(Associated Press) Republican Sen. Ron Johnson on Thursday said he remains undecided about seeking a third term in 2022, stopped short of recommending people be vaccinated for the COVID-19 virus and refused to blame former President Donald Trump for the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.
Johnson, one of Trump’s most vocal supporters, is a top target of Democrats nationally in battleground Wisconsin. Several Democrats have already entered the race, while many potential Republican candidates are waiting on Johnson.
“I’m undecided,” Johnson said during a Milwaukee Press Club virtual event when asked which way he was leaning. As he’s said for months, Johnson repeated that he felt no pressure to decide any time soon, noting that he didn’t get into his first race in 2010 until seven months before the election.
“I had plenty of time at that point in time,” Johnson said, adding that his “primary goal” was to keep the seat in Republican control.
“I’m going to do nothing to hamper our ability as the Republican Party to retain this U.S. Senate seat,” Johnson said.
