Feingold WILL Appear at Madison Rally with President Obama

[MadBadger]

According to the twitterererers

http://twitter.com/%40WiStateJournal

[Blue Owl]

1. Good -- I was wondering why his name was absent from all the coverage

n/t

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

2. That's ma' boy! He'd better.. n/t

[PeaceNikki]

3. lol, all that tension in the other thread was for naught.

[Tarheel_Dem]

9. You were the one insisting that his keeping his distance was great strategy.

What do you think now? I mean, aside from "lol"?

[PeaceNikki]

10. I said it was wise. And I still think it is.

As I ALSO said in the other thread: he's fighting the "experience is bad" meme.

And most of you critics aren't real familiar with the persnickety Wisconsin voter. Feingold is wisely running a campaign on the fact that he does not toe the party line. He and Obama do not see eye-to-eye on a number of things and IF he's distancing himself it's with good reason.

[jpgray]

13. No, Feingold is either a worthless villain or a faultless hero!

Our only guide to his identity is the trivial ephemera we can conjure by psychoanalyzing a single decision!

[PeaceNikki]

14. Aren't they all worthless villains or a faultless heroes

... depending on how the wind blows a particular day?

[Tarheel_Dem]

15. Well your "distancing" strategy hasn't helped, now has it? Russ has been one

of those who has bandied about his "mavericky" status. So, why now? Why be seen with a president whom you consistently oppose? Why not just pull a Joe Lieberman, or a Bernie Sanders? :shrug:

[PeaceNikki]

16. lol, yes, *I* am running his campaign and it's *MY* "distancing" strategy"

whatever.

[BluegrassDem]

23. If you think it's wise to not appear at a rally at UW-Madison

then that's one of the most ignorant and dumbest things I've heard on DU.

[PeaceNikki]

24. lol

Not nearly as dumb nor ignorant as saying he deserves to lose.

[young but wise]

4. Good. I hope it helps him.

[vaberella]

6. I wonder what so many on DU would say if it does help Feingold in the end.

Interesting. They wouldn't give the props to Obama---even though Feingold is basically double digits down.

[vaberella]

5. All I can say is ROFL....

:rofl: What the hell happened?

[kirby]

7. Now he will be attacked for wasting taxpaye money

to fly home for a rally. ;)

[karynnj]

12. He likely won't be using taxpayer, but campaign money

[kirby]

17. Since when do facts matter in a campaign ad? n/t

[karynnj]

25. You win!

[zulchzulu]

8. Follow Russ

Follow him!

http://twitter.com/russfeingold

[scheming daemons]

11. Russ is a smart man... read my DU thread and then wised up!

:rofl:

[Mefistofeles]

18. I guess if he loses it's because he did appear with Obama

Someone suggested that he was going to lose because he wasn't going to appear.

[PeaceNikki]

19. Someone here said he deserves to lose

for not attending.

[Smashcut]

20. In truth, that person wouldn't be heartbroken if he did lose.

Another liberal purged, etc. :hi:

[PeaceNikki]

21. As a Wisconsin liberal

That person can DIAF :hi:

[BluegrassDem]

22. Where's the scheduling conflict?

I guess one of his advisers must've gotten through to him. In any case, I'm glad he wised up.

[PeaceNikki]

27. As a dear friend of mine explained...

"And Feingold ended up making it....he didn't promise to be there because he had a vote (and hadn't missed one this session--I don't think he's missed any since his mother passed away several years ago) and it ended on time and the weather cooperated for a plane to get him to Madison on time. No conspiracy, no running away from Obama, just doing his job."

[Lebam in LA]

26. He is speaking now