MADISON, Wis. — Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder campaigned with Senate candidate Mandela Barnes in Madison Wednesday, the latest national figure to campaign for Wisconsin Democrats in the final days before the election.
Holder joined Barnes for a canvass kickoff on the city’s near east side Wednesday evening. The former attorney general urged voters to cast their ballots for Barnes, who is locked in a tight race with incumbent Republican Sen. Ron Johnson, as well as Democrats in down-ballot races.
The latest Marquette University Law School poll released Wednesday shows Johnson with a two-point advantage over Barnes, which is within the margin of error.
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“I look at Ron Johnson and I think to myself he’s not only running against Mandela, he’s running against FDR because he’s against Social Security. He’s running against Lyndon Johnson because he’s against Medicaid and Medicare,” Holder said.
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For his part, Johnson campaigned in Marshfield, Chippewa Falls, Menomonie, River Falls, Hudson and Ladysmith Wednesday as part of his bus tour of the state in the days leading up to the Nov. 8 election.
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