Why doesn’t Westlake know the difference between the “nuclear option” and reconciliation?

As part of his “Ask Dave” series on Facebook, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave Westlake has been encouraging supporters to ask him questions on Facebook, which Westlake then answers on video. On March 2, Russell Lee asked, “What about the Dems using Reconciliation to pass health care reform? Remember, this…

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Dave the Dictator?

I’ve had a lot of fun commenting on the foibles and ridiculousness of Sen. Russ Feingold’s Republican opponents (or prospective opponents, in the case of Tommy Thompson, but Jim Arndt over at Pretty Important Politics takes things to a whole new level, pointing out how Sen. Feingold’s opponents run the…

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When all else fails, rip a page out of another candidate’s playbook

The crack team over at Westlake for Senate headquarters has a brilliant idea to allow individuals to ask questions of Dave Westlake and get an answer via a short video: New campaign video series: “ASK DAVE”–let me know your questions via FaceBook & we’ll respond with a short video… http://bit.ly/bXnu14…

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The news isn’t quite as good as Dave Westlake thought

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave Westlake was positively giddy on Facebook last week when news broke of a Rasmussen poll that put his name ID among at 64% while also putting Sen. Russ Feingold’s approval rating below 50%. While I’m sure Dave Westlake was thrilled to hear that 64% of…

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Limbaugh compares Feingold to Osama bin Laden

On Friday, right-wing radio host Rush Limbaugh compared Russ to terrorist Osama Bin Laden on his nationally syndicated radio show. Speaking about the al Qaeda leader’s most recent audio tape, Limbaugh said, “sounds like this could easily be [said by] Russ Feingold, the Senator from Wisconsin.” Listen for yourself: I’m…

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Russ Feingold hasn’t had a bad week; conservatives are just making hay

If you listen to some conservatives, you’d think Senator Russ Feingold had a really bad week. First there was a poll that showed Sen. Feingold trailing former governor Tommy Thompson, then there was the allegation Sen. Feingold left a radio interview in a huff. At face value, it sure might…

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Feingold starts 2010 with $3 million cash on hand

Senator Russ Feingold’s campaign released its fundraising numbers yesterday, ahead of the reporting deadline for the final quarter of 2009. Some interesting facts about Sen. Feingold’s fundraising: The Feingold Campaign finished 2009 strong with over $3.65 million cash on hand. Our average contribution over the cycle is $50. In the…

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Will Tommy! run for the U.S. Senate in 2010?

It’s no secret former governor Tommy Thompson likes to see his name in print and hear it mentioned on the television, so it shouldn’t come as a great surprise to anyone from Wisconsin that Thompson’s name is being floated as a possible contender for Sen. Russ Feingold’s seat, which is…

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Westlake makes major announcement, suspends campaign fundraising

On Wednesday I noted Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave Westlake had a major announcement planned for January 14, 2010. At the time, readers of this blog opined on what they felt Westlake’s announcement would be, but none guessed Westlake would announce he was suspending all his campaign’s fundraising. Instead of…

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Dave Westlake has a MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT planned for Thursday

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave Westlake has a MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT planned for Thursday: Thursday morning at 5 AM, the Westlake for U.S. Senate team will announce the much-anticipated next phase of our campaign. For the thousands of people across the State of Wisconsin who subscribe to “The Week in Review,”…

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