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Wisconsin’s Johnson embraces controversy in reelection bid

FILE - Wisconsin Lt. Gov. and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes participates in a televised Wisconsin Democratic U.S. Senate debate in Milwaukee, July 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File) FILE - Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., the ranking member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee On Investigations, speaks as the panel holds a hearing at the Capitol in Washington, July 26, 2022. Far from shying from his contrarian reputation, Johnson is leaning into controversy as he runs for his third term. He has called for the end of guaranteed money for Medicare and Social Security, two popular programs that American politicians usually steer clear from. He’s trafficked in conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and dabbled in pseudoscience around the coronavirus. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) FILE - Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisc., questions the first panel of a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee hearing to examine social media's impact on homeland security, Sept. 14, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Far from shying from his contrarian reputation, Johnson is leaning into controversy as he runs for his third term. He has called for the end of guaranteed money for Medicare and Social Security, two popular programs that American politicians usually steer clear from. He’s trafficked in conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and dabbled in pseudoscience around the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) Wisconsin Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes meets with older voters at Elie’s Café where he repeats his criticisms of Republican Sen. Ron Johnson for questioning guaranteed funding of Social Security and Medicare on Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, in Monona, Wisconsin. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer) MONONA, Wis. _ Wisconsin Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes meets with older voters at Elie’s Café where he repeats his criticisms of Republican Sen. Ron Johnson for questioning guaranteed funding of Social Security and Medicare on Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, in Monona, Wisconsin. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer) Wisconsin Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes meets with older voters at Elie’s Café where he repeats his criticisms of Republican Sen. Ron Johnson for questioning guaranteed funding of Social Security and Medicare on Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, in Monona, Wisconsin. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer)
Wisconsin’s Johnson embraces controversy in reelection bid