'Now, we take the fight to Ron Johnson,' said TheOtherMandela.
he would favor turning Social Security and Medicare into"discretionary spending" programs, further opening the door to cuts.
In a statement late Tuesday, Barnes declared that Johnson"has spent his decade in Washington serving the special interests who donate millions to his campaign while he calls to repeal the Affordable Care Act and slash Social Security funding." Along with Pennsylvania, where Lt. Gov. John Fetterman is taking on ultra-rich ex-TV personality Dr. Oz, Wisconsin is
"Even before he got in the race, we knew Mandela was the candidate who could build a winning coalition to take on Ron Johnson," said Maurice Mitchell, national director of the Working Families Party."All his life, Mandela has been bringing people together across race and place. Tonight is the starting gun for what may be the make-or-break election of the year."
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