Polling numbers from Public Policy Polling show the chances of recalling Governor Walker are slim unless Russ Feingold changes his mind and enters the race. Walker is still unpopular, just not unpopular enough.
Continue Reading →Last week a group of liberal activists and academics, led by consumer advocate Ralph Nader and scholar Cornel West, announced they were looking for six “recognizable, articulate” liberal candidates to launch primary challenges against President Barack Obama. The point of the six challengers would be to keep President Obama “honest” on issues like civil [...]
Continue Reading →My wake up call this morning confirmed not only that Rep. Tammy Baldwin will run for the US Senate seat of Herb Kohl, but that State Sen Jon Erpenbach will run for Rep Baldwin’s WI 2nd Congressional District seat in 2012!
I welcome these two very strong Democratic candidates to their respective races!
Continue Reading →From my inbox, sad news for Wisconsin:
Jeff,
I am grateful for the friendship and support of so many fellow Wisconsinites who suggested I consider running for statewide office in the coming months. While I may seek elective office again someday, I have decided not to run for public office during 2012.
This was [...]
Continue Reading →Former U.S. Senator Russ Feingold has an excellent op-ed piece over at the Huffington Post explaining how the “super committee” set up as part of the recently enacted debt ceiling “compromise” bill is a threat to Social Security:
[T]he so-called Super Committee, which will be appointed by congressional leaders in both parties to [...]
Watch former U.S. Senator Russ Feingold talk to progressive activists at Netroots Nation 2011, held last week in Minneapolis.
Russ Feingold Speaks at Netroots Nation from Progressives United on Vimeo.
While it’s no secret I’ve long been a supporter of Russ Feingold and the work he did as Wisconsin’s junior [...]
Continue Reading →With Democratic Sen. Herb Kohl’s announcement that he won’t seek reelection in 2012, there’s been no shortage of speculation about who will run for the seat Sen. Kohl currently holds. Names like Rep. Ron Kind and Rep. Tammy Baldwin have been thrown out as possible Democratic contenders for Kohl’s seat, along with former U.S. Senator [...]
Continue Reading →Or else I am taking my Gavel and going home. After a few seconds of Leah Vukmir spouting talking points, much to the dismay of their constituents, Sensenbrenner Had enough of the plebes and grabbed his gavel and went home.
Its funny because the people whining about this (see Milwaukee Hate Radio) were [...]
Continue Reading →Yesterday former U.S. Senator Russ Feingold (it still pains me to call him “former”) announced the formation of Progressives United, a political action group meant to promote progressive issues and candidates and to combat corporate influence in politics.
Here’s some video of Feingold announcing the formation of Progressives United:
If you’d [...]
Continue Reading →Former U.S. Senator issued a statement earlier todayon Gov. Scott Walker’s decision to take away virtually all the collective bargaining rights for Wisconsin’s public employees:
“Governor Walker’s request to the State Legislature to eliminate nearly all of the collective-bargaining rights for thousands of Wisconsin workers is big government at its worst. No private [...]
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