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Will Bunch: Racist 'Willie Horton'-style fearmongering on crime may win midterms for GOP

When the midterm election winds shifted direction this summer toward Democrats, powered by a gust of anger among women voters over the Supreme Court and abortion rights, no incumbent GOP U.S. senator looked in worse shape than Wisconsin's Ron Johnson.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Democrats lose ground in key Wisconsin and Pennsylvania Senate races

Both Democratic nominees are getting hammered for their progressive positions on criminal justice issues.

Axios

Michael Hiltzik: Young people need to fight for Social Security — now more than ever

One almost has to admire Republicans for the tenacity and determination with which they keep coming up with new ideas for hobbling Social Security.

Los Angeles Times

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Activists made a Ron Johnson poop statue

Members of NextGen PAC and MoveOn created the statue in response to Johnson calling climate change "bulls**t"

Salon

Commentary: We’re old, we’re progressive and we vote

The GOP has been flailing a little in recent weeks, as an election once expected to be a typical midterm blowout has tightened considerably. If the GOP expects that older voters will bail them out as in elections past, our advice is, think again.

Los Angeles Times

Alarm as Koch bankrolls dozens of election denier candidates

Election watchdogs say Koch’s about face after pledging change following January 6 is disturbing given the threats to democracy

The Guardian - US

Kamala Harris talks abortion, appeals to voters in Milwaukee

Vice President Kamala Harris has met with college students and Latino leaders in Milwaukee during a visit meant to energize voters weeks before an election in which Wisconsin's Democratic governor, Tony Evers, and Republican U.S. senator, Ron Johnson, are on the ballot

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At the Races: Cop votes and crime ads - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

Roll Call

Wisconsin's Evers proposes pathway for abortion vote

Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, who is making abortion rights a central focus of his reelection campaign, is calling the Republican-controlled Legislature into a special session to pass a measure creating a way for voters to repeal the state’s 1849 abortion ban

The Independent UK

Biden declared victory over big pharma – but is it enough to sway senior voters?

The Inflation Reduction Act aims to reduce the cost of drugs, but the law’s limitations may not help the Democrats in the midterms

The Guardian - US

Waiting out the storm in the UP

Everybody deserves a break from the constant shriek of politics. I took mine in Michigan.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ron Johnson mocked for slip saying he ‘condones’ white supremacism

The senator quickly corrected himself and says he ‘condemns’ white supremacy

The Independent UK

With control on the line, these 10 senators are most vulnerable

WASHINGTON — Control of the Senate in 2023 remains a toss-up race itself, as Democrats seek to expand their tiny majority and Republicans attempt to flip the chamber.

Tribune News Service

With control on the line, these 10 senators are most vulnerable

WASHINGTON — Control of the Senate in 2023 remains a toss-up race itself, as Democrats seek to expand their tiny majority and Republicans attempt to flip the chamber.

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The Independent UK

Abortion ban legislation adds to political challenge for GOP

Republican candidates have given wildly differing responses to South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham’s plan to ban abortion nationwide at 15 weeks

Tribune News Service

GOP's most vulnerable senator is in a bind over same-sex marriage vote

A looming Senate vote on legislation supporting same-sex marriage has created a political bind for Wisconsin’s Ron Johnson, the most at-risk GOP senator in the November election.

The Guardian - US

Republican’s wealth boosted by stake in company whose growth linked to China

Financial disclosures show how Ron Johnson’s wealth sharply increased thanks to his holding in Oshkosh-based Pacur

The Independent UK

Blue mirage? Pollster warns Democratic leads in midterms may be exaggerated

Nate Cohn says forecasters could be falling into the same trap as in 2016 and 2020

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Salon

After Roe, GOP runs to same-sex marriage

Same-sex marriage doesn't have "strong bipartisan support." Most Republicans in Congress reject it

Salon

My Son Hunter: So much right-wing grift

Who are the real targets of this shameless, slipshod right-wing propaganda farce? Anybody who pays to watch it

Tribune News Service

Biden accuses GOP Sen. Ron Johnson of targeting Social Security benefits

President Joe Biden blasted Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson on Johnson’s home turf, accusing him and other Republicans of trying to strip Americans of their Social Security and other government benefits.

The Independent UK

Biden visiting 2 swing states as midterm crunch time begins

President Joe Biden is beginning his Labor Day celebrations with a trip to one battleground state, Wisconsin, before making his third trip in less than a week to another, Pennsylvania

Salon

Johnson: "Coax seniors" back to work

"Johnson thinks that working-class Americans don't deserve to retire," Social Security advocates say

Mic

Ron Johnson wants your bubbie back on the job

The GOP senator said that to address labor shortages, we should “coax” seniors back into the workforce.

The Independent UK

Senator Ron Johnson’s staffer was part of Wisconsin fake elector scheme

Wisconsin senator has distanced himself from scheme

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