Democrats Want Ron Johnson to Run Again

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Dems pine to face Ron Johnson just one more time

Johnson says he hasn't decide whether to run again, but confident Democrats hope he does.

By JAMES ARKIN and BURGESS EVERETT

04/01/2021 06:30 PM EDT

Here’s something you don’t see every day: Democrats goading an incumbent Republican senator to run for reelection.

It's not only that Democrats see Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) as finally ripe for defeat after closely aligning himself with former President Donald Trump's penchant for incendiary rhetoric. They also want to make a point that Johnson’s confrontational style is no longer a fit in his perennial swing state.

“I would love to run against Ron Johnson,” said Tom Nelson, one of a handful of Democrats vying for his party's nomination. “I want to make a statement that in Wisconsin, his behavior is unacceptable — and this is what we’re going to do about it."

Johnson is among the most incendiary voices in post-Trump Washington, shooting off opinions on Black Lives Matter and the Capitol insurrection, blocking stimulus checks with gusto and courting controversy on a near-daily basis. He investigated now-President Joe Biden’s son last year and sparred with the new chair of Democrats’ campaign arm over claims about the election. And while the senator said five years ago he wouldn’t seek a third term, he's currently undecided on whether to run in 2022.

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