ICYMI: The Recombobulation Area is in The New York Times
Dan Shafer writes in The New York Times Opinion section on Democratic nominee Mandela Barnes and the race for Senate in Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin held its partisan primary yesterday. While we’re still processing the results (we’ll be recombobulating soon enough!), we wanted to share with you something pretty exciting.
The Recombobulation Area is in The New York Times!
In the Opinion section, our piece covers Mandela Barnes, the race for Senate in Wisconsin, and a generational shift unfolding in American politics.
The column is here:
‘Meet Mandela Barnes, the 35-Year-Old Candidate Working to Oust Ron Johnson’


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Dan Shafer is a journalist from Milwaukee who writes and publishes The Recombobulation Area. He previously worked at Seattle Magazine, Seattle Business Magazine, the Milwaukee Business Journal, Milwaukee Magazine, and BizTimes Milwaukee. He’s also written for The New York Times, The Daily Beast, Heartland Signal, Belt Magazine, WisPolitics, and Milwaukee Record. He’s won 13 Milwaukee Press Club Excellence in Journalism Awards. He’s on Twitter at @DanRShafer.
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