Barnes takes the fight to Johnson in Wisconsin Senate debate

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : I want to save Social Security.
47% :The pair also sparred over abortion, inflation and immigration.
45% :Johnson was also hit by Barnes over past comments where he suggested that Social Security and Medicare should be eliminated as mandatory spending programs, and instead be approved by Congress as discretionary.
37% :Asked about his position on abortion, Johnson said that the issue should be left to the states rather than be decided at the federal level.
36% : An 1849 law banning abortion led clinics in Wisconsin to stop providing abortions following the fall of Roe v. Wade, with the exception of when the mother's life is threatened.
34% : Other Democrats have been privately critical of campaign errors, such as when he removed the names of two law enforcement officials from his list of endorsements after one said he didn't endorse him and another said he backs him but was not aware he would be on such a list.
33% : Johnson likewise sought to paint his opponent as too far to the left, saying that Barnes supports "allowing abortion right up to moment of birth," is "opposed to fully funding police budgets," and "wrote the bill to eliminate cash bail."
32% : Barnes has sought to change the conversation from one about crime to abortion, launching his first negative spot against Johnson this week focused on the issue.
31% : On Friday, CNN reported that Barnes had in the past signaled that he backed abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement and reducing police budgets, despite stating in a campaign commercial that it is a "lie" that he wants to eliminate ICE and defund law enforcement.

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