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23 Apr, 5 tweets, 3 min read
Ron Johnson is "highly suspicious" of this big push to get everyone vaccinated.

Can we all get together and end this guy's political career, please?

Sign up here to give monthly to the @WisDems, and then pass this along:

wisdems.org/Donate-Defeat-…

Publicly, Johnson is undecided on whether he's running again. But Trump has already endorsed his reelection. And, gruesomely, Johnson's fundraising exploded last quarter. As bad as he is, don't underestimate the fight on our hands.

politico.com/news/2021/04/0…
The Senate is 50-50. If we don't beat Johnson in 2022, a single GOP flip would put Mitch McConnell back in charge, and Ron Johnson would have the tie-breaking vote on every single thing you care about.

Political prognosticators are calling WI "Lean R."

centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/20…
Johnson rode the Tea Party into office in 2010. He rode the Trump wave in 2016. In 2022, he's betting on a Biden backlash.

Our job is to organize and communicate so relentlessly that, no matter what happens on the GOP side, there's mega turnout to fire Ron Johnson & hire a Dem.
We won't have a nominee until August 17, 2022. So the Democratic Party of Wisconsin will play a central role in carrying this fight. Monthly donations to beat Ron Johnson, starting *now,* make a huge difference. Chip in here:
wisdems.org/Donate-Defeat-…

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