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Part of the problem with the Waukesha case specifically is that the case the suspect was out on bail for was charged in Milwaukee County, which has a long history of not properly setting bail. Lots of people in Wisconsin blame Milwaukee County for basically everything in Wisconsin. It is not completely fair by any means but like all large cities the City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County have long, long track records of doing really dumb things when it comes to probation and parole.

Barnes was the pick of the progressive left in Madison and Milwaukee and he just doesn’t resonate with a lot of suburban voters and that’s a huge problem, along with he needs votes outside of metro Milwaukee and Madison to win and as someone who lives in Wisconsin I don’t see how he gets there. I can see a lot of people voting for Evers in the Governor’s race and simply skipping the Senate race because neither candidate appeals to moderate voters for different reasons.

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