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Michael Sainato

Working-class ER nurse seeks to flip battleground Wisconsin House seat

a man speaks to people in a room
Mitchell Berman speaks next to representative Mark Pocan at the Racine county Democratic party headquarters in Racine, Wisconsin, on 21 August 2026. Photograph: Mark Hertzberg/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock

Democrats are targeting vulnerable seats this midterm election with working-class candidates they hope will resonate with voters exhausted by the economy.

Some candidates are new to politics, and many have backgrounds as union members and leaders, which the party hopes will give them an edge over Republican incumbents as people have grown weary of Washington and the higher cost of living.

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