Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

April 16, 2026 at 4:14 PM

It’s past time to raise the minimum wage

[ stdin# ][IMG] For years, Republicans have gotten away with gerrymandering our state to their advantage. Wisconsin is historically a 50-50 state, but Republicans still claim 6 of our 8 Congressional Districts and sizable majorities in the State Legislature. This is a result of Republican l…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

April 16, 2026 at 12:35 AM

Let me lay this out for you:

[ stdin# ][IMG] Let me lay this out for you: Polling shows I am the most competitive Democrat to win in Wisconsin. This governor’s race is going to be one of the most expensive and tightly contested in the country. If you want Wisconsin to stay blue, I am humbly asking you to make an …

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

April 15, 2026 at 8:19 PM

Little Mandela

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

April 15, 2026 at 2:07 PM

The harsh reality is:

[ stdin# ][IMG] Rise and shine! It’s Mandela Barnes. I hope you’ll read this important email. I’m running for Governor in Wisconsin, one of the tightest battleground states in the country. I will stand up to Donald Trump and his Washington crowd to do what’s best for Wisconsin. But we ha…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

April 15, 2026 at 1:04 AM

Sorry it’s late, but you have to see this

[ stdin# ][IMG] Sorry to bother you so late, but you have to see this: Tom Tiffany just announced that he’s placing a seven-figure ad buy across Wisconsin. We have to get on the air to fight back against these ad buys powered by Donald Trump and his MAGA billionaire buddies, but right no…

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  Darby (Team Mandela Barnes) · [email protected]

April 14, 2026 at 7:31 PM

Campaign memo

[ stdin# ][IMG] Darby, Mandela Barnes’ Campaign Manager here: Election Day is going to be here before you know it, and while Team Barnes is building up our campaign each and every day, we need supporters like you to continue to help us prepare to win. If that’s all you need to hear to su…

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  Barnes HQ · [email protected]

April 14, 2026 at 5:27 PM

What’s happening in Wisconsin

[ stdin# ][IMG] Wait! Please don’t click away just yet. We’ll get right to it: Election Day will be here before we know it, and we here at Barnes HQ are doing everything in our power to be ready to win. That starts with the support of supporters like you who make this team click. ([link re…

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  LeVar Burton · [email protected]

April 13, 2026 at 11:42 PM

Where we go from here

[ stdin# ][IMG] Hi, LeVar Burton here. You might know me from Roots, Reading Rainbow, or Star Trek: The Next Generation. Today, I’m more than proud to share that I'm endorsing my good friend Mandela Barnes to be the next governor of Wisconsin. This is a critical moment in our country – …

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  Mandela Barnes for Governor · [email protected]

April 13, 2026 at 7:27 PM

If you knew…

[ stdin# ][IMG] If you knew that your $3 would send Mandela Barnes to Madison, where he'll take on corporate greed and fight for working people, wouldn't you make that contribution immediately? If you knew that your $3 contribution could be the difference between a defender of Wisconsinites…

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  MandelaBarnes.com · [email protected]

April 12, 2026 at 5:40 PM

Demand Fair Maps NOW

[ stdin# ][IMG] For years, Republicans have gotten away with gerrymandering our state to their advantage. Wisconsin is historically a 50-50 state, but Republicans still claim 6 of our 8 Congressional Districts and sizable majorities in the State Legislature. This is a result of Republican l…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

April 11, 2026 at 4:55 PM

It’s time to get moving

[ stdin# ][IMG] Here’s the deal, I’ve got good news and bad news. I’ll start with the bad news: Wisconsin is one of the only gubernatorial races that is a true toss-up in 2026, which means this race really could go either way. There is a very real chance that we could lose this race. Don…

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  Team Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

April 10, 2026 at 8:12 PM

MAGA’s top target

[ stdin# ][IMG] We can’t lose sight of what’s at stake in Wisconsin. Trump wants absolute power. He wants to crush opposition. He wants to clear the path for a complete MAGA takeover in Wisconsin and across the country. It’s the Governor’s duty to protect Wisconsin from dysfunction in W…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

April 10, 2026 at 2:03 PM

The harsh reality:

[ stdin# ][IMG] Rise and shine! It’s Mandela Barnes. I hope you’ll read this important email. I’m running for Governor in Wisconsin, one of the tightest battleground states in the country. I will stand up to Donald Trump and his Washington crowd to do what’s best for Wisconsin. But we ha…

