Mandela Barnes: “Instead of changing our dreams, we have got to change the game.”

We have to tax the wealthiest in our society and restore opportunity.

In order for us to truly make Wisconsin the place that it can and should be — not just to catch up to our Midwest neighbors, but to lead this entire country in terms of progress — I have put in that work.

It is a politicized issue. It’s very hard to find common ground with Republicans because the party has become essentially the Republican party of one person.

If you want to build a real democracy, it is about not just working with the basic folks that you’ve known forever... but we’re in the business of addition.