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One Candidate for Wisconsin’s Senate Race Wants to Put the State ‘In the Driver’s Seat’ of the Clean Energy Economy. The Other Calls Climate Science ‘Lunacy’

Democratic candidate Mandela Barnes was the chair of the state’s first task force on climate change. His competitor, Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, suggested that human-caused climate change was “BS.” Johnson leads in the polls.

By Aydali Campa

LEFT: Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, who is running to become the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate, greets guests during a campaign event at The Wicked Hop on Aug. 7, 2022 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images RIGHT: Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) arrives a rally on Oct. 25, 2022 in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Latest "Dirty Dozen" Inductees in Good Position to Win Senate Seats

By Elizabeth McGowan

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