Dem Kingmaker Jim Clyburn Endorses in Key Race for Senate (Mandela Barnes - WI)

[Celerity]

The key South Carolina rep will announce that his influential endorsement is going to the current frontrunner in the Wisconsin Democratic primary for U.S. Senate.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/democratic-kingmaker-rep-jim-clyburn-endorses-in-key-race-for-senate-wisconsin-mandela-barnes

Rep. Jim Clyburn of South Carolina, owner of one of the most coveted endorsements in Democratic politics, has given his seal of approval to a leading candidate in Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate race—a must-win for Democrats.

Clyburn will endorse Mandela Barnes, the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin, in his primary campaign to take on Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) in 2022, The Daily Beast has exclusively learned.

“Mandela is hands-down the best candidate to defeat Senator Ron Johnson, expand our majority in the United States Senate, and deliver results for the people of Wisconsin,” Clyburn says in his prepared endorsement.

If there’s one person President Joe Biden owes for getting him to the White House, it may be Clyburn. The No. 3 House Democrat’s endorsement the day before the Democratic primary in South Carolina propelled Biden to a win there and got his sagging campaign back on track.

[ColinC]

1. Strong progressive in a state with a strong progressive history.

Great choice! I look forward to seeing how this race goes.