trying toti take corporations t task on this. but it is not a strong enough piece of the broader message about what is happening to the american people here. totally agree. i was a skeptic in terms of what was true. over time, it is clear. i m going to run so that i can come to your set where you ll be first guest. see you in a few. don t get stuck in the elevator. see you soon. thank you for joining us. we ll be joined live by chris hayes and wisconsin senate candidate mandela barns. election day is a week away. he s in an extremely tight race against ron johnson. the outcome of that race could determine control of the u.s. senate. on its own makes the stakes high in wisconsin. even more than that, even more than that, is a lot is on the line here. if wisconsin s democratic governor tony evers loses his s
candidates in wisconsin race has new tv ads making last final appeals to voters and tony ibus was on at tack against his chag challenger and with mandela barns blasting the republican incumbent senator ron johnson. but neither gop candidate is mentioning their opponents in their ads. cnn correspondent omar jimenez joins us live from wisconsin. omar, so quite different messages. tell us what they re saying. reporter: they are, jim. all of these candidates are trying to paint a final message with a few days to the election here in wisconsin and across the country. and the senate race, mandela barns is clearly trying to bring the fight to senator ron johnson, saying that he is someone that is only in it for himself and not for wisconsinites. senator ron johnson has tried to paint himself as someone who
really didn t have a shot to win re-election. eep back in 2016. of course, he rode president trump s popularity in the state to victory. why as we see the president, why has he struggled to beat someone who is widely viewed as vulnerable candidate? why is he struggling? you see the president and fetterman shaking hands. republicans are coming home. as republicans want to do in an election where they feel the opponent in this case, mandela barns, isn t cutting the mustard. isn t getting giving that feel they can do the job that is worth their vote to go across the aisle. so a lot of the republicans center right voters are particularly independents are coming back and settling with johnson. doesn t mean that s where they re going to stay. there is still some opportunity here to make the case. again this is another example where the crime issue coupled
who committed or attempted murder. and they were horrific murders. we have had a few weeks to tell the truth about mandela barns. it seems as though the position is going away from him. he modified that. do you think he changed? not at all. what was reported yesterday, in 2015-2016, he appeared on russia today. denouncing police. he played into vladimir putin s hands. he s being used as a propaganda tool of th exposing their corruption
who committed or attempted murder. and they were horrific murders. we have had a few weeks to tell the truth about mandela barns. it seems as though the position is going away from him. he modified that. do you think he changed? not at all. what was reported yesterday, in 2015-2016, he appeared on russia today. denouncing police. he played into vladimir putin s hands. he s being used as a propaganda tool of the war criminal vladimir putin. brian: we heard that the democrats want ron johnson out. why do you think they are targeting you? i m exposing their corruption