2016 WI US Senate Election- Feingold-D vs Johnson-R part 2

[NPolitics1979]

Russ Feingold was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1992 unseating two term GOP incumbent Robert Kasten by a 7 percent margin. Feingold won re-election in 1998 against two term Republican US Congressman Mark Neumann by a 3 percent margin. In 2004, Feingold-D won re-election against businessman Tim Michels by a 11 percent margin. In 2010, Feingold-D lost re-election to Ron Johnson-R by a 5 percent margin. Assuming Feingold-D decides to run in 2016- will 2016 WI US Senate Race be similar to 1992,1998,2004,or 2010?

[craigmatic]

1. It'll be closer than before I'm guessing Feingold wins by 3 or under. WI is becoming rightwing.

[still_one]

3. Becoming? I think Walker winning 3 election kind of says that

[NPolitics1979]

5. Assuming Feingold wins in 2016, how many terms will Feingold serve?

Will Feingold leave the US Senate due to voluntary retirement or re-election defeat?

[craigmatic]

7. 2 terms at most. I don't get the impression he likes being senator.

[NPolitics1979]

8. He wins in 2016 due to Hillary Clinton's coattails. In 2022- Hillary Clinton's 2nd midterm

Feingold-D will be vulnerable to defeat.

[MillennialDem]

9. Come on now, Obama carried the state by 7 in 2012. It's more that Walker is

running in non-presidential elections and the state republicans have gerrymandered themselves in to power.

The RW base is rabid here and votes in force - but there are more than enough democrats to overcome them in presidential years.

[NPolitics1979]

10. Feingold vs Johnson rematch will be similar to Baldwin vs Thompson

Does WI have more Hillary/Johnson voters or Walker/Feingold voters?

[Smithryee]

2. The progressives are going to take over in 2016.

Russ Feingold will be victorious over Ron Johnson, riding on President-elect Sanders' wave of progressivism.

[marym625]

4. I wish he was running for president

[elfin]

6. Oh, I hope hope hope

than he banishes that doofus from Wisconsin.

Johnson must be running a bit scared - his office sent an email a few days ago. Never got one before, so they must be blanketing all regions he is "visiting" in the near future.

As far as I know, he has not had many show and tells aside to donor groups in the area. I live in a Repub stronghold zip code, but due to my own small donor history to Dems, I should not be on his lists, unless they made a buy from the enemy.

[a kennedy]

11. I remember his election....started like now, the May a year before the November election.....

we were pounded by his advertisements......I don't remember hardly any Russ ones. I think Russ really underestimated Johnson and didn't run a very good campaign at all. He'll do differently this time around.

[davidpdx]

12. I hope he runs

He was a good senator and would help us take back the Senate. If he does run I will be chipping in to help his campaign.

[Iwillnevergiveup]

13. Not a Wisconsin resident

but got lotsa nice family there and would send Russ money.

K&R

[FBaggins]

14. Are we sure that he's running...

... and that he isn't running for national office?