Can you say "Governor Russ Feingold"?

[demwing]

By Steve Kornacki
Salon News Editor
Thursday, Mar 10, 2011 11:29 ET

http://www.salon.com/news/russell_feingold/?story=/politics/war_room/2011/03/10/russ_feingold_governor_recall

The question isn't really if Scott Walker and his fellow Wisconsin Republicans will suffer fallout from their surprise maneuver Wednesday night. It's how severe the fallout will be.

Walker and the state's Republican senators, as you've surely heard by now, decoupled their proposal to strip public workers of their collective bargaining rights from a budget bill, allowing them to push it through the upper chamber with the entire Democratic caucus still holed up across state lines in Illinois. The GOP-controlled Assembly will presumably pass the bill today and Walker will then sign it.

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Feingold has played a visible role in the fight against Walker's plan, and issued a statement after last night's Senate vote that seemed to endorse the recall push. As I've written before, the breadth of Feingold's popularity in his state was something national observers tended to overstate. He never broke 55 percent in any of his three winning campaigns. But when it comes to the Democratic base, his appeal is deep and abiding. And in the right climate -- in other words, the current climate in Wisconsin -- he's certainly capable of winning a general election as the Democratic nominee.

He wouldn't be the first defeated senator to stage a quick comeback as a gubernatorial candidate. Lincoln Chafee, ousted by Rhode Islanders in 2006, just won that state's governorship as an independent last fall. Lowell Weicker, vanquished by Joe Lieberman in 1988, pulled off the same feat in Connecticut two years later. Feingold shares a quirky maverick streak with both of those men. It's not that hard to see him following in their footsteps.

Feingold for Governor. I LOVE the sound of that! Write or call and let him know Wisconsin still needs him, now more than ever!

Russ Feingold
Progressives United
P.O. Box 620062 Middleton, WI 53562
phone: [phone] | fax: [phone] | email: [e-mail]

[Ernesto]

1. Works for me! nt

[joeunderdog]

2. I have nothing but respect for him. He has integrity.

Not just good speeches.

[felix_numinous]

3. I can also say

President Feingold, I hope he runs someday.

[demwing]

4. I don't think he'll challenge Obama

but a stint as Governor would certainly not hurt his visibility for 2016.

[bobbolink]

5. I can't say that unless he can learn to say "POVERTY".

Unlike a true progressive, that word is missing from his vocabulary.


And we are missing from his consciousness.

[demwing]

6. I think you are confused

Feingold is a champion of the poor.

Poverty_Scorecard.com gives him an "A" rating, check it out:

http://2010.povertyscorecard.org/member/98/?mcjump=2

[cascadiance]

7. She is!

[Shiver]

12. Holy crap, I think I know her...

She was in a class of mine two semesters ago.

[cascadiance]

13. Here are some more pics...

Have to admit though, I'm torn between him running for governor and for president in 2012! Obama would be smart to endorse him as soon as he'd make an official move in this direction. One less potential primary threat for him if he did, and might get him more support.

Unfortunately Obama still has YET to show any nads of taking on the corporatists after 2+ years now!

[Shiver]

15. Oh yeah.

That is definitely Maeve. The one with the camera clinches it.

[City Lights]

8. Yes I can!

:bounce:

[myrna minx]

9. That's change I can believe in. K&R n/t

[Sugarcoated]

10. I hope he runs!

That would be freakin awesome!

I shed a few tears when he lost and my husband said he'll be back, you watch. Love him

[FBaggins]

11. I sure hope I get a chance to!

Though a recall election for gov is a much taller hurdle than going after a handful of senators (really three in close districts).

[Sal Minella]

14. Ah, how that doth roll trippingly from the tongue! n/t

[Wisconsin_2_Nation]

16. Can you remember DIEBOLD!!!

People need to stop talking about elections and getting them back at the polls, until we fix our election systems.

I do not believe Feingold was voted out. I don't think Wisconsin really voted in this Walker asshole. He sure is acting like a self appointed dictator, unafraid of the people that supposedly elected him.

[demwing]

19. What about Obama?

If the game was rigged, explain 2008. Not just Obama, but majorities in both houses...

[Wisconsin_2_Nation]

24. They fooled you with that? Seriously? The reason they wanted Obama to win should be obvious now

They are blaming everything on him! Look at what he has done for their people. He works for them, yet they still attack him, preparing to take it all back 2012.

Did they complain about the debt before when they were looting the nation? Of course not. But with Dems in power it is all they can talk about, and then use it for their own agenda...like say cutting social security, medicare, Wic, veterans housing, head start and on and on.

They are using Obama to finally undo the gains the working people made under FDR.

Bush once said that was his favorite time period to study in history (heh heh) that is because the elite are still pissed off they have to give us anything. This resentment led to where we are now, installing dictators in the governorships and removing bargaining power.

[tallahasseedem]

17. I'm not a resident of Wisconsin...

but I would love it if this could happen.

[demwing]

18. At this point in time

we are all Wisconsinites

[mod mom]

20. Yes I can, but I'd rather say Supreme Court Justice Feingold.

:hi: Sorry but why serve just WI when he can serve this entire nation. I'd love for him to argue with the paid off corporatists on the court.

[truebrit71]

23. That would be AWESOME!

..

[FiveGoodMen]

21. I'd love to!

[TBF]

22. I wouldn't mind "President Russ Feingold" either! nt