Dave Westlake’s wife: Sen. Feingold is a “turd”

See for yourself as Amy Jacobs Westlake, the wife of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave Westlake, agrees that Sen. Russ Feingold is a “turd”: Not surprisingly, Amy Jacobs Westlake has since removed her comment agreeing with a previous commenter’s assessment of Sen. Feingold as a turd, so it’s a good…

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“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!”

“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!” That seems to be Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave Westlake’s motto when it comes to health care reform, at least according to an interview : “We already have 100% universal coverage to health care… emergency rooms. Um, now, it, it may sound callous…

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The odd couple

Republican U.S. Senate candidates Dave Westlake and Terrence Wall certainly are the odd couple, aren’t they?

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Terrence Wall’s “scientific” polling exposed

A few weeks ago I wrote about the fundraising appeal Terrence Wall made to supporters of his U.S. Senate, and I noted the “scientific poll” Wall cited as proof of the supposed vulnerability of incumbent Senator Russ Feingold. Here’s what T. Wall had to say about his “scientific poll” (emphasis…

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A few thoughts on Wisconsin’s 2010 U.S. Senate election

I came across an article in yesterday’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel regarding the 2010 U.S. Senate election here in Wisconsin, and what caught my eye (besides the fact that Senator Russ Feingold has alotta money) is the fact that Dave Westlake and Terrence Wall, the Republican candidates seeking to unseat Sen….

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Someone oughta tell Dave Westlake there’s a disconnect

Listen closely to this video: Did you hear it? At about 10 or 11 seconds into the video, the woman says, “I am Dave Westlake because I want what’s best for my community, my state, my country….what’s best for everybody.” Take a moment to let that sink in….Dave Westlake wants…

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Westlake takes T. Wall down a peg

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave Westlake appeared on Vicki McKenna’s radio show yesterday, and during his appearance, the conversation turned to the entry of Madison-area real estate developer Terrence Wall into the 2010 U.S. Senate race. Asked about Wall, Westlake responded with this (emphasis mine): Westlake: Well, you know, I…

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T. Wall’s in….

Obviously I’m not shocked, but Greg Giroux of the Eye on 2010 blog at CQPolitics.com is reporting that Madison-area real estate developer Terrence Wall has filed the necessary paperwork to become a formal challenger to U.S. Senator Russ Feingold in 2010. Wall’s candidacy likely means the beginning of the end…

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Dave Westlake’s new campaign slogan

Yesterday I wrote about Dave Westlake’s new “orange shirt” gimmick, and at the time I noted it seemed hypocritical for Westlake’s website to say, “No Gimmicks. No Hidden Agenda. No Fear of Standing Up for What’s Right” while Westlake used the very obvious gimmick of wearing a blaze orange shirt…

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Where’s Westlake?

In case you’ve forgotten, Dave Westlake is still running for the Republican Party for Sen. Russ Feingold’s seat in 2010. I know it might have been easy to forget about Dave Westlake…heck, I almost did, once I heard Terrence Wall might be running for the GOP, but rest assured, Dave…

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