Mandela Barnes: “Not a single incumbent lost statewide in 2022.”

“I'm the only person who's faced those sort of headwinds. I had over $50 million in negative spending during the last campaign cycle and my race was decided by one point. Not a single incumbent lost statewide in 2022. I overperformed. There was a poll that had me down like six points the week before the election. We organized, we showed up, unfortunately fell a little bit shy.” (08:33–08:38)

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