Ron Johnson threatens walkout of Senate GOP leadership election

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Senator Ron Johnson threatened to leave a meeting if Senate Republicans proceed with their leadership election on Tuesday. He called for a discussion about the party’s direction after significant GOP losses in the midterm elections.

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) pledged to walk out of the room if his Republican colleagues proceed with leadership elections on Tuesday, after calling a conference to discuss the party’s direction following significant losses for the GOP in the midterm elections.  “If you hold the election, I’ll leave the room,” he told the Washington Examiner in…