I am listening to Feingold on Jon Stewart. Why did he not win?

[erinlough]

He seems so literate and measured. I'm seriously asking.

[elleng]

1. Wisconsin has lost its mind recently???

[Tony_FLADEM]

2. That's the question I keep asking myself

How on earth did Ron Johnson beat Russ Feingold?

[DefenseLawyer]

3. He lost to a "job creator"

A self made millionaire who pulled himself up by his bootstraps by getting married and taking over his wife's father's company. It was his obvious business acumen that got Johnson over.

[erinlough]

5. Has he done much to create jobs???

Here in Michigan we have a Gov who won on that, but doesn't seem to be able to create anything but chaos.

[DefenseLawyer]

8. Sadly, no

His plan to have everyone in Wisconsin marry someone rich and take over their father's company just hasn't really taken off yet.

[Beartracks]

12. +1 LOL n/t

[AndyTiedye]

4. Because of Citizens United. He Was Outspent by Over 4 to 1 (Way Over)

Unlimited corporate money.

[MarianJack]

6. The teabaggers on the right showed up and...

...many on the left stayed home because EVERYTHING hadn't gone exactly the way THEY wanted it to, so they took their ball and went home. The media certainly went all out to promote the teabagger "phenomena".

2010 happened, botom line, because Democrats didn't support their own. As a result, people like Russ Feingold were sent home. People like rand paul and pat toomey went to Washington.

PEACE!

[MADem]

15. +1 nt

[MarianJack]

17. Thanx.

PEACE!

[gateley]

7. I'm guessing, as with elsewhere, that not enough Dems turned

out to vote during the mid-terms.

[Beartracks]

13. I recall many voters wanting to teach "a lesson"...

... to their (now, un-)elected Dem officials. So as you might surmise, these voters have been living the dream ever since!!



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[gateley]

16. I know.

It enrages me -- seriously. We've ALL been living the dream ever since as a result.

I'm not holding them solely responsible, but what would have happened if we DID get enough votes? I hope we'll be wiser in the next election.

[lpbk2713]

9. He was on NPR today too.

It is good to hear someone who knows what they are talking about now and then.

[Greybnk48]

10. Ron Johnson ads ran continuously and

a lot of people were pissed about the affordable care act and had completely bought into the propaganda against it. I worked the phones and a lot of people were pissed at Feingold, mostly about the healthcare thing. It was sickening to work the phones in 2010.

[Telly Savalas]

11. You answered your own question with that "literate and measured" phrase.

[Samantha]

14. Karl Rove targeted Feingold

He refused to take financial help from the DNC, standing on principle. His loss was and remains tragic.

Sam

[madokie]

18. Outside money is why he lost