A tale of 2 lieutenant governors trying to expand Dems' Senate majority
13.06 2022:
John Fetterman and Mandela Barnes are both testing if battleground states will elect liberals to the Senate. That's not where the similarities between the two tall and bald men stop.
Wisconsin Lt. Gov…
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