Mandela Barnes' Senate bid may ride on Milwaukee's Black turnout
HARM VENHUIZEN
Associated Press/Report for America
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FILE - Wisconsin Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes talks to supporters at a luncheon Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
HARM VENHUIZEN
Associated Press/Report for America
MILWAUKEE — Standing beside the pulpit at King Solomon Missionary Baptist Church on a crisp fall Sunday morning, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes was preaching to the choir — they were assembled behind him, clad in blue and gold robes.
FILE - Wisconsin Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes waits in line to cast his ballot on the first day of early voting Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
FILE - Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson speaks at a rally with supporters Oct. 25, 2022, in Waukesha, Wis. In Wisconsin's tight U.S. Senate race, Democrat Mandela Barnes' chances to unseat two-term Johnson may rest with how well he turns out Black voters who don't always show up in big numbers. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
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FILE - Wisconsin Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes talks to supporters at a luncheon Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
FILE - Wisconsin Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes waits in line to cast his ballot on the first day of early voting Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
FILE - Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson speaks at a rally with supporters Oct. 25, 2022, in Waukesha, Wis. In Wisconsin's tight U.S. Senate race, Democrat Mandela Barnes' chances to unseat two-term Johnson may rest with how well he turns out Black voters who don't always show up in big numbers. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
