As a marathon runner and Ironman finisher, Mandela Barnes knows no two races are alike - each can be challenging, punishing, and unpredictable. The same can be said in politics as Barnes launches a political comeback by officially jumping into the race for governor.

"The only way for our state to move forward is to reject the Washington Way and get things done the Wisconsin Way," Barnes said in a 90-second campaign video.

It's a late arrival in an already crowded Democratic primary field, but the former lieutenant governor will likely gain frontrunner status in part by his name recognition and support from previous statewide races. A Badger Battleground poll released in early October showed Barnes up on all of his democratic rivals in the race.

But this is a political marathon, and th

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