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serryjw Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-25-06 02:13 AM
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Is it fair to compare
Feingold to Adlai Stevenson. Two great men that will never go all the way?
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Rowdyboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-25-06 02:34 AM
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1. A very interesting and apt comparison.....I do see a difference...in 1952
Stevenson represented the mainstream of the Democratic party which was pretty liberal for its time. Today, Feingold is considered a leftist, progressive Democrat in a party that is MUCH more conservative than it was 20 years ago.

My party, the same one I've loved since I came of age in 1972, has been neutered and its about time I admitted it.

I think you're right-the two men share a lot in common. But the times are different and Feingold will have a harder time of it than Stevenson. I wish him only the best.
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serryjw Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-25-06 02:31 PM
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3. Stevenson did represent the mainstream of the
Democratic Party but the hawks were rearing their ugly head. Look at the problems JFK had with the military. It is a different time and Feingold does not represent the climate of the country.
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Sherman A1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-25-06 03:08 AM
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2. Interesting view
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