{"id":1202439,"date":"2022-01-09T17:34:35","date_gmt":"2022-01-09T22:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1202439"},"modified":"2022-01-09T17:34:39","modified_gmt":"2022-01-09T22:34:39","slug":"ron-johnson-officially-announces-re-election-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-johnson-officially-announces-re-election-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Ron Johnson Officially Announces Re-Election Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fron-johnson-officially-announces-re-election-campaign%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1202439&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Republican Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson announced Sunday that he is officially running for a third term in the U.S. Senate.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson released a statement Sunday morning confirming his decision. Via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbay.com\/2022\/01\/09\/sen-ron-johnson-announces-run-third-term\/\">WBAY 2 Green Bay<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><em>\u201cIn 2010, I promised I would always tell people the truth and that I would never vote with re-election in mind. An extension of that promise is that I don\u2019t conduct myself worrying about re-election. When re-election is not your primary motivation, those are easy promises to keep \u2013 and I have faithfully done so. That attitude is relatively unique in Washington, and it may be one reason why many appreciate having me involved in the national debate,\u201d said Senator Johnson.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><em>\u201cSo today, I am announcing I will continue to fight for freedom in the public realm by running for re-election. It is not a decision I have made lightly. Having already experienced a growing level of vitriol and false attacks, I certainly don\u2019t expect better treatment in the future. In order for my campaign to succeed, I will need the support of every Wisconsinite who values the truth and refuses to allow lies and distortions to prevail.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Johnson further articulated his reasoning in an op-ed for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/why-im-seeking-a-third-senate-term-11641695974?mod=article_inline\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a>. \u201cDuring the 2016 campaign, I said it would be my last campaign and final term. That was my strong preference, and my wife\u2019s\u2014we both looked forward to a normal private life,\u201d Johnson wrote. \u201cNeither of us anticipated the Democrats\u2019 complete takeover of government and the disastrous policies they have already inflicted on America and the world, to say nothing of those they threaten to enact in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNor did we anticipate the pandemic, the government\u2019s failed response to it, the loss of freedom that has resulted, and the tyrannical approach taken by the elites who have created and maintained a state of fear that allows them to exercise control over Americans\u2019 lives. Instead of everyone working to achieve the goal President Biden stated during his inaugural address\u2014unifying and healing America\u2014it feels as if our nation is being torn apart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">\u201cI believe America is in peril,\u201d Johnson added. \u201cMuch as I\u2019d like to ease into a quiet retirement, I don\u2019t feel I should. Countless people have encouraged me to run, saying they rely on me to be their voice, to speak plain and obvious truths other elected leaders shirk from expressing\u2014truths the elite in government, mainstream media and Big Tech don\u2019t want you to hear.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Multiple outlets reported Friday that multiple Republican leaders expected Johnson, who originally campaigned on a pledge to serve just two terms, to run again in 2022. The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/wisconsin-senator-ron-johnson-reportedly-running-for-re-election\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><em>Johnson, one of former President Trump\u2019s staunchest allies in Congress, previously declined to say whether he was running for another term in the Senate, but CBS News reported that Johnson is being pressured to run again\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/01\/07\/politics\/ron-johnson-reelection-plans\/index.html\">CNN<\/a> also reported Friday that Republicans were \u201cgrowing bullish\u201d that Johnson would announce he was running again, with one source saying that Johnson could make an announcement as soon as next week\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Top Republicans have also publicly expressed interest in Johnson running again. \u201cI\u2019ve always believed he\u2019s going to run,\u201d said Florida Senator Rick Scott, chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Former Wisconsin Republican Party Chairman Andrew Hitt concurred. \u201cI fully expect to see Sen. Johnson run for reelection,\u201d he told CNN. \u201cHe\u2019s continued to travel the state. He\u2019s been very active. All signs really point to him getting in the race very soon.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), when asked if he wanted Johnson to run in November, said, \u201cOf course I do,\u201d CNN reported.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>According to both outlets, Johnson is favored by operatives in both parties in a race that is considered one of the more competitive races in the 2022 midterms. Democrats see Johnson as vulnerable because of past statements he made regarding&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/youtube-bans-republican-senator-for-discussing-covid-19-treatment\">COVID-19 treatments<\/a>&nbsp;and the January 6 Capitol riot. Republicans, however, see Johnson\u2019s incumbency and the favorable electoral environment as advantages in the race, which could possibly determine whether Republicans flip the Senate in 2022.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson announced Sunday that he is officially running for a third term in the U.S. Senate. Johnson released a statement Sunday morning confirming his decision. Via WBAY 2 Green Bay: \u201cIn 2010, I promised I would always tell people the truth and that I would never vote with re-election in mind. &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":189,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1202439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1202439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/189"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1202439"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1202439\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1202439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1202439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1202439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}