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Mandela Barnes: “The issues are actually, they're all the same [in rural and…”

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 08:18

And as I travel the state, and I've traveled the state as an elected official, I've traveled the state out of office as an organizer, as a private citizen. And the one glaringly obvious part, or what became glaringly obvious to me is that The issues are actually, they're all the same [in rural and urban Wisconsin]. And there are bad faith politicians, many of them on the Republican side of the aisle, that only seek to employ the politics of division, only want us to dislike each other because they don't have ideas, they aren't bringing anything new to the table. (08:18–08:28)

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Asserts that rural and urban Wisconsin face the same issues.

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