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Mandela Barnes: “Milwaukee had the highest voter turnout, the 50 largest…”

Featuring: Mandela Barnes, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Wisconsin

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Mandela Barnes Announces Governor Run: First Interview on Fighting for Wisconsin's Future

Published | Video Starts at 04:28

As we know, we've had a steep decline in black voter participation since 2012. It has been our mission, it has been our goal to reverse that trend. And we have done it. In last November's election, Milwaukee had the highest voter turnout, the 50 largest cities in the entire country [in last November's election]. And it wasn't just, and it's not just to get off the boat operation. We're talking about year round organizing, talking about issues, talking about engagement. (04:28–04:35)

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Asserts that Milwaukee led voter turnout among the 50 largest U.S. cities in the last election.

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