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« on: November 28, 2016, 05:04:28 PM »
A lot of people may dismiss this, but he lost in two election cycles where the climate was bad for Democrats. It would be interesting to see him run for Governor because he still seems very popular and in touch with the people. In hopes to gain more governorships it would be nice to seem him run. What do you all think?
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« Reply #1 on: November 28, 2016, 05:09:22 PM »
He would have been easily elected in 2014, not so sure now.
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« Reply #2 on: November 28, 2016, 05:15:17 PM »
NO NO and NO
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« Reply #3 on: November 28, 2016, 05:16:38 PM »
No, he's done.
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« Reply #4 on: November 28, 2016, 05:17:37 PM »
Sadly, Russ is done.
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« Reply #5 on: November 28, 2016, 05:22:32 PM »
We all thought Charlie Crist was done though... look what happened to him. If not Governor then perhaps a safe Congressional seat.
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« Reply #6 on: November 28, 2016, 05:41:41 PM »
Quote from: emcee0 on November 28, 2016, 05:22:32 PM
We all thought Charlie Crist was done though... look what happened to him. If not Governor then perhaps a safe Congressional seat.

I'd like this.
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« Reply #7 on: November 28, 2016, 10:55:29 PM »
The Senate really need people like him who are willing to be that one vote against the Patriot Act. I'm aware that Bernie and probably some other current Senators voted against it in the House, but Feingold  was the only one who stood alone in his chamber.
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« Reply #8 on: November 28, 2016, 10:56:41 PM »
Quote from: ○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└ on November 28, 2016, 10:55:29 PM
The Senate really need people like him who are willing to be that one vote against the Patriot Act. I'm aware that Bernie and probably some other current Senators voted against it in the House, but Feingold  was the only one who stood alone in his chamber.

Yep, and WI kicked him to the curve twice. A sad sad thing to behold.
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« Reply #9 on: November 28, 2016, 10:56:51 PM »
Wisconsin is no longer the progressive bastion that it was historically. Former Senator Feingold is unelectable statewide now.
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« Reply #10 on: November 29, 2016, 12:24:48 AM »
Quote from: Silent Cal on November 28, 2016, 10:56:51 PM
Wisconsin is no longer the progressive bastion that it was historically. Former Senator Feingold is unelectable statewide now.

Yeah, this isn't the state of Fighting Bob La Follette anymore. Nor is it even Feingold's state. We'll see if its Tammy Baldwin's state though.
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« Reply #11 on: November 29, 2016, 12:30:45 AM »
Time for Russ to go home, sadly.
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« Reply #12 on: November 29, 2016, 12:31:48 AM »
I would say that Kind has the best potential to take either a senate seat or the governorship.
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« Reply #13 on: November 29, 2016, 12:57:38 AM »
They badly need to find someone who can communicate with rural voters. Not someone from Milwaukee or Madison.
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« Reply #14 on: November 29, 2016, 01:21:02 AM »
Sadly, I think his days are through. I wouldn't give up on Wisconsin yet, Democrats just need someone who can connect better with voters, and they can't take the state for granted. Feingold's time has passed, though.
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« Reply #15 on: November 29, 2016, 04:09:07 AM »
Quote from: The Resistance on November 29, 2016, 01:21:02 AM
Sadly, I think his days are through. I wouldn't give up on Wisconsin yet, Democrats just need someone who can connect better with voters, and they can't take the state for granted. Feingold's time has passed, though.

+1. Exactly my thoughts as well....
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« Reply #16 on: November 29, 2016, 05:59:00 AM »
Quote from: Silent Cal on November 28, 2016, 10:56:51 PM
Wisconsin is no longer the progressive bastion that it was historically. Former Senator Feingold is unelectable statewide now.

We must remember Wisconsin also elected Joe McCarthy, Bob Kasten, Tommy Thompson and Scott Walker. It's a state both progressives and conservatives have done well in.
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« Reply #17 on: November 29, 2016, 12:54:04 PM »
Quote from: Arch on November 29, 2016, 12:31:48 AM
I would say that Kind has the best potential to take either a senate seat or the governorship.
That's pretty pathetic.
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« Reply #18 on: November 29, 2016, 01:37:58 PM »
Quote from: libertpaulian on November 29, 2016, 12:54:04 PM
Quote from: Arch on November 29, 2016, 12:31:48 AM
I would say that Kind has the best potential to take either a senate seat or the governorship.
That's pretty pathetic.


Yep. There's no recognizable A-list bench candidates barring the appearance of a dark horse Obama-like candidate at the local level.
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« Reply #19 on: November 29, 2016, 01:45:08 PM »
Mary Burke did okay in 2014 considering the circumstances, but I agree with others that we should try to find new local talent instead of keeping re-upping old, charisma-less hacks.
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« Reply #20 on: November 29, 2016, 06:28:23 PM »
Ron Kind is the top recruit here in fact he should've been the Sen nominee this year. If he overperformed in his district he may have beaten Johnson.
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« Reply #21 on: November 30, 2016, 09:48:00 AM »
I doubt it, since he lost the senate twice. Especially this time he was favored to win. WI was actually considered the most likely gain of the Dems, and it didn’t work out so well. He even underperformed Hillary. In 2018, I guess he would lose to Walker with about the same margin than the 2014 election ended up.
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« Reply #22 on: November 30, 2016, 07:12:16 PM »
Quote from: MohamedChalid on November 30, 2016, 09:48:00 AM
I doubt it, since he lost the senate twice. Especially this time he was favored to win. WI was actually considered the most likely gain of the Dems, and it didn’t work out so well. He even underperformed Hillary. In 2018, I guess he would lose to Walker with about the same margin than the 2014 election ended up.
Wasn't IL considered the most likely/most favored Dem gain Senate state?
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« Reply #23 on: November 30, 2016, 11:13:29 PM »
Quote from: libertpaulian on November 30, 2016, 07:12:16 PM
Quote from: MohamedChalid on November 30, 2016, 09:48:00 AM
I doubt it, since he lost the senate twice. Especially this time he was favored to win. WI was actually considered the most likely gain of the Dems, and it didn’t work out so well. He even underperformed Hillary. In 2018, I guess he would lose to Walker with about the same margin than the 2014 election ended up.
Wasn't IL considered the most likely/most favored Dem gain Senate state?

By the end they were Alamo equal according to 538. But for the majority of the time, WI was ranked the most likely pickup (something I disputed constantly)
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« Reply #24 on: December 03, 2016, 11:54:22 PM »
Quote from: Arch on November 28, 2016, 05:09:22 PM
He would have been easily elected in 2014, not so sure now.

lol no
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