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  Team Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

April 9, 2026 at 5:42 PM

Humbly asking for 30 seconds

[ stdin# ][IMG] Hey there, We’ll be as honest as we possibly can about where things currently stand in this race. Republicans are spending big money on attack ads, directly going after Mandela. They’ve seen the same polling as us – and they know Mandela is our best chance to win this rac…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

April 8, 2026 at 9:28 PM

Let’s be honest

[ stdin# ][IMG] Thank you for opening this email. Let’s be honest for a moment: the campaign finance system is broken. Right now, MAGA billionaires are abusing the breaks in that system to flood our state with negative ads attacking me. They’re trying to bury our campaign early. Aski…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

April 8, 2026 at 3:30 PM

Start your day with some good news:

[ stdin# ][IMG] INSERT PLAIN TEXT HERE   [ [link removed] ]CONTRIBUTE NOW » Paid for by Mandela for Wisconsin P.O. Box 90541 Milwaukee, WI 53209 You can unsubscribe from this mailing list at any time: […

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  Team Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

April 7, 2026 at 7:37 PM

We’re hoping you’re different, friend

[ stdin# ][IMG] To all of Mandela Barnes’ supporters: Please don’t scroll past this short but important email. Today is Tuesday, April 7th, 2026. We’ll get straight to the point: we’re asking you to make a $10 contribution to help Mandela Barnes keep Wisconsin blue. If everyone reading t…

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  Barnes HQ · [email protected]

April 6, 2026 at 4:16 PM

Is there anything we can say ?

[ stdin# ][IMG] What can we say to convince you to chip in to this campaign? We don’t expect you to give every time we reach out, but we do need to be honest: Our movement only succeeds if you’re in it. We’re powered by grassroots donations. So, we wanted to ask: is there anything we can…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

April 5, 2026 at 10:26 PM

An inside look

[ stdin# ][IMG] I’ll be real: your inbox is probably a disaster zone of political emails right now. Most of them are filled with fake "triple-match" deadlines or claims that the world is ending in five minutes. I don’t want to be that guy. I want to tell you exactly where your money goes an…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

April 4, 2026 at 4:56 PM

Difficult decisions

[ stdin# ][IMG] I’ll be honest with you, our campaign is facing some difficult budget decisions, and I need your help if we’re going to close the gap. Tom Tiffany and Republicans are on the airwaves attacking me nonstop, and to fight back, our team has to get aggressive. But in order to do …

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  Team Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

April 3, 2026 at 4:17 PM

Make your endorsement today

[ stdin# ][IMG] Mandela Barnes is running on a bold vision for the future of Wisconsin, because he knows that folks are ready for real change. This vision has led to Mandela receiving the endorsement of state and local leaders across Wisconsin. But he’s still missing the most important endo…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

April 1, 2026 at 2:18 PM

You made this possible

[ stdin# ][IMG] I wanted to be the first to deliver you the good news: 🎉We hit our March fundraising goal!🎉 I’ll be honest with you, fundraising is one of my least favorite parts about running for Governor, but if we’re going to win in November, we have to make sure we have the resources…

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  Mandela Barnes (personal) · [email protected]

April 1, 2026 at 1:38 AM

midnight

[ stdin# ][IMG] I know you’ve heard a lot from my team over the past few days about our midnight deadline, but I wanted to make sure you heard from me personally about why hitting our goal is so critical. Just last week, a poll showed me and GOP frontrunner Tom Tiffany in a statistical tie …

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

March 31, 2026 at 4:47 PM

Like the back of my hand

[ stdin# ][IMG] I know the price of milk like the back of my hand. And I’m not just saying that. I have a literal tattoo of a carton of milk – because that’s how seriously I take the cost of living for our families here in Wisconsin. While politicians like Tom Tiffany play games in Washi…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

March 30, 2026 at 11:09 PM

They’re flipping WI Red

[ stdin# ][IMG] Rebecca, National Hotline just named Wisconsin’s governor’s seat as one of the likeliest to flip this fall. A flip would mean Wisconsin would fall into the hands of my Republican opponent, Tom Tiffany. He already has the backing of Donald Trump and a $2 million warchest beca…

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  Team Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

March 30, 2026 at 8:07 PM

Just hear us out:

[ stdin# ][IMG] Wait! Please don’t click away just yet. We’ll get right to it: we still have $5,951 left to raise by midnight tomorrow. Hitting our end-of-quarter fundraising goal means we’ll have enough resources to take on our far-right opponent, Tom Tiffany. Our Republican oppone…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

March 29, 2026 at 11:49 PM

650 miles.

