Ron Johnson, Mandela Barnes on the offensive in fierce second debate
ALEXANDER SHUR and LUCAS ROBINSON
Wisconsin State Journal
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U.S. Senate candidates Mandela Barnes, left, and Ron Johnson are introduced during a televised debate Thursday in Milwaukee.
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U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., left, and his Democratic challenger Mandela Barnes shake hands before a televised debate, Friday, Oct. 7, 2022, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
ALEXANDER SHUR and LUCAS ROBINSON
Wisconsin State Journal
In the last scheduled U.S. Senate debate, Republican Sen. Ron Johnson and Democratic Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes repeatedly went after each other’s records Thursday with a far livelier and more aggressive energy than in last week’s showdown.
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Sen. Ron slammed the impeachment over the weekend as “vindictive and divisive,” and possibly a “diversionary operation” by Democrats to distract from security lapses at the U.S. Capitol.
With a new order announced, Republicans may be forced to start the process all over again to vote down the governor's emergency order and accompanying mask mandate, but the most likely outcome appears to be an eventual court decision.
Deborah Kerr said she has also voted for Republicans and tells GOP audiences on the campaign trail for the officially nonpartisan race that she is a "pragmatic Democrat."
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., left, and his Democratic challenger Mandela Barnes shake hands before a televised debate, Friday, Oct. 7, 2022, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
