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He is saying that people compare him to the title character from Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, but he sees himself as a different kind of person. By calling himself a complete outsider, he is emphasizing that he does not belong to the political establishment.
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About Ron Johnson
American businessman and politician
Ronald Harold Johnson is an American businessman and politician. Born in 1955, he has served as the senior United States senator from Wisconsin since 2011. A Republican, he first won election to the Senate in 2010, defeating incumbent Democrat Russ Feingold. Johnson had led a plastics manufacturing company in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, before entering politics. He later won rematches against Feingold in 2016 and against Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes in 2022, extending his long tenure in the Senate.
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