Barnes’ Senate bid may ride on Milwaukee’s Black turnout

Barnes’ Senate bid may ride on Milwaukee’s Black turnout

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Standing beside the pulpit at King Solomon Missionary Baptist Church on a crisp fall Sunday morning, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes was preaching to the choir

Barnes’ Senate bid may ride on Milwaukee’s Black turnout

Mandela Barnes, the state's lieutenant governor, seeks to become Wisconsin's first Black senator.

Mandela Barnes’ Senate bid may ride on Milwaukee’s Black turnout

As Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes seeks to become Wisconsin’s first Black U.S. senator, his chances may depend on voters who don't always turn out.

Barnes’ Senate bid may ride on Milwaukee’s Black turnout

Standing beside the pulpit at King Solomon Missionary Baptist Church on a crisp fall Sunday morning, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes was preaching to the choir - they were assembled behind him, clad in blue and gold robes.

Barnes’ Senate bid may ride on Milwaukee’s Black turnout

In the two weeks until Election Day, the Barnes campaign is doubling down on breaking through to young Black voters.

Barnes' Senate bid may ride on Milwaukee's Black turnout

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Standing beside the pulpit at King Solomon Missionary Baptist Church on a crisp fall Sunday morning, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes was preaching to the choir […]