Nikki Haley Stumps for Sen. Ron Johnson in Final Leg of Wisconsin Bus Tour in High-Stakes U.S. Senate Race

The stakes could not be bigger in the Nov. 8 midterm elections than Republican Sen. Ron Johnson’s battle to fend off Democrat Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes in a race that will be a key to determining which party controls the U.S. Senate, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said on Nov. 7.

“Let me tell you, this is not just about the people of Wisconsin,” Haley told about 200 supporters on the final day of Johnson’s 3,000-mile statewide bus tour. “This is about all of America. They’re counting on you.

“Because when they look at these Senate seats, they need to know that you’re gonna bring it through,” Haley said. “They’re trying to bring through Georgia; they’re trying to bring through New Hampshire. But everybody’s trying to make sure we hold onto Wisconsin.”

First elected to the U.S. Senate in 2010, Johnson finds himself in a tight race, as outside third-parties pour money into ad buys seeking to swing the vote toward Wisconsin’s Democrat lieutenant governor. The attack ads rap Johnson for his pro-life stance and accuse him of animus toward homosexuals.

Many election observers believe that as goes Wisconsin in this marquee matchup, so goes control of the United States Senate.

Turnout is expected to be high, as state voters also decide a governor’s race between one-term incumbent Democrat Tony Evers and Republican construction business owner Tim Michels…. (Excerpt from The Epoch Times)