Democrat Congressman Ron Kind's announcement that he won’t run for re-election has massive implications, not just in Wisconsin but across the country. It clearly signals that even long-term Democrat incumbents in swing districts like Kind's are getting polling and fundraising numbers that indicate they won't win next year.
This also helps explain why Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes jumped into a crowded Democratic Senate primary instead of running for re-election with Governor Tony Evers: He clearly believes that it isn't likely Evers will win re-election.
Dan O'Donnell breaks down the implications of Kind's exit and discusses the state of the race now with Republican congressional candidate Derrick Van Orden: