{"id":37968,"date":"2018-07-11T18:00:04","date_gmt":"2018-07-11T22:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/?p=37968"},"modified":"2018-07-11T18:00:04","modified_gmt":"2018-07-11T22:00:04","slug":"ron-johnson-americas-very-own-quisling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/?p=37968","title":{"rendered":"Ron Johnson, America’s very own Quisling*"},"content":{"rendered":"

I don’t know if you saw the cringe-worthy video of what a bunch of us on Twitter are now calling the #Kremlinboys, i.e., the seven GOP senators and one GOP congresswoman who made the bizarre decision to celebrate America’s Independence Day in Moscow<\/a>, kowtowing to Russian power guys.<\/p>\n

Most repulsive for me was watching Wisconsin’s Senator Ron Johnson, who offered a quavery smile, extended hand and a little bow to Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov. He radiated Neville Chamberlain, except dumber, more conciliatory.<\/p>\n

And then he returned to the United States to announce\u00a0 his view that our concerns about Russian meddling in our election are “overblown.”<\/a><\/p>\n

So I want to remind everyone: Wisconsin was attack-central for the 2016 elections. And not only did Trump eke out a mere 10,000 vote edge, Russ Feingold was going to win the senatorial election by a healthy margin, right up until the election.<\/p>\n

Here’s the chart I compiled from 538’s poll aggregation:<\/p>\n

As of date\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Russ Feingold %\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ron Johnson %<\/p>\n

8\/25\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 54.8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 42.3<\/strong><\/p>\n

10\/9\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 52.6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 44.8<\/p>\n

10\/12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 51.7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 45.6<\/p>\n

11\/7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 50.7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 47.0<\/strong><\/p>\n

At that time I assumed — knew, really, but without absolute proof — that the Koch Bros’ dark money must have poured that last two months into the state they thought they owned, and they bought that election for Johnson.<\/p>\n

But now that we’re learning about the money the Russians put into our elections via — at minimum — the NRA, a<\/a>nd watching and listening to Ron Johnson and his counter-factual opinions about Russian meddling, I don’t think it’s too crazy to wonder how big a piece of Johnson the Russians own.<\/p>\n

Poor Ron Johnson! No wonder he was kowtowing and looking so nervously obeisant. Half of him is owned by the Koch Bros and the other half by the Russians.<\/p>\n

Nothing left over for his constituents in Wisconsin.<\/p>\n

*Quisling.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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