FYI, this is the most pathetic excuse I have ever heard:
United States Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin) announced his bid for a third term in January despite having pledged to only serve two.
"That's always been my game plan. I will say I never expected this to happen, though. The reality has changed from what I thought it would be in 2022," he said in 2018.
"It is not a decision I have made lightly," he remarked in January according to PolitiFact, which rated his change of heart as a Full Flop. "Having already experienced a growing level of vitriol and false attacks, I certainly don’t expect better treatment in the future."
His reasoning remained elusive until Monday when Johnson – an outspoken conspiracy theorist and devoted follower of former President Donald Trump – finally offered a curious explanation as to why he ultimately decided to seek reelection.
“I didn’t want to do this. I was happy with 12 years and go home okay? My wife really didn't want me to do this," Johnson recalled in an interview. "But we're both patriots, and when we started opening up after COVID, as I'm going around the state, people are literally coming up to me with tears in their eyes or streaming down their cheeks saying, ‘You gotta run. You gotta help us save this country!' okay? And now that I've decided to run now it's just, you know, 'we have to save this country.' The tears haven't gone away."
Friendly reminder about RoJo The Clown here:
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) is deeply unpopular among his own constituents, according to a new poll released Monday. In fact, the only current senator with a lower approval rating is Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who has infamously blocked hundreds of popular pieces of legislation.
According to a Morning Consult Political Intelligence survey of all 50 states, just 37% of registered Wisconsin voters approve of Johnson, while 51% disapprove. The remaining 12% said they did not know or had no opinion.
This made him the second-most unpopular senator out of the 100 currently serving, after only McConnell; Kentucky voters disapprove of him by a 60%-33% margin.
Though Johnson's 37% approval rating in the poll is dismal, it is actually slightly higher than in other recent polling. Some recent surveys put his approval at 35%, while a March Marquette University Law School poll found him at just 33% support.
The Republican is currently seeking reelection to a third term, breaking a promise to serve no more than two.
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