Two debates were hosted in marquee political races in Wisconsin and Michigan, both battleground states. Catch up on what happened.
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From left, the candidates who debated Thursday: Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes and Senator Ron Johnson, in the Wisconsin Senate race; and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Tudor Dixon, in Michigan’s governor race.
Two debates were hosted in marquee political races in Wisconsin and Michigan, both battleground states. Catch up on what happened:
Wisconsin’s Senate contest
Read four takeaways from the debate.
Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, a Democrat trailing in Wisconsin polls and getting hammered by an onslaught of negative television advertising in his race to unseat Senator Ron Johnson, a Republican, tried mightily on Thursday evening in their debate to shift his campaign’s momentum. But he failed to create a singular moment destined to go viral on social and broadcast media.
It was a lively affair after last week’s relatively staid debate, but it is unlikely to change the course of the election.
Michigan’s race for governor
We have five takeaways from the debate.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, and Tudor Dixon, her Republican challenger, on Thursday gave debate viewers a clear contrast of the choice they will have on the Nov. 8 ballot: an outsider versus an experienced politician.
It was the first governor’s race in the state in which both contenders are women. Their next debate will be Oct. 25.
Source: nytimes.com
