Russ Feingold challenges Ron Johnson to keep third-party spending out of Senate race

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Johnson has not replied yet.


madison.com ?@madisondotcom 2m2 minutes ago

Russ Feingold challenges Ron Johnson to keep third-party spending out of Senate race http://host.madison.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/russ-feingold-challenges-ron-johnson-to-keep-third-party-spending/article_fd6e2781-f84d-56b6-bd30-2d870a39522d.html …


.....When Feingold's group Progressives United suspended its activities shortly after his campaign announcement, the Johnson campaign questioned whether he would ask PACs to stay out of the race.

"Sen. Ron Johnson and I agree that in this election Wisconsinites deserve a substantive debate on the issues, a desire that could be derailed by limitless anonymous spending and the influence of third party groups," Feingold said in a statement.

Feingold said the so-called "Badger Pledge" is the only way to "limit the tens of millions of dollars from outside super PACs and dark money groups on both sides of the aisle."

The agreement is modeled after the one struck by Sen. Elizabeth Warren and her Republican opponent Scott Brown in the 2012 Massachusetts Senate race. ....

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1. Sunspot's waiting for David and Charles to tell him what to say.