"I heard it about 30 seconds ago. Yeah, surprised."
NEW: Gov. Evers responding to @NickBohrWISN about Mandela Barnes dropping out: "I have to believe it's something relatively important."
Evers endorsed David Crowley: "He's the best candidate running even if Mandela was in."
Mandela Barnes on now trailing Francesca Hong by 22 points in new Marquette poll: "So we are deep in the 4th quarter right now. While there is just a little bit of time on the clock, there's still a lot of voters to talk to ... We came in with strength. We still have strength."
New Marquette Law School poll on Dem primary for gov taken July 22-27
Hong: 38%
Barnes: 16%
Crowley: 7%
Brennan: 2%
Roys: 2%
Undecided: 34%
407 Dem primary voters, margin +/-6.6%