MADISON, Wis. — Ron Johnson enters the general election as the “most vulnerable GOP incumbent” with nearly half of Wisconsinites having an unfavorable opinion of him. Wisconsinites know that Ron Johnson has changed during his time in office and lost touch with their needs; instead his priority is pushing an agenda that helps himself and his special interest donors at Wisconsin’s expense.
Johnson has spent his time in the Senate enriching himself at Wisconsinites’ expense.
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In 2017, Johnson changed the GOP tax bill in a way that benefitted himself and his billionaire donors.
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A report found that the provision Johnson muscled in predominantly helped the wealthy over small businesses.
Johnson has threatened cuts to Social Security and Medicare and repeatedly sided with the insurance industry over lowering health care costs for Wisconsinites.
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Johnson has called Social Security a “ponzi scheme”, and proposed putting this program and Medicare on the chopping block every year.
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Last weekend, Johnson voted against lowering prescription drug costs, including a provision that would cap the price of insulin.
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Johnson has voted to allow insurance companies to charge people with pre-existing conditions higher premiums
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Johnson has praised Big Pharma and accepted over $1 million in campaign contributions from the insurance and pharmaceutical industries.
Johnson has also gone directly after Wisconsinites’ right to make their own medical decisions.
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Johnson called the overturning of Roe v. Wade a “victory,” despite knowing full well that an 1849 statute, which bans nearly all abortions in Wisconsin, could go into effect.
- Johnson bragged about appointing the justices who took away people’s right to get an abortion.
Johnson has fought against keeping good paying jobs in Wisconsin and praised outsourcing.
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Johnson did not fight to bring more than 1000 good paying jobs to his hometown, claiming that Wisconsin had “enough jobs,”
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Johnson praised outsourcing, and supported companies that did just that.
- Most recently, Johnson voted against critical bipartisan legislation that would keep the U.S. competitive with countries like China in technology production and strengthen Wisconsin’s manufacturing sector and economy.
