“In a stunning move with less than two weeks before the primary, Milwaukee Bucks executive Alex Lasry (D) is dropping out of the Democratic U.S. Senate race after having spent more than $12.3 million on the contest,” the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
“Lasry’s withdrawal puts Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes (D) in the driver’s seat to win the Aug. 9 primary and face Sen. Ron Johnson (R) in the fall… Lasry is expected to endorse Barnes.”
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