Its settled: Wisconsin loves Feingold

[undeterred]

Here are results from the June 3-4 straw poll at the state Democratic convention in Milwaukee:

**Who should be the party’s next nominee for governor?

Peter Barca 47
Tom Barrett 99
Kevin Conroy 2
Jon Erpenbach 51
Kathleen Falk 23
Russ Feingold 254
Ron Kind 45
Barb Lawton 21
Mark Miller 9
Write-in 22

**If the primary for U.S. Senate were today, whom would you support?
Tammy Baldwin 187
Russ Feingold 271
Steve Kagen 28
Ron Kind 73
Tim Sullivan 3
Write-in 11

But we can't decide for what. :shrug:

[elocs]

1. Too bad we didn't love him enough last November to show up and vote in great enough numbers

to reelect him.

[Welibs]

3. Judgiing by the Prosser/Kloppenburg Supreme Court election they very

well could have shown up! Who would know after all of the rigging that's been going on if your vote counted or not. No one in the entire country seems interested enought to even report it let alone prosecute it. Someone in Kloppenburg's circle sent a letter to Holder and I am not sure he even answered. I hope someone eventually goes Kentucky on them.

As a matter of fact I sent the link for bradblog.com where all of it is detailed on the main page, to several in the media hoping someone would show an interest in election rigging.

[pacalo]

7. The Prosser debacle certainly "proved" that...NOT.

[JI7]

2. i would love for them to have realized the mistake

and Feingold to win next time he runs again.

[PeaceNikki]

4. Did you go?

Some of us met up last night for a bit. I missed all but ClassWarrior today.

It was nice. I had a good talk and happy cry with Tammy Baldwin this AM at Herb's breakfast. That was cool. :)

[undeterred]

5. No

Did anybody announce they were running for anything?

[PeaceNikki]

6. No, but I will eat my hat if Baldwin doesn't run for Kohl's seat.

[undeterred]

9. I kind of thought she would announce this weekend.

I almost thought Feingold might have stayed back to give her the chance.

[PeaceNikki]

11. There was a LOT of writing on the wall. Tons of high quality signage simply read

"Tammy Baldwin 2012".

[City Lights]

8. It's embarrassing that they threw him out of office last November.

Shockingly embarrassing.

[undeterred]

Nobody threw him out.

80,000 votes is not some kind of mandate. This is a very, very close state no matter what anybody says. Feingold has to get Republican votes to win. He has before and if he chooses to run again, he will. It was a weird bad year.

[joshcryer]

10. Assuming Walker gets recalled is Feingold considering running for the reelection?

I assume that would be presumptive to make none at this point though.

[PeaceNikki]

12. People are throwing his name out there, he and his people haven't.

Personally, I don't see him wanting to get into either race.

[Scuba]

13. My two cents....

Feingold should be returned to the Senate (Kohl's seat).

Barrett, good guy that he is, got trounced by Walker last fall and does not have a strong record in Milwaukee, where the Democrats need to win big.

Jon Erpenbach would make a great Governor, has lots of respect. I think he could win a recall against Walker.

Tammy, much as I love her, is seen as a "Madison liberal lesbian" by rednecks throughout the State (please don't shoot the messenger). I don't think she can win the Senate seat.

Rob Zerban, with a little our our help, will trounce Paul Ryan.



Finally, Walker's voter suppression bill is a major barrier. BECOME A VOTER REGISTRAR. CONTACT YOUR MUNICIPAL CLERK.

[undeterred]

14. I agree with you 100%.

And Tammy still has a lot of time to become a Senator. I think dumbass is a one term Senator. I'd love to see two Dems from Wisconsin.

Would be great to have Governor Erpenbach!