Feingold Highlights His Support Among Far-Right Republicans

[BluegrassDem]

Sen. Feingold is doubling down it seems. It looks like he is now proud of the fact that he votes with Republicans 40% of the time. And he wonders why he's in trouble with his re-election this year??!!

In a release accompanying his first radio ad in Wisconsin, Feingold's campaign runs through a laundry list of conservative supporters. "The conservative group Americans for Prosperity, the 'nation's premier grassroots organization committed to advancing every individual's right to economic freedom and opportunity' and a major backer of the Tea Party movement, praises Feingold, saying 'I applaud Senator Feingold for voting against the 2009 Omnibus Spending bill and truly respect his principled stand against wasteful earmarks.'"

The list goes on.

FreedomWorks, another conservative organization, called Feingold a "true fiscal conservative" and praised him for being the only Democratic vote against a 2005 pork-laden bill.

And on:

The conservative group Club for Growth rated Feingold the "top scoring Democrat" in its 2007 RePORK Card that scores members of Congress on their record of eliminating wasteful pork-barrel spending. In 2009, the Club for Growth also noted that Russ tied with or scored "better than thirty-nine Republican senators.

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/07/feingold-highlights-his-support-among-far-right-republicans.php?ref=fpb

[Unvanguard]

1. I don't much like Feingold's recent voting record, but if this advertising campaign helps him win

so much the better.

[BluegrassDem]

2. Russ needs to figure out that the teabaggers will NEVER vote for him

Why is it so hard for Dems to see this? Russ is in Wisconsin. He's not in the south! I really don't get him at all. I think I understand Kucinich for more than him.

[bigdarryl]

3. When will these Democrats learn when you act like a rethug they LOOSE