Morning Digest: Mandela Barnes wraps up huge week as all three major rivals bow out and endorse him
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● WI-Sen: Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes all but locked up the Democratic nomination for Senate on Friday when his last remaining major rival, state Treasurer Sarah Godlewski, abandoned her campaign and gave him her endorsement ahead of Wisconsin's Aug. 9 primary.