[ stdin# ][IMG] 650 miles. That’s how many miles we racked up this week going out on the campaign trail, and I want to tell you about what we saw: We saw gas stations with prices going through the roof, thanks to MAGA’s unquestioning support of Trump’s illegal wars – which my Republican …

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

March 29, 2026 at 5:27 PM

👟👟👟

[ stdin# ][IMG] Friend – this will be a marathon, not a sprint. Going against dark money is tough, but it’s worth it to show that grassroots strength from neighbors and community members is more powerful than special interests. I’m running to build a future where we can deliver bold chan…

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  Arthur, Campaign Spokespup · [email protected]

March 28, 2026 at 10:51 PM

🐶 Hi there

[ stdin# ][IMG] It’s Arthur here - your favorite campaign spokespup! I always love when I get the paw-pportunity to talk to my – I mean Mandela’s – biggest supporters. But this time, I have some rough news… We are just a couple of days out from our end-of-quarter fundraising deadline,…

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  Barnes HQ · [email protected]

March 28, 2026 at 6:07 PM

⚠️FLIP ALERT

[ stdin# ][IMG] According to the National Journal Hotline: Wisconsin governor's seat is one of the likeliest to FLIP Republican Tom Tiffany has: * A $2 million war chest * Trump's endorsement * Attack ads against us on the air right now Your support now helps us get on the air to figh…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

March 27, 2026 at 10:47 PM

This isn’t going to everyone

[ stdin# ][IMG] Hey — Mandela Barnes here. You’ve probably been getting a lot of messages from people asking you to donate, but this email isn’t going to everyone. It’s just going to a select few people that have been our strongest supporters in this race. I have to ask you for a favo…

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  Team Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

March 27, 2026 at 6:22 PM

They don’t want you to donate

[ stdin# ][IMG] Here’s the reality: Republicans want you to DELETE this email. They DON’T want you to donate And they DEFINITELY want you to tune out of our race so they can control the narrative. We can’t let that happen – and with our end-of-quarter deadline rapidly approaching, …

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  Shelby, Team Barnes · [email protected]

March 26, 2026 at 8:22 PM

Ugh

[ stdin# ][IMG] This is Shelby, Mandela’s Finance Director. I reached out to you a few weeks ago about our critical end-of-quarter deadline coming up at the end of the month. We knew hitting a $50,000 goal wouldn’t be easy, but here’s the thing: we have a lot of ground to make up if we’re g…

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  Mandela Barnes HQ · [email protected]

March 26, 2026 at 4:22 PM

Let’s go Brewers

[ stdin# ][IMG] Believe it or not – the best time of the year is back: baseball season. The air is fresh. The weather is warming up. And the Brewers play later today. What could possibly make this moment any better? How about some Mandela Barnes merch to celebrate the start of the season…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

March 25, 2026 at 5:22 PM

Hard pass

[ stdin# ][IMG] Rebecca, National Hotline just named Wisconsin’s governor’s seat as one of the likeliest to flip this fall. A flip would mean Wisconsin would fall into the hands of my Republican opponent, Tom Tiffany. He already has the backing of Donald Trump and a $2 million warchest beca…

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  Mandela Barnes for Wisconsin · [email protected]

March 24, 2026 at 6:06 PM

Brand new polling news

[ stdin# ][IMG] Hi! We hope you won’t scroll past this important email. We just got some big polling news we want to share with you: Likely Voters, 3/13 - 3/19, TIPP/League for Workers Mandela Barnes: 43% Tom Tiffany: 41% 🚨This race is statistically TIED. A tossup. A dead heat. …

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

March 24, 2026 at 12:19 AM

They’re flipping WI Red

[ stdin# ][IMG] Rebecca, National Hotline just named Wisconsin’s governor’s seat as one of the likeliest to flip this fall. A flip would mean Wisconsin would fall into the hands of my Republican opponent, Tom Tiffany. He already has the backing of Donald Trump and a $2 million warchest beca…

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  Barnes HQ · [email protected]

March 22, 2026 at 7:27 PM

Get your yard sign today!

