Wisconsin Treasurer Sarah Godlewski launches Senate campaign as Ron Johnson freezes GOP field
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Wisconsin Treasurer Sarah Godlewski launched her campaign for Senate on Wednesday, jumping into what's expected to be a contentious Democratic primary as Republicans eagerly await word on whether Sen. Ron Johnson will seek a third term.
As Johnson faces pressure from party leaders and former President Donald Trump to run again, his new Democratic foe is seizing on the Wisconsin Republican's remarks surrounding the January 6 attack on the US Capitol as a centerpiece of her campaign. "Instead of conspiracy theories, we can focus on actually helping families," Godlewski said in her announcement, after showing clips of the insurrection.
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In Texas, a pair of US Senate primaries set for early next month have emerged as an early gauge of the direction of both political parties and sparked a sharp debate over what it will take to win the reliably Republican state in November.
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