On Tuesday, Wisconsinites will go to the polls to choose between President Donald Trump-backed Brad Schimel and Democrat Susan Crawford in a judicial election that will likely determine the balance of power in Washington, D.C. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., told Newsmax that he has “already sat in the Senate for two impeachment trials of President Trump” and does not “want to sit through a third.”

If Crawford is victorious, Wisconsin will likely be redistricted in such a way as to ensure two more Democrat seats in Congress and two fewer Republican seats. The 4-point swing will all but guarantee Trump will be impeached again. Crawford currently leads Schimel by 7 points leading up to Tuesday’s election 53% to 46% according to the latest AtlasIntel poll. Johnson said that if all 1.7 million Wisconsinites that voted for Trump show up, Schimel has a chance.

Johnson said during an appearance on “Wake Up America,” “In Wisconsin, we can flip the court, put a great judge like Judge Schimel who will apply the law, not alter it — not legislate from the bench, not make law, but apply law and stay within his constitutional constraints. 

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