Democrat Senate candidate calls Obama for help after slipping in polls: Report
foxnews.comDemocratic Senate Candidate Mandela Barnes called on President Barack Obama for help after he began slipping in the polls for his Wisconsin Senate race against incumbent Republican Sen.
Ron Johnson, Politico reported Thursday. Members of Barnes' political campaign reached out to Obama's team in recent days in hopes of getting the popular former president to make an appearance in the final days before election day, the outlet reported.
Obama isn't the only high-level Democrat who may appear in Wisconsin soon, however, as Vice President Kamala Harris and Sen.
Bernie Sanders, I-VT, are reportedly likely to make the trip. Recent polling shows Johnson having a 6-point lead over Mandela in the final weeks before Election Day.The Wednesday poll from Marquette Law School found that Johnson was entering the final stretch with 52% support from likely voters, while Mandela had 46%.
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