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TexasTowelie

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Thu Nov 18, 2021, 09:09 AM Nov 2021

Senator Ron Johnson hates his job [View all]

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson promised in 2016 not to run for a third term, attacking his Democratic opponent as a “career politician.” Now, with an election year looming, he’s reconsidering his vow, saying at a town hall in Elkhart Lake, Wis., that he’ll make a decision in the “next couple weeks” on a re-election campaign.

But does Ron Johnson even want to be here? Or is he ready to give in to the pull of the “Great Resignation” and trade in the Big Lie for the Big Quit?

In August, he told conservative radio host Wendy Bell he didn’t want to be a senator: “I’d rather be somewhere else. I’d rather do something else.”

Discussing the Affordable Care Act on “The Truth with Lisa Boothe” podcast in July, Johnson reflected on his time in office: “I feel really bad that I’ve been here now probably 11 years and we’ve doubled the debt.”

“Obamacare’s still in place, and we’ve doubled the debt. I don’t feel like my time here has been particularly successful,” he added.

Read more: https://heartlandsignal.com/2021/11/17/senator-ron-johnson-hates-his-job/

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