[ stdin# ][IMG] Barnes HQ here – last week's snow is finally showing signs of melting, and the ground will be thawing before we know it. That means it’s time to stock up on yard signs to help show your support for Mandela’s campaign and spread the word about his vision for Wisconsin! Get…

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  Team Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

March 21, 2026 at 8:28 PM

Consider this:

[ stdin# ][IMG] There are some things you can just count on, like that Wisconsin elections go down to the wire. This is one of the most competitive battleground states in the nation. Our races for president, governor, and Senate were decided by fewer than 30,000 votes in 2024, 2022, and 201…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

March 21, 2026 at 5:18 PM

The fork in the road

[ stdin# ][IMG] Hi, I’m running for governor because our state is at a critical crossroads — and I’m asking for your support today because the stakes couldn’t be higher. If Trump-endorsed Republican Tom Tiffany wins this race, he’ll run things the Washington Way — rampant dysfunction, fa…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

March 20, 2026 at 10:27 PM

A question for you

[ stdin# ][IMG] Hi Patrick, this email’s going to be a little longer because I want to make sure you know who I am and why I’m running. And yes, I am going to ask you for your support at the end, so if you’re short on time, you can click here to pitch in now. My story started in the heart o…

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  Barnes HQ · [email protected]

March 20, 2026 at 1:19 AM

Crystal Ball says this will be a toss-up

[ stdin# ][IMG] We have a breaking update: Crystal Ball has named us as one of three toss-up governor’s races in the country. It's official: This is a TOSS-UP RACE That means this race could come down to as few votes as the number of people reading this email. Will you help us tip the sc…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

March 19, 2026 at 8:18 PM

Let me reintroduce myself

[ stdin# ][IMG] Hi Patrick, this email’s going to be a little longer because I want to make sure you know who I am and why I’m running. And yes, I am going to ask you for your support at the end, so if you’re short on time, you can click here to pitch in now. My story started in the heart o…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

March 19, 2026 at 12:09 AM

Project 2025 IN Wisconsin

[ stdin# ][IMG] I need to ask if you can chip in any amount to our campaign for governor in Wisconsin — here’s why: Tom Tiffany, the Trump-endorsed Republican in this race, has already started running attack ads against me. We know he won’t stop slinging mud because he’s already raised o…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

March 18, 2026 at 2:47 PM

my decision

[ stdin# ][IMG] Friend, I didn’t make this decision lightly. When I announced my campaign for governor of Wisconsin, I did it because I saw how much our working families were struggling – and what would be at stake if a Republican was elected to lead this state. Healthcare costs are skyr…

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  Darby Shea O’Connor · [email protected]

March 17, 2026 at 11:49 PM

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

[ stdin# ][IMG] 🎩 Happy St. Patrick’s Day! 🌈 As much as I’d love to find a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow to power our campaign, luck won’t win this race — hard work will. It’s why Mandela has been traveling all over Wisconsin and meeting people where they’re at: on their farms, a…

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  Arthur, Campaign Spokespup · [email protected]

March 16, 2026 at 11:08 PM

It’s Arthur, I have barking news

[ stdin# ][IMG] Friend, it’s Arthur here - I had so much fun hearing from all of you after my last message as Mandela Barnes’ official campaign spokespup 🐶 Today, I am a little bit stressed to be honest. It’s our mid-month fundraising deadline, and we still need to raise $5,201 by midnig…

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  Team Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

March 15, 2026 at 10:58 PM

You probably don’t hear this often

[ stdin# ][IMG] With just two weeks until our end-of-quarter fundraising deadline, we’re going to say something you won’t hear from most campaigns: Please don’t donate just because we’re in your inbox. We’re building a team of supporters who truly believe in Mandela’s vision of the Wis…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

March 14, 2026 at 7:38 PM

I’m 100% sure: Tom Tiffany is unfit to be Governor

[ stdin# ][IMG] 100%. Tom Tiffany votes with Donald Trump 100% of the time in Congress. Tiffany claims to be an ‘independent voice’ for Wisconsin — but he’s stood with the president every step of the way. Maybe Tom Tiffany thinks we’ve forgotten about his extremist record, but we have…

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  Shelby, Team Barnes · [email protected]

March 14, 2026 at 12:08 AM

I usually don’t write these emails

[ stdin# ][IMG] Hi, Shelby here! I’m Mandela’s Finance Director, which means I’m usually poring over our numbers instead of writing these emails. But today, I wanted to reach out and give you a peek behind the curtain — and of course, I wouldn’t be doing my job if I didn’t ask you to con…

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