ALEXANDER SHUR and MITCHELL SCHMIDT
Wisconsin State Journal
To the Democrats at the top of the ticket this November, the answer is simple: Win or lose, Gov. Tony Evers and U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes say, they will accept the results.
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