Ron Johnson Gets Old Promise Brutally Flipped Back On Him By Local Newspaper
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reminded Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) of his previous pledge to serve only two terms as it urged voters to send him packing in the 2022 midterm elections in a damning editorial published Wednesday.
The newspaperās editorial board broke down exactly why it believes Johnson is āthe worst Wisconsin political representative since the infamous Sen. Joseph McCarthy.ā
It ripped the Donald Trump loyalist, who is facing a reported tight race against Democratic Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, as āan election falsifier who recklessly promotedā Trumpās 2020 lies and a āscience fabulistā who baselessly questioned COVID-19 vaccines and spread pandemic misinformation. Johnson was also slammed for trying to rewrite āthe sordid historyā of the deadly U.S. Capitol riot.
The publication has gone after Johnson in a similarly stinging manner before.
Editorial: Election deceiver, science fabulist, billionaire benefactor. After 12 years, it's time to term-limit Sen. Ron Johnson https://t.co/PkmqMnQaI2
— Journal Sentinel (@journalsentinel) October 12, 2022
āYouāll notice Johnson is not touting a long record of accomplishments in his ads for re-election,ā the board wrote. āInstead, he and his supporters have attacked his opponent ā a Black man ā as ādifferentā and ādangerous.āā
Johnson was first elected to the Senate in 2010.
āJohnson in the past promised to serve no more than two terms,ā the board concluded. āVoters should hold him to that pledge in November.ā
Read the Milwaukee Journal Sentinelās full editorial.
This article originally appeared on HuffPost and has been updated.