Feingold’s in a Fight

[babylonsister]

Feingold’s in a Fight
By Scott Montgomery, CQ-Roll Call


The anti-Democratic mood of the electorate may finally be catching up to Sen. Russ Feingold , the three-term Wisconsin Democrat who’s made a career of positioning himself as something of a political outsider. He was, for instance, the lone Democrat in the Senate to vote against the new financial regulation legislation.

A string of summer polls have charted a trend in which Feingold has been unable to break free of the margin of error, keeping him tied or slightly trailing Oshkosh plastics executive Ron Johnson, the favored Republican. As a result, CQ Politics is moving the rating of this race from Likely Democratic to the more competitive Leans Democratic category.

Earlier this year, Feingold was thought to be in safe territory when former Gov. Tommy Thompson (R) decided against a run. In a state where President Barack Obama trounced Republican presidential nominee John McCain in 2008, the landscape seemed to favor Feingold and indeed he remains a formidable incumbent.

But Johnson has surged since joining the race in May, in large measure on his effort to connect with the Tea Party movement that has propelled Republican candidates around the country. Following the national Republican attack lines, Johnson has been critical of Feingold for his vote in favor of last year’s stimulus bill that he says was expensive and ineffective, and this year’s health care overhaul legislation that he favors repealing.

Feingold is following the national Democratic defense line, which is that the economy is slowly improving. National Democrats also argue that Johnson’s views are too far outside of the mainstream for him to be an acceptable choice for Independent and moderate voters.

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[eowyn_of_rohan]

1. I do NOT buy this.

I think this is more propaganda from crooked pollsters and corrupt MSM. These rethugs are working 24/7 to set the stage to steal elections. Feingold is my senator and he has done very well in elections to date.

[babylonsister]

2. So what are the local papers saying? I sincerely hope you're right. nt

[eowyn_of_rohan]

3. well, I stopped reading them since they are in the MSM camp

and "conservative". Our "progressive" newspaper (Madison) went out of business about 2 years ago. shame on me, I know. I could check the Milwaukee Journal online. I hope I am right, too.