent, our job is to make sure that we don't lose focus on what the goal is and continue to speak directly to the values of Wisconsinites all over.
Roland MartinHOST
Last question for you, and that is when Mandela Barnes ran for United States Senate, lost by a very small margin.
Roland MartinHOST
There was a 50,000 vote drop off in Milwaukee from the previous election.
Jim DuffyNARRATOR
Continuing, both Crowley and Bottoms have experience as chief executive, which may give them an edge compared to past black nominees in their respective states who did not.
Jim DuffyNARRATOR
Mandela Barnes, a former lieutenant governor who lost to Senator Ron Johnson in 2022, was previously a state legislator.
Jim DuffyNARRATOR
Georgia's former Democratic House Speaker, Stacey Abrams, was also a lawmaker before she lost races to Governor Brian Kemp in 2018 and 2022.
Jim DuffyNARRATOR
Bottoms' quest to succeed Kemp, the state's Republican governor, who was termed limited, will likely lead to a close race.
Jim DuffyNARRATOR
Continuing, both Crowley and Bottoms have experience as chief executive, which may give them an edge compared to past black nominees in their respective states who did not.
Jim DuffyNARRATOR
Mandela Barnes, a former lieutenant governor who lost to Senator Ron Johnson in 2022, was previously a state legislator.
Jim DuffyNARRATOR
Georgia's former Democratic House Speaker, Stacey Abrams, was also a lawmaker before she lost races to Governor Brian Kemp in 2018 and 2022.
Jim DuffyNARRATOR
Bottoms' quest to succeed Kemp, the state's Republican governor, who was termed limited, will likely lead to a close race.
Leeja MillerHOST
And the consequences of this have been on full display this primary season.
Leeja MillerHOST
Back in July, Mandela Barnes dropped out of the Wisconsin governor's race, citing to recent polls indicating that Francesca Hong had a huge lead as his reason for dropping out.
Leeja MillerHOST
Polls indicated Hong could beat her primary opponent, David Crowley, by double digit numbers, with one poll by a company called Median Strategies putting Hong ahead by 20 points.
Leeja MillerHOST
Instead, Crowley won the nomination.
Joan WalshGUEST
Right.
Joan WalshGUEST
Wait, what Mandela Barnes might have been the lieutenant.
Joan WalshGUEST
He was lieutenant governor.
Joan WalshGUEST
But yeah, there's a big there's a big difference.
Michael Starr HopkinsHOST
I mean- Because it was just- That race alone would have been a presidential race 20 years ago.
Ryan GrimGUEST
And then two years later, Mandela Barnes loses by 20,000 votes in Wisconsin underfunded.
Ryan GrimGUEST
They took money away from him, gave it to like Patty Murray in Washington and Maggie Hassan in New Hampshire.
Ryan GrimGUEST
And- The lady up in Maine, whose name I'm not required to remember because she lost.
David FarisGUEST
The 2020, was it 22 or 24? I think it was 22.
David FarisGUEST
Senate race in Wisconsin where Mandela Barnes, who was considered, again, the progressive in the race, even though like this time around, he wasn't.
David FarisGUEST
He wasn't the furthest left in the race, but then he was.
David FarisGUEST
Yes.
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