2 GOP Senate races capture the party's dilemma over Trump
by Jennifer Haberkorn, Los Angeles Times
Jan 13, 2022
4 minutes
WASHINGTON — The final two Senate Republican incumbents who had not revealed their 2022 reelection plans announced last weekend that they plan to run again — and their races provide a look at the opposing efforts the GOP is taking in regard to Donald Trump as it fights to recapture the Senate majority.
Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, who previously said he would not seek a third term, has embraced the former president, even suggesting — without evidence — that the FBI had advance knowledge of the Jan. 6 insurrection and did nothing to stop it.
Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, the No. 2 Republican who was heavily
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