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U.S. NEWS Monday 27 June 2022
Wisconsin Democrats focus ire on Republican Sen. Johnson

By SCOTT BAUER long time ago,” Godlewski
Associated Press said. Nelson, who has tried
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wis- to run a humor-infused,
consin Democrats looking folksy campaign similar to
to unseat Republican Sen. former Sen. Russ Feingold’s
Ron Johnson focused their first bid for office 30 years
attacks on him Sunday, ago, had some of the stron-
and not each other, as the gest words for Johnson,
eight candidates made calling him a “lying, trea-
their case to party activ- son-loving, woman-hating,
ists at the state convention Putin stooge.”
held six weeks before the He likened his own can-
primary. didacy to a “strong Wis-
The Democratic Senate consin beer,” holding up a
candidates blasted John- bottle of Spotted Cow from
son for his attempt to de- New Glarus Brewing Co.
liver fake Republican Elec- and compared the other
toral College ballots to Democratic candidates to
then-Vice President Mike a bottle of Bud Light.
Pence on Jan. 6, 2021, his Olikara, running his first
skepticism over COVID-19 campaign for office, em-
vaccines, his voting for a phasized his work leading
tax law that benefited him, the Millennial Action Proj-
and his support for over- in this Aug. 27, 2020, file photo, Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes speaks during a news confer- ect, which lobbied Con-
turning Roe v. Wade. ence in Kenosha, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash. File) gress to enact bipartisan
The race in Wisconsin, legislation. He said the best
which Donald Trump car- er of a plastics company. He also contrasted himself ty Executive Tom Nelson, ideas in Congress should
ried in 2016 but President “It feels like the deck is with Johnson and blasted political organizer Steven be coming from regular
Joe Biden won in 2020, stacked against us,” Barnes him for not fighting to per- Olikara, restaurant owner people, “not the big mon-
could determine which said at the convention in suade Oshkosh Defense to Kou Lee, state emergency ey special interests.”
party control the Senate. La Crosse. “We don’t want locate 1,000 jobs in Wiscon- management administra- The candidate were largely
Polls show a tight Demo- a hand out, we just want a sin rather than South Caro- tor Darrell Williams and at- united on the issues, voic-
cratic primary between Lt. fair shot. And we know we lina. torney Peter Peckarsky. ing support not for abor-
Gov. Mandela Barnes and will never get that fair shot “He’s attacked organized Godlewski, the only woman tion rights, also gun control,
Alex Lasry, who is on leave as long as Ron Johnson is in labor,” Lasry said. “Spread in the race, said she would ending the Senate filibuster,
from his job as an executive the Senate.” lies about COVID. Tried to work to pass a law legaliz- expanding voter rights and
for the Milwaukee Bucks. Lasry, a millionaire, touted overthrow the government. ing abortion now that the fighting climate change.
Barnes highlighted his up- his union support, his work And he’s even advocating Supreme Court has over- The winner of the Aug. 9
bringing in a “hard work- to build the Fiserv Forum to ship Wisconsin jobs to turned Roe v. Wade. primary will advance to
ing union household” in where the Bucks play and South Carolina.” “If we had more Demo- face Johnson, who is seek-
Milwaukee and contrasted his role getting the Demo- Other candidates include cratic women at that U.S. ing a third term after previ-
that with Johnson, who is a cratic National Convention state Treasurer Sarah Go- Senate table, we would ously promising to not run
millionaire and former own- to be in Milwaukee in 2020. dlewski, Outagamie Coun- have gotten this done a again.q

Pride parades march on with new urgency across U.S

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN traveled to Manhattan day’s events were “an op-
NEW YORK (AP) — Pride from Massachusetts. “I think portunity for us to not only
parades kicked off in New it’s about making a point, celebrate Pride, but be re-
York City and around the rather than all the other solved for the fight.”
country Sunday with glit- years like how we normally “We will not live in a world,
tering confetti, cheering celebrate it. This one’s re- not in my city, where our
crowds, fluttering rainbow ally gonna stand out. I think rights are taken from us or
flags and newfound fears a lot of angry people, not rolled back,” said Lightfoot,
about losing freedoms won even just women, angry Chicago’s first openly gay
through decades of activ- men, angry women.” mayor, and the first Black
ism. Thousands of people — woman to hold the office.
The annual marches in New many decked in pride In San Francisco, some
York, San Francisco, Chi- colors — lined the parade marchers and spectators
cago and elsewhere took route through Manhat- held signs condemning the
place just two days after tan, cheering as floats and court’s abortion ruling. U.S.
one conservative justice marchers passed by. Or- House Speaker Nancy Pe- Spectators watch as revelers march down Fifth Avenue during
on the Supreme Court sig- ganizers announced this losi, who rode in a convert- the annual NYC Pride March, Sunday, June 26, 2022, in New
naled, in a ruling on abor- weekend that a Planned ible holding a gavel and a York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
tion, that the court should Parenthood contingent rainbow fan, said the large
reconsider the right to would be at the front of the turnout was an acknowl- try knows and loves our LG- feats for the LGBTQ com-
same-sex marriage recog- parade. edgement that Americans BTQI+ community,” she told munity, including the pas-
nized in 2015. In Chicago, Mayor Lori support gay rights. KGO-TV. sage of laws in some states
“We’re here to make a Lightfoot called the top “Even in spite of the major- The warning shot from the limiting the discussion of
statement,” said 31-year- court ruling a “momentary ity on the court that’s anti nation’s top court came af- sexual orientation or gen-
old Mercedes Sharpe, who setback” and said Sun- our Constitution, our coun- ter a year of legislative de- der identity with children.q