Mandela Barnes drops out of the Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor

Mandela Barnes has dropped out of Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor

The former lieutenant governor ended his campaign less than two weeks before Aug. 11 Democratic primary, urging Democrats to unite.

The former lieutenant governor made the announcement in a video posted on his Facebook page as democratic socialist Francesca Hong has garnered strong support from the liberal wing of the party.

With a democratic socialist, Francesca Hong, leading in polls, former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes said he was ending his campaign in the closely divided state.

Mandela Barnes, the former lieutenant governor of Wisconsin and 2022 Democratic Senate nominee, dropped out of the Democratic gubernatorial primary race on Thursday. Barnes told staff in a conversation Wednesday that there is a “clear” choice for the Democratic nomination, implicitly acknowledging socialist Francesca H

Former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes (D) dropped out of the Wisconsin governor’s race Thursday as he struggled to gain traction in the polls. “It’s become very clear who our nominee is going to be,” Barnes said in a video posted to the social media platform X, later adding, “We have to do everything we possibly…

Mandela Barnes drops out of the Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor  Toronto Star

Mandela Barnes has dropped out of Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor

Mandela Barnes drops out of the Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor  AP News

Former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes said Thursday that he is dropping out of the Democratic race for governor in Wisconsin.

Democratic officials in the state have been bracing for the publication of damaging news reports about the former lieutenant governor.

Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls in Wisconsin took the stage Tuesday for a debate ahead of next week's primary. CBS News' Taurean Small has more.

A Democratic Socialist Bartender Rattles Party Elite in Run for Wisconsin Governor  WSJ

Francesca Hong's campaign said she doesn't recall her 2021 "Abolish the Senate" post and that it's not her current position in a comment to Fox News Digital.

Another far-Left socialist bartender running for governor in the American heartland is giving Democrats a fresh headache as the party reels from deep ideological divisions and mounting financial woes. Francesca Hong, a 37-year-old dues-paying member of the Democratic Socialists of America, is leading the crowded field

Early in-person voting is beginning in swing state Wisconsin’s chaotic Democratic primary for governor, with a democratic socialist trying to overcome the incumbent governor’